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Local man tackles landscaping
April 1 marked the opening of a
new landscaping service in Brussels:
The Huron Lawn Barber.
Operated by Jason Crawford, the
new business had been a few years
coming.
“I’ve been doing landscaping for a
couple years with another
company,” he said. “I decided I want
to go and do it on my own.”
Crawford is offering spring and
fall clean-up options and throughout
the summer he will provide
fertilizing, lawn cutting, garden
work and sweeping. He said he will
also offer eavestrough cleaning.
In the winter he will plow small
drives and walkways with a snow-
blower attachment for his
equipment.
Thus far most of his work has
been in Brussels and has been
brought around through word of
mouth or through people seeing him
doing his job.
“The word got out fast,” he said.
“People have been calling me over
as they see me cutting lawns, doingwork or driving by and I’ve beengetting more clients like that.”While a lot of his work is inBrussels, he is casting a large net for
business, saying he will service as
far away as Blyth, Wingham,
Seaforth or anywhere that’s worth
his time.
“I can’t drive for an hour to cut a
single lawn or clean an eavestrough,
but if I get enough clients in an area
it will make it worth it.”
He has also done some work for
the Brussels Optimist Club, a group
which he is a part of.
“I cleaned the ball park since we
put so much work into it,” he
said. “I want to keep it looking
clean.”
Crawford’s decision to strike out
on his own had a lot to do with two
things: his love of the job and his
desire to do it on his own.
He said he can zone out while he’s
doing the work and finds himself
done a job before he realizes what is
going on.
“I love the work to the point that it
barely feels like it is work,” he said.
“It’s something I really enjoy
doing.”
His drive to work for himself led
to the creation of the business and
his girlfriend, Blyth native Erin
Bolger, known for her book
The Happy Baker: A Dater’s Guide
to Emotional Baking, has
helped him get the project off the
ground.
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Riding high
Jason Crawford of Brussels decided to open his own
business, the Huron Lawn Barber, due to his love of
landscaping. The company offers many different services
depending on the season. (Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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