Gas Prices Are Climbing in Southwest Florida

What does this have to do with lawn care?  Well, if you're anything like me, always having to keep up with your neighbor's pristinely and ridiculously manicured lawn (if you cut your lawn once a week) costs you in gas tank fills.  My 5 gallon tank now costs $20!

Floral shops are suffering this Mothers Day too. According to ABC News, it's costing a little extra to deliver that floral arrangement to mom because of the increases in gas prices.

Down the road at Fort Myers Floral Designs, store owner Greg DePasquale already charges a $10 delivery fee. He says right now, he's getting enough orders so he isn't having to pass off the cost of gas to customers. "We know we're going to head in that direction with carload or two trips, so we don't need to pass that on," he said. The price hike is only temporary at Fort Myers Florist. They'll drop the delivery charge after the Mother's Day holiday, but some customers say the increase is enough to make them wait it out.

Gas prices are costing us all at lot of green. Call ProMo Lawn Care for a FREE estimate and let someone else – us — worry about gas prices for a change.

Lawn mowing is not child’s play.

You wouldn’t let your child play with a saw. It’s just as important to keep them a safe distance away from the lawn mower. Lawn mowing injuries are quite common according to ScienceDaily. In 2007 approximately 16,200 children under age 19 were treated for such injuries. Another report indicates that 2 out of every 1,000 ER visits are a result of lawn mower injuries — that’s about half of firearm related injures. David Bishai, associate professor in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health says, “These are machines with sharp blades spinning at 160 miles per hour just inches away from our feet and hands. Everyone needs to respect the dangers and use common sense.”

Ninety-five percent of lawn mower accidents treated at the Johns Hopkins pediatric trauma center between 2000 and 2005 involved amputations that needed reattachment or reconstructive surgery. 

Luckily, lawn-mowing injuries are completely preventable. The easy and affordable choice is to hire a lawn service to do the job for you. It will not only save you from possible injury but it saves so much valuable time you could be spending doing something you really enjoy!