Lawn Care and Landscaping in Northport, Alabama: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 12 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Northport. Mowing here typically runs $34 to $53 a visit and crews bill about $45 an hour for everything else, on a warm-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in Northport
Bands rather than averages, because a real quote depends on lot size, slope, and how far the crew drives.
| Service | Typical price | Unit | What drives the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn mowing | $34 to $53 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $10 to $16 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $19 to $29 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $9 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $9 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 31,125 in Tuscaloosa County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Northport
Lawn care companies in Northport
12 companies match these filters
Bama Landscaping
5.0on Google (9)Northport, AL
Bama Landscaping works on properties in Northport, Alabama, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Canetuck Turf
5.0on Google (6)Northport, AL
Canetuck Turf serves Northport and the surrounding Alabama area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Green Acres Landscape Services LLC
5.0on Google (9)Northport, AL
Green Acres Landscape Services LLC is a lawn care company in Northport, Alabama, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Hassell Lawn Care, LLC
5.0on Google (3)Northport, AL
A Northport lawn care company, Hassell Lawn Care, LLC lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(205) 361-6174Lawn Masters
5.0on Google (14)Northport, AL
Lawn Masters serves Northport and the surrounding Alabama area with lawn care, rated 5.0 by 14 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Total Lawn LLC
4.9on Google (34)Northport, AL
Total Lawn LLC serves Northport and the surrounding Alabama area with lawn care, rated 4.9 by 34 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
AlaTex Landscaping & Irrigation
4.8on Google (41)Northport, AL
AlaTex Landscaping & Irrigation is a lawn care company in Northport, Alabama, offering lawn care, landscaping and sprinkler repair, rated 4.8 by 41 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
High Grove Landscape
4.4on Google (7)Northport, AL
A Northport lawn care company, High Grove Landscape lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Southern Grounds LLC
4.3on Google (12)Northport, AL
Southern Grounds LLC works on properties in Northport, Alabama, handling lawn care, rated 4.3 by 12 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Yardsman Lawn Services LLC
4.2on Google (5)Northport, AL
A Northport lawn care company, Yardsman Lawn Services LLC lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(205) 333-7175Old South Lawn Care
3.4on Google (15)Northport, AL
Old South Lawn Care serves Northport and the surrounding Alabama area with lawn care, rated 3.4 by 15 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(205) 339-6665Chavez Landscaping service
Northport, AL
Based in Northport, Alabama, Chavez Landscaping service covers lawn care and landscaping, with a published phone number, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
Lawn care(720) 736-6649
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Northport
Northport sits in the Southeast climate region, which runs warm-season lawns. Last frost usually falls February 15-March 15 and first frost November 15-December 15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Bermudagrass
- Zoysiagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Centipede
- Bahiagrass
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed, sod, or sprig | Late May through July | Warm-season grass needs soil above 65 degrees to take hold. |
| Fertilize | April through August | Stop feeding roughly a month before the first expected frost. |
| Core aerate | May through July | Aerate while the lawn is actively growing so it fills the holes back in. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | February 15 - March 15 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Chinch bugs, brown patch, summer diseases.
Want the exact soil temperature before you book pre-emergent? Check your ZIP on the soil temperature tracker.
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Lawn care in Northport: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Northport?
A single mowing visit in Northport typically runs $34 to $53 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $45 an hour for work outside a routine cut. Treatments are quoted per 1,000 square feet: fertilizer and weed control land in the single-digit to low-teens dollars, while core aeration and overseeding cost more because they are once-a-year jobs. Full-season contracts almost always beat per-visit pricing.
Which lawn care company in Northport should I hire?
Compare the attributed Google and Yelp ratings rather than any single score, check the company actually offers the service you need, and get two quotes for the same scope rather than one. For spray work, ask for the company's pesticide applicator licence number directly: Alabama requires one for anyone applying herbicide or insecticide for payment, and we have no public register for this state to check it against for you.
Does a lawn care company need a licence in Alabama?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Alabama, and the licence carries a number and an expiry date. Plain mowing and trimming generally do not require that licence, so a company can be perfectly legitimate for mowing and still not be licensed to spray. Ask which one you are hiring for.
When should I hire a lawn care company in Northport?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Northport runs warm-season lawns, so the calendar that matters is the timing table on this page: pre-emergent goes down off soil temperature in spring, and the seeding and aeration window is the single busiest stretch of the year for local crews. Calling two to three weeks ahead of a window is the difference between getting your date and getting whatever is left.
Is a lawn care service worth it in Northport?
It depends on which jobs you hand over. Mowing is the easiest thing to do yourself and the most expensive thing to buy repeatedly. Pesticide application is the opposite: it is the job where a licensed applicator with calibrated equipment and the right product beats a homeowner with a hose-end sprayer. Many people in Northport split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.