Lawn replanting + care?

[narya.livejournal.com]

We need to get our lawn totally replanted and (ideally) maintained by someone else for the summer.  Can anyone recommend a reliable local service?

(Edited to add:  Also, any theories about how much this is likely to cost would be appreciated.  We have a big lawn by Somerville standards but it ain't much by suburban standards so it's hard to tell...)

Comments

[desireearmfeldt]

I know little about lawns, but have you considered replacing it with some easier-to-maintain groundcover?

[narya.livejournal.com]

We did but didn't really find any options that suited our needs very well. (We were also doing fine at maintaining it until we were living elsewhere for all of last summer...alas.)