Lawn mowing service comes to St. Helens

If people in St. Helens notice their grass has gotten a bit long and it’s time for a trim, there’s a service that aims to connect customers with “local lawn care professionals.”

GreenPal is an app that Founder Gene Caballero says connects homeowners with local, vetted lawn care professionals. The platform aims to be the “Uber of lawn care.” The Nashville-based app has launched in about 250 other markets around the United States.

How it works

Homeowners can list their lawns with their desired service date, and lawn care needs on the app. Next, vetted lawn care pros can then bid on the properties based on “Google Street and aerial images and any other lawn details the homeowner provides,” according to Caballero. Homeowners can then select who they want to work with based on the vendor’s ratings, reviews, and price.

Already, Caballero said that there are more than 20 local landscaping professionals on the GreenPal platform serving the St. Helens and Columbia County markets. Caballero said that one of the “benchmarks” of the GreenPal platform is connecting people with local vendors.

“Without local vendors, there would be no GreenPal,” Caballero said. “GreenPal did not set out to be the largest landscaping company but to be the best way to connect homeowners with landscaping professionals. Also, the local landscaping professionals do all the quoting, so it’s essential that they are local and know the area.”

Once a vendor has completed the service, the lawn care pro will send a time-stamped photo of the completed work. Homeowners can then pay via the app and set up more appointments. Having payment come after the services are rendered ensures that the work was done to the satisfactory standards of the client.

“The homeowners of St. Helens can expect fair, straightforward pricing and good quality service when they seek quotes in the GreenPal platform,” Caballero said. “Also, the homeowner pays after the service is complete and they are happy with the service.”

Caballero said that over 1 million homeowners have signed up and are using GreenPal for lawn service and that there are more than 50k landscaping professionals running their businesses on the app.

The website for GreenPal can be found here:

https://www.yourgreenpal.com/local/lawn-care-saint-helens-or.