How do we get our backyard flat for a patio and ready for plants?
Can’t really tell where you’re located, but where I am (Westchester) there are a ton of little groundskeeping/handyman outfits–they go from neighborhood to neighborhood mowing, blowing leaves, etc., but they’re also usually more than happy to pick up this type of work. We moved into a house last summer that had a very steep backyard that was totally overgrown–they cleared the out about 2 feet of vines and leaves and then leveled it by about us much as you’re saying, for about $400. At our last house, we had a similar outfit put in our fencing…they did great work, really affordably.