Highland runs on a tidy residential grid, and folks here like it that way. The Main Street district keeps its small-town feel, Wicker Memorial Park sits just off the edge of town, and the neighborhoods in 46322 are full of well-kept mid-century homes on compact, square lots. On a grid like this, one shaggy lawn or one weedy parkway stands out fast — so Highland homeowners tend to care about consistency. Romes Property Maintenance keeps those trim front yards looking exactly the way the block expects.
The challenge under those neat lawns is the same one across the Region: dense Lake County clay that compacts hard and drains slow. Add decades of settled turf and the hot-humid-then-freezing swing of our zone 5b/6a seasons, and lawns thin, weeds creep in, and low corners hold water after a storm. Our answer in Highland is a disciplined routine — sharp weekly mowing, edging that defines the walks and driveway, a real feeding schedule, and fall aeration to open up the clay so roots and water can move. Turf-type tall fescue holds up well here, and native perennials like little bluestem work great in the tighter beds a compact lot allows.
Highland's yards: local context
Highland is laid out on a tidy residential grid, and residents like the order of it. The Main Street district holds onto a real small-town feel, Wicker Memorial Park sits just off the edge of town, and the 46322 is full of well-kept mid-century homes on compact, mostly square lots. Streets like Highway Avenue and the neighborhoods around Kennedy and Homan carry that same trim, consistent look — which is exactly why one shaggy lawn or one weedy parkway strip stands out so fast here.
Those compact lots sit on the Region's usual heavy Lake County clay: dense, quick to compact, slow to drain. Add decades of settled turf and the hot-humid-to-hard-freeze swing of our zone 5b/6a seasons, and older Highland lawns thin out, weeds move into the parkways, and low corners hold water after a storm. The upside of a smaller yard is that disciplined, repeatable care goes a long way — tight mowing, clean edging, a real feeding schedule, and fall aeration to open the clay back up. And when a front lawn or parkway strip is too far gone to bring back with feeding alone, we install a fresh one — sod for an instant tidy result, or seed to grow in — with the soil prep that lets it root into the clay. It doesn't take a sweeping redesign to make a Highland lot look its best; it takes showing up and doing it right on a rhythm.
Our Landscaping Services in Highland
Smaller lots reward precise, repeatable care. Highland homeowners count on us for:
- Lawn care and mowing with crisp edging that suits a tidy grid
- Lawn fertilization and weed control to keep parkways and front lawns thick
- Landscape design and installation that fits the scale of a compact yard
- New lawn installation — sod and seeding to rescue a worn-out front lawn or parkway strip
- Mulching and shrub removal to keep foundation beds clean and defined
- Pressure washing for driveways, walks, and patios along the block
- Retaining walls to level and organize small sloped yards
What Highland neighbors say about the work
The reviews people leave for us read the same on any street: quick, professional, priced fair, and cleaned up before the crew rolls out. That last part matters on a Highland grid, where a driveway full of grass clippings gets noticed. Rome's team edges clean, blows off the walks, and pressure-washes the concrete after bigger jobs so your place looks finished, not just worked on. Rome keeps the schedule tight, which is why so many Highland customers put us on a standing route and never think about the lawn again.
Why Highland homeowners choose Romes
On a block where everyone can see everyone's yard, homeowners want a crew they can count on. Here's why Highland picks Romes:
- 4.7 stars across roughly 70 Google reviews — consistent, and that's the whole point on a grid.
- 8+ years serving Lake County, with Highland already on our standing weekly route.
- Locally owned and operated. Owner William “Rome” Romero is hands-on with the crew and keeps the days on time.
- Licensed and insured, with free written estimates and fair, up-front pricing.
- One crew for the whole property — mowing, beds, pressure washing, and small retaining work together.
- Detail-focused cleanup. Clippings cleared and concrete rinsed so the block stays sharp.
Ready for a yard that fits right in?
Whether you're near the Main Street district or a few blocks from Wicker Park, we'll keep your Highland property crisp and easy to enjoy. We also work in neighboring Munster and Griffith. Reach out on our contact page to request your free on-site estimate, and we'll get you on the route.
A closer look at landscaping in Highland
Highland landscaping FAQs
My parkway strip and front lawn keep getting weeds. Can you keep them out?
Yes. Compacted clay and a thin, hungry lawn let weeds move in, especially on street-facing strips. A seasonal fertilization and weed-control program thickens the turf so it crowds weeds out, and we time the treatments to our Northwest Indiana growing season.
I have a small yard. Is a design service even worth it?
Definitely. Compact Highland lots benefit most from a smart plan — the right plant sizes, clean bed lines, and low-maintenance perennials so the space feels bigger and stays easy to keep. We design to your lot, not a template.
How often should a Highland lawn be mowed through the season?
Through the peak of a Northwest Indiana summer, most Highland lawns do best on a weekly cut — it keeps the turf dense and the clippings light enough to leave behind. We drop to every other week in the slower spring and fall stretches. Put your yard on our standing Highland route and we'll set the day and keep it.
Can you keep my whole Highland block-facing yard looking consistent?
That's the specialty on a grid like Highland's. We handle the front lawn, the parkway strip, the driveway edges, and the foundation beds as one package, so the street-facing side stays uniform week to week — mowed, edged, blown off, and pressure-washed after the bigger jobs.