Aspire Weed Control is the result of the founder's journey to enjoy his home and his aspirations to eliminate the need to pull weeds from his yard. Don Gross moved to the East Valley in 2005 after growing up in Southern IL and service in the US Army. He and his family bought their first home in Queen Creek. He quickly learned that one of the thorns of the rose of home ownership is dealing with weeds. The turning point occurred during a conversation with a neighbor who owned a landscaping company. Don asked why he needed to pull weeds from his yard most days after getting home from work in an attempt to stay on top of the problem while he had never seen any weeds in the neighbor's yard and he never saw him pulling weeds. The neighbor introduced Don to the use of pre-emergent.