My Mrs does all the gardening, I can't be arsed. I have to mow our grass every week though, as my Mrs likes it looking nice.
I pay a local firm to treat our grass, they tend to come every 3 months or so, it just isn't worth the hassle and false economy of treating your own lawn, especially with inferior type quality products.
We do have a very nice damson tree at the bottom of our garden. The old lady who lives just across the road, she pops around every year and asks us if she can have some of our damsons, so she can make some jam. The jam tastes very nice as well.