Understand your local property
The amount of usable lawn can matter more than parcel size
A narrow Portland lawn or shared courtyard can be an important part of a home even when it occupies only a small portion of the parcel. Farther east in the county, a property can include much more open or natural ground than the owner intends to have serviced. Identify the maintained lawn or beds you want protected and the person who authorizes work there. This gives a service discussion a clear starting point, instead of treating all ground associated with a mailing address as the same residential scope.