I think their line of work has something to do with it. Too much stress, they need trucks, mowers, new employees every year, accounts. Then somone is always undecutting the other guy at least in maine.<p>Ok to all you landscaper don't take this the wrong way, but this is how i see it.<p>A plumber has like 40K +- in equipment including the truck and van. They charge like 40 to 50 bucks and hour, people pay because they need their plumbing to work ( i pay when i can't fix it myself, i want running water). A landscaper needs a 30K truck 2K trailer 8K mower and other stuff. More than the plumber at 30K +-, that makes 40 to 50 an hour, only the landscaper wants the same 40 to 50 an hour ( seams fair to me, only i am not the rest of maine). Anyways you have to have running water so you pay for the plumber, but if people want to save on the lawn they either do it themselves or find someone that charges less. Only because grounds maintmance doesn't require the education ( i know there are landscaping majors, and licenses, and cerifications, so you need some training. Only the general public doesn't know that like they do for a plumber. Would you hire and unlicened plumber? I wouldn't. Unlicened lawn care guy that didn't spread weed and feed? yes.) and experiences of a plumber or something like that.<p>For all you landscapers, i don't mean anything negative, thats just how i see it.<p>Geoff<br>