Article: Lawn lovers The grass is always greener at the homes of these devoted tenders of turf.(Real Estate)

Byline: Deborah Donovan Daily Herald Real Estate Writer

Chris Fry hobbled along behind when a knee injury forced him to let his wife Nicole mow their Hainesville lawn.

Five-year-old Kelly Holan tells a visitor to her Mount Prospect home: "No walking on the grass."

Jeff Kapcheck has his dog Scoobie trained to use a certain spot on their South Barrington lot for personal business, while Kay Carlson does her bit for her husband's Naperville lawn each morning by following their female dog and spraying the affected grass with water.

In the suburbs, the grass is always greener isn't it?

Lush lawns of bluegrass and rye are so visible and ingrained in our psyche ...

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