When you look out your windows at your yard, you may find yourself wanting a better lawn -- something thicker and greener that you can enjoy with your family.
If you do a quick Google search for lawn care services in Central or Southern Maryland, your results will bring up a long list of companies to choose from. The results will reveal companies that are more small-town businesses, as well as those that are larger in size.
This long list might be pretty intimidating, making the job of finding the company for you a time-consuming chore. You want the right company that will understand your unique lawn care challenges, and you don’t want to regret the choice you make afterward.
What’s more, what you’re really after is a great lawn without any headaches or hassle. We get it.
As you try to find a lawn care company for your Maryland home, Lawn Doctor will likely come up. And you’ll probably want to compare that business to Natural Green. To help you find the best company for you, let’s review the similarities and differences between the two companies.
Lawn Doctor vs. Natural Green: The Large Franchise vs. the Local Business
Like other large national brands, Lawn Doctor has multiple locations across the country. So it is not based in Central and Southern Maryland.
Lawn Doctor got its start in the mid-1960s in Matawan, New Jersey. The co-founders had experience working for a sewing machine manufacturing company and a small hardware store before beginning their lawn care business. Once they focused on the name Lawn Doctor, they created their green thumb logo that has stayed with the business ever since and that they advertise quite heavily.
Lawn Doctor then became a franchise in 1967 and continued its fast growth. Today, the company has more than 600 franchise locations nationwide and has been listed in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 for nearly 40 years.
Though Natural Green may only be a fraction of that size, we focus on only our local region. We know this narrow focus matters more to our customers. We also believe our smaller size can be a perk because it enables us to get to know our customers better.
Additionally, a small company can keep an eye on local weather changes and typical lawn issues. We believe this helps us maintain our high quality and service levels. Trying to get to know multiple climates and different grasses might be distracting, so we prefer to focus on Central and Southern Maryland.
Comparing Lawn and Pest Control Services
There are some commonalities between Lawn Doctor’s services and those that Natural Green offers. They look pretty similar, in fact. We both offer lawn care with fertilization, weed control, insect control, and disease control. We also both provide aeration, overseeding, and mosquito and tick control.
The big difference is that Natural Green also offers a wide range of pest control services -- from rodent control to termite control and even bed bug management.
If you’re in need of lawn care, but also find yourself battling cockroaches or ants in your kitchen or mice in your garage, one call to Natural Green can help take care of them all. Hiring Lawn Doctor would mean having your lawn cared for, but you’d have to contact another business to help you battle any home pests.
Pricing at Lawn Doctor vs. Natural Green
It’s natural if you’re curious about how each company’s pricing might differ.
Since Lawn Doctor is a larger company, it’s likely their prices will be comparable or possibly even cheaper than Natural Green. That’s a pretty common difference between big and small companies. This is something we want to be completely transparent about. On paper, prices will always be different between companies.
In fact, there are many reasons that some companies will have different prices compared to others.
Like many things you buy, you get what you pay for. There are many things that can impact lawn care pricing, including:
Experience and Training
At Natural Green, we hire registered, licensed lawn care technicians. Our first priority is taking care of our employees. We know if we provide them with solid and regular training and genuine care, they will pass that knowledge and kindness on to our customers. This could be the reason our average team member tenure is around five years (much higher than the lawn care industry average).
Several times annually, we also provide training on proper application techniques and best practices to ensure lawn issue identification and correct product usage remains at a high level. Doing these things helps maintain quality and boosts customer satisfaction. And that means the technicians you love and get to know stay with us so you don’t have to meet someone new every time a service is scheduled at your home. Larger lawn care companies that don’t include these employee benefits usually have higher employee turnover rates.
Customer Service
As a smaller business, we can be more flexible. This means we can provide customers with more attention and take extra time to answer their questions. Customers are typically more comfortable with the progress their lawns make when they have a professional address all of their issues.
Usually, larger lawn care businesses like Lawn Doctor are quantity-focused vs. quality-focused, meaning they have a goal of how many customers they must see each day. Lawn care businesses that are smaller prefer to stay at a size where they can build personal relationships with customers and respond more quickly when necessary.
Google Reviews & Rating
When you take time out of your day to review a business, it says a lot about how you really feel about the service you receive. We are so excited about our Google rating and the positive reviews we’ve received from our customers, which are higher than the average that many lawn care companies receive. Here is a comparison of Lawn Doctor reviews and Natural Green reviews.
Google Reviews
- Lawn Doctor of Annapolis: 159 reviews for 4.9 stars
- Lawn Doctor of Glen Burnie/Columbia/Ellicott City/Catonsville: 21 reviews for 3.7 stars
- Natural Green: 249 reviews for 4.6 stars (and more coming in each week!)
Whether it’s the education that our certified and licensed lawn care technicians provide our customers about their lawns or our quick response to their concerns, we love hearing from our customers. We treat your home like our own, and when you share your delight with our services, it’s a reminder to us that we’re doing things right.
Some of our customers have even taken the time to provide us with video testimonials!
Making the Right Choice For You
Researching lawn care services in Central and Southern Maryland is a vital step for you to take to ensure you feel confident in your decision to hire a company to take care of your lawn. No one wants to feel the regret of making a poor choice.
Finding the right lawn care partner can feel overwhelming, which is why we want to help. Naturally, we’d love to be your No. 1 choice when you’re reviewing lawn care services. But even if you don’t pick Natural Green, we want you to be happy with the company you hire.
When you make an educated decision that you can feel good about, everyone wins. You create a lasting partnership with a business that takes your lawn care worries off of your plate.
Ready to learn why Natural Green could be your lawn care company in Central and Southern Maryland? We want to learn more about you, too! Get started today with a free quote. Together, we’ll set up a customized plan that is exactly what your lawn needs.
