[emge]

I did landscaping in Westdale last summer - you would not believe how many times we did a couple hundred bucks of work for a spring cleanup of a property (de-thatching, cleaning up branches, mowing, edging, trimming, removing plants and yard waste, etc).

And when we're done, it looks beautiful... till about ten minutes later trash, leaves, plastic and sticks from the unkempt student house next door is blowing all over the lawn, getting in the flowerbeds, even going back into stairwells and areas where it can clog drains.

That's demoralizing for homeowners who are either too busy - or too old and frail - to do it themselves, and are paying to keep their property in good shape. I understand why they get frustrated.