Frankfort landscaping
Yes, we work in Frankfort
DLC Professional Landscape Management runs a weekly route into Frankfort all season. It is about 17 miles southwest of our shop, and we group the village with the rest of our Will County stops so a crew works whole neighborhoods in a single trip. That routing is why we can be this far out and still hold a set day, week after week.
Frankfort is a village of 20,296 people with around 6,902 housing units, and it is one of the more particular towns on our route about how a property looks. That suits us. Weekly mowing, fertilizer and weed control, shrub work, bed care, fall clean ups, and winter snow all come from the same weekly landscape maintenance crew, and a real person answers our office phone Monday through Friday.
What makes Frankfort properties different
Frankfort has two kinds of property and they want different things. There is the historic core around Breidert Green and the Frankfort Grainery, where lots are older, trees are mature, and the streetscape is the point. Then there are the subdivisions that filled in from the 1990s onward, with larger lots, monument entrances, association common areas, and a lot more open turf per address. We work both, and the second group is where the mowing hours really are.
Underneath either one is Will County clay. On the newer subdivision side that clay was graded and packed by construction equipment before the sod ever went down, which leaves a shallow root zone that runs out of water in August no matter how much you irrigate. On the older side, decades of mowing over the same ground has done the compacting instead. Either way the answer is the same: keep the lawn fed on a schedule, cut it at the right height so it shades its own roots, and open the soil with core aeration in the fall.
What we handle here
Landscape services in Frankfort
Lawn Mowing
Frankfort lots run large, and a large lawn punishes an irregular schedule faster than a small one does. Our mowing service comes the same day every week, cuts at the right height for the season, trims the edges and around beds and posts, and blows every hard surface clean before pulling away. We bring machines sized for open turf, so the job gets done properly instead of dragged out.
Commercial Landscaping
Frankfort has a lot of association and common ground: subdivision entrances, monument signs, retention areas, and the frontages along Route 30 and LaGrange Road. Our crews maintain association and commercial grounds on a set weekly schedule, so a board or a property manager gets one crew, one invoice, and one number to call when a resident points at the grass by the mailboxes.
Mulching
In a town where the front of the house is the whole first impression, bed edges matter as much as the lawn. For customers on our weekly route we lay fresh mulch or decorative stone, recut and repair bed edges, and swap in shrubs or seasonal color when something out front has had it. These are add-ons to weekly maintenance, not build projects, and doing them while we are already on the property keeps the cost down.
Snow Removal
Frankfort driveways run long, and association drives and walks have to be clear before residents leave in the morning. Our winter service covers plowing driveways and parking lots, clearing sidewalks and porches, and ice prevention put down ahead of the freeze. We build the winter snow route in the fall, so the time to get on it is well before the first storm arrives.
Why Frankfort calls us
Why Frankfort homeowners choose DLC
Frankfort has no shortage of companies that would love to sell you a landscape design. DLC does not do design and does not do hardscape. We are a weekly maintenance company, and what we bring is several crews of career landscapers, some of whom have worked alongside our owner for decades. Our office is one person who is in all day Monday through Friday, and customers know her by her first name.
On a property where the standard is high, that experience is the point. The crew that cut your lawn last week cuts it this week too, so they learn the yard and catch the small things before they turn into problems. Nobody is going to show up and pitch you a project you did not ask for. Estimates are free and there is no obligation.
Where you will see us in Frankfort
Route 30, the old Lincoln Highway, and LaGrange Road, US 45, are the roads that get us around Frankfort, and most of our weekly stops are on the subdivision streets off them. The historic downtown is the other anchor, built around Breidert Green and the Frankfort Grainery, and it is the part of town everybody pictures when the village comes up.
The Old Plank Road Trail runs right through it, a 22 mile paved rail trail that links Joliet and New Lenox on one end with Matteson, Richton Park, Park Forest, and Chicago Heights on the other, with Breidert Green Park sitting on the Frankfort stretch. Hickory Creek and its preserve land wind through the area too. Properties backing onto trail or preserve ground get the best views in the village and the heaviest leaf drop in October, which is a good share of what we handle here every fall.
Our coverage
On the route in Frankfort
We cover all of Frankfort, from the historic blocks around Breidert Green out to the subdivisions off Route 30 and LaGrange Road. On the same run southwest we also handle landscaping in Mokena and the Orland Park service area.
Ask before you hire
Straight answers to landscaping questions
Do you service Frankfort?
Yes, weekly through the season. Frankfort is about 17 miles from our shop, and we group it with our other Will County stops so a crew covers the whole village in one trip and the set day holds.
Do you work with subdivision associations in Frankfort?
Yes. Association common ground, entrances, monument beds, and retention areas are a core part of what we do, and a board gets one crew, one invoice, and one number to call.
Do you do landscape design or patios?
No. We are a weekly landscape maintenance company, not a design and build outfit. What we do well is keeping a property looking cared for week after week through the whole season.
My Frankfort lawn goes brown every August. What fixes that?
Usually compaction rather than watering. Graded construction clay leaves a shallow root zone, so water runs off instead of soaking in. Core aeration with overseeding in fall, plus a proper fertilizer schedule, is the standard answer.
Do you plow snow in Frankfort?
Yes, for homes and association property. We plow drives and parking lots, clear sidewalks and porches, and handle ice prevention. Snow routes get set in the fall, so call before winter starts.
How do I get an estimate in Frankfort?
Call the office Monday through Friday and a real person will answer. We come out, walk the property, and give you a free no obligation estimate for weekly maintenance and anything else you want covered.