Lawn services seeing plenty of green

The trend is sweeping the grassy suburban plains. One neighbor on the block hires a service to cut the lawn and soon everyone follows suit.

Demand is so high for lawn cutters in some suburbs that some lawn services put potential customers through interviews to make sure they are serious customers and not one-time flukes.

"People basically don't want to do that type of work anymore," said Dan Dooley, who drives from Woodstock to cut lawns in …