LAFAYETTE — The app that's being called "Uber for lawn care" launched last Monday in Lafayette, where homeowners can hire vetted landscape professionals to do a range of yard work.
GreenPal is an app and website that launched in 2015 initially out of Nashville, Tenn. Since then, GreenPal's services have grown to be available in over 250 markets, including Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, Baltimore, and, most recently, Lafayette.
Although the app has launched officially in Lafayette, citizens of West Lafayette can also utilize its services, as GreenPal as about a 10-15 mile radius around its service areas.
"(GreenPal) is the easiest way for homeowners to find, schedule and pay the lawn guy," Gene Caballero, one of GreenPal's co-founders, said. "It's both (an app and website). Both app's on the IOS store and the Google Play store free. It's also free online."
Services offered through GreenPal include many outdoor-work needs such as lawn mowing, edging, leaf blowing, mulching and other landscaping. Homeowners provide their home address and full name, and landscaping professionals will provide their own quotes for the needed work.