Lawn Care and Landscaping in Chico, California: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 14 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Chico. Mowing here typically runs $50 to $76 a visit and crews bill about $66 an hour for everything else, on a mixed-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in Chico
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 | $50 to $76 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $15 to $23 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $16 to $25 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $15 to $23 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $24 to $37 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $14 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $13 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 101,475 in Butte County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Chico
Lawn care companies in Chico
Blue Moon Landscape, Inc.
5.0on Google (37)Chico, CA
Listed in Chico, California, Blue Moon Landscape, Inc. offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 37 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Davis Lawn Maintenance
5.0on Google (2)Chico, CA
Based in Chico, California, Davis Lawn Maintenance covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(530) 894-3566Hernandez Landscaping
5.0on Google (3)Chico, CA
Hernandez Landscaping works on properties in Chico, California, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(530) 520-2910Jones Lawn Services
5.0on Google (5)Chico, CA
Jones Lawn Services serves Chico and the surrounding California area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
K's All Around Services
5.0on Google (6)Chico, CA
K's All Around Services serves Chico and the surrounding California area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(530) 433-4326Lara's Landscape & Maintenance
5.0on Google (5)Chico, CA
A Chico lawn care company, Lara's Landscape & Maintenance lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(530) 966-3427Stilson Lawn Care
5.0on Google (7)Chico, CA
Stilson Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Chico, California, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Turf Plus
5.0on Google (4)Chico, CA
Turf Plus is a lawn care company in Chico, California, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published website.
Lawn carechicoturfplus.comWesley’s Chico Lawn Care
5.0on Google (5)Chico, CA
Based in Chico, California, Wesley’s Chico Lawn Care covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
NutriLawn
4.9on Google (44)Chico, CA
Based in Chico, California, NutriLawn covers lawn care, rated 4.9 by 44 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Abe's Yard Clean-Up
4.8on Google (8)Chico, CA
Abe's Yard Clean-Up serves Chico and the surrounding California area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
North Valley Lawn Care
4.7on Google (19)Chico, CA
North Valley Lawn Care serves Chico and the surrounding California area with lawn care, rated 4.7 by 19 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Chico Yard & Pool
4.4on Google (10)Chico, CA
Listed in Chico, California, Chico Yard & Pool offers lawn care, rated 4.4 by 10 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Chop Chop Landscaping
1.0on Google (1)Chico, CA
A Chico lawn care company, Chop Chop Landscaping lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Chico
Chico sits in the California climate region, which runs mixed-season lawns. Last frost usually falls January 15-March 1 (many coastal areas frost-free) and first frost November 15-December 15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Tall Fescue
- Bermudagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Kentucky Bluegrass
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed or overseed | September to October | Mild autumns give the longest establishment window of the year. |
| Fertilize | March, May, September, and November | Feed lightly and often rather than heavily twice a year. |
| Core aerate | September to October | Autumn rain does the softening for you. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | January 15 - February 28 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 52 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Drought and water restrictions, summer heat stress on cool-season lawns, billbugs.
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 Chico: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Chico?
A single mowing visit in Chico typically runs $50 to $76 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $66 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 Chico 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: California 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 California?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by California, 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 Chico?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Chico runs mixed-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 Chico?
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 Chico split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.