Lawn Care and Landscaping in Fullerton, California: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 13 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Fullerton. Mowing here typically runs $53 to $81 a visit and crews bill about $70 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 Fullerton
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 | $53 to $81 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $16 to $25 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $17 to $26 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $12 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $16 to $25 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $26 to $40 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $14 to $22 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $13 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 143,617 in the Anaheim metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Fullerton
Lawn care companies in Fullerton
13 companies match these filters
ASAP Landscaping Fullerton
5.0on Google (20)Fullerton, CA
ASAP Landscaping Fullerton serves Fullerton and the surrounding California area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 20 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(714) 519-2601Fullerton Landscapers
5.0on Google (3)Fullerton, CA
Listed in Fullerton, California, Fullerton Landscapers offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
KC Landscape Inc.
5.0on Google (3)Fullerton, CA
Listed in Fullerton, California, KC Landscape Inc. offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number and website.
Lawn Master OC
5.0on Google (23)Fullerton, CA
Lawn Master OC is a lawn care company in Fullerton, California, offering lawn care, rated 5.0 by 23 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Planet Green Landscaping
5.0on Google (1)Fullerton, CA
Based in Fullerton, California, Planet Green Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(714) 449-7879Premium Turf Cleaning
5.0on Google (1)Fullerton, CA
A Fullerton lawn care company, Premium Turf Cleaning lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(949) 610-7307Rapid Roots Landscaping - Brea
5.0on Google (24)Brea, CA
Based in Brea, California, Rapid Roots Landscaping - Brea covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 24 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(714) 759-9711Reynaldo Landscape Inc.
5.0on Google (5)Fullerton, CA
Based in Fullerton, California, Reynaldo Landscape Inc. covers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Turf N Go LLC
5.0on Google (30)Fullerton, CA
Turf N Go LLC serves Fullerton and the surrounding California area with lawn care, rated 5.0 by 30 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Vargas Landscaping
5.0on Google (2)Fullerton, CA
Vargas Landscaping is a lawn care company in Fullerton, California, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Vegas lawn care
5.0on Google (5)Fullerton, CA
A Fullerton lawn care company, Vegas lawn care lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(657) 480-7211Pacific Coast Landscaping
4.6on Google (20)Fullerton, CA
A Fullerton lawn care company, Pacific Coast Landscaping lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.6 by 20 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Rolando Property Landscaping
Fullerton, CA
Rolando Property Landscaping works on properties in Fullerton, California, handling lawn care and landscaping, with a published phone number.
Lawn care(714) 462-4812
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Fullerton
Fullerton 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 Fullerton: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Fullerton?
A single mowing visit in Fullerton typically runs $53 to $81 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $70 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Fullerton 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 Fullerton?
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 Fullerton split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.