The Turf Doctors

How many years have you been in landscaping business, and what inspired you to get started?

I started mowing grass at the ripe ole age of 4...following my Dad (who was earning his PHD in Plant Pathology) with a toy mower as he mowed our lawn. It took 4 more years before I had the strength to push the real mower by myself,. By the summer of my 8th birthday, Dad turned the responsibility of the backyard lawn over to me. For 8 weeks straight I mowed that poor grass every day, until he finally had to let me mow the front as well...just so that the grass is the back could grow a little! Within weeks I had already started hitting up the neighbors....and had 4 of the 10 lawns on our cul-d-sac as customers. By now, my Dad had earned his PHD, and worked at The Texas A&M Plant Diagnostics Laboratory as the Plant Pathologist (Dr. Larry Barnes.....or Doctor Daddy as we would call him around the house). Every weekend I could tag along with him to the Lab, and he'd teach me all about how to make Lawns & Landscapes green...and then practice on all the neighbors lawns. For the next eight years the houses on my street got top-notch lawn care at rock-bottom prices. At 16 I set out to conquer the whole neighborhood, and "CLEAN-CUT LAWNS" was born.

How does your work stand out from other lawn service companies in the area?

By choosing The Turf Doctors for your Lawn & Landscape Services, you are allowing us to form a "PARTNERSHIP" with you....a partnership focused on achieving your INDIVIDUAL GOAL....whether that goal be a total landscaping makeover that wins "Yard of The Month,"...........or a goal as simple as keeping the growth under control as inexpensively as possible.

What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

For many people the greatest benefit of a lawn care service is that it frees up time to devote to other activities. Hiring professionals allows you to maximize your time on other important and valuable things while your lawn is taken care of and maintained without fuss. MONEY Contrary to what some people may think, hiring a lawn care professional can actually save you money in the long run. Neglecting your landscape can cause problems such as allowing invasive weeds and pests to take up residence on your property or cause plants to die. The cost of fixing these problems often overshadows the price of hiring professional lawn maintenance that could’ve prevented any huge problems . There is also the opportunity cost of doing your own lawn. Opportunity cost is the loss of potential gain by choosing one alternative over another. In other words, the time and energy you spend maintaining your lawn is time and energy being lost doing something else. If it takes you two hours a week to do lawn maintenance and the cost of having a professional to do the same work costs staying at the office one hour, then you can add another hour to your day by staying at work an extra hour a week and hiring a lawn care service. You can also think of the more abstract costs, like the time lost that could be spent with friends and family or used for self-improvement. EXPERTISE If you want your lawn to be at its best health and appearance, then a professional lawn care service is what you’ll need. The average homeowner will not have the knowledge and expertise of a professional who does this for a living. Even if you do find instructions on proper lawn maintenance, they won’t be specific to your lawn. Alternatively, a professional will know exactly what your yard needs, and will be able to create a unique care plan for your yard. EQUIPMENT Another element that comes with being a professional is having the right tools for the job. Hiring a professional doesn’t only mean you get their expertise, but also their toolkit with all of the proper equipment needed to take care of your lawn. If you were to purchase the arsenal of tools and supplies needed to maintain your lawn at the professional level, it would cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars! Hiring a lawn care service not only frees you from having to buy all the necessary equipment, but frees up the time it would take to properly maintain the equipment as well.

What do you like most about the lawn care industry?

Teaming up with customers and assisting them in achieving their dream lawn is such a rewarding feeling! Every lawn is a little different; and every customer has a different vision. Watching their face as their outdoor-living-space is transformed to something they have only dreamed of is the motivation that drives our attention-to-detail and award-winning service.

What areas do you mainly service?

Bryan, College Station, Millican, Welborn, Kurten, Wixon Valley, Hilltop Lakes, North Zulch, Normangee & Madisonville.