Lawn Care and Landscaping in San Bernardino, California: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving San Bernardino. Mowing here typically runs $52 to $79 a visit and crews bill about $69 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 San Bernardino
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 | $52 to $79 | 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 | $25 to $39 | 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 $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 222,101 in the Riverside metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in San Bernardino
Lawn care companies in San Bernardino
Barragan Landscaping
5.0on Google (1)San Bernardino, CA
Listed in San Bernardino, California, Barragan Landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(909) 349-5721E N D Landscaping
5.0on Google (10)San Bernardino, CA
E N D Landscaping works on properties in San Bernardino, California, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 10 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Rockys Lawn Services
5.0on Google (3)San Bernardino, CA
Rockys Lawn Services works on properties in San Bernardino, California, handling lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2016, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(909) 289-9180A&M landscaping
4.3on Google (18)San Bernardino, CA
Based in San Bernardino, California, A&M landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(951) 388-4084Grass Monkey Landscape and Development
4.3on Google (14)San Bernardino, CA
Listed in San Bernardino, California, Grass Monkey Landscape and Development offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 14 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Inland Empire Landscape Inc.
4.3on Google (14)San Bernardino, CA
Inland Empire Landscape Inc. serves San Bernardino and the surrounding California area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 14 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
O&B LANDSCAPE
4.3on Google (33)San Bernardino, CA
A San Bernardino lawn care company, O&B LANDSCAPE lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 33 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Ramos Tree Services & Landscaping
4.3on Google (6)San Bernardino, CA
Listed in San Bernardino, California, Ramos Tree Services & Landscaping offers lawn care, landscaping and tree service, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(619) 343-8486H & R Gardening and Landscaping
4.2on Google (75)San Bernardino, CA
Based in San Bernardino, California, H & R Gardening and Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.2 by 75 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2017, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Pro Masters Services
1.0on Google (1)San Bernardino, CA
Based in San Bernardino, California, Pro Masters Services covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(575) 650-1698
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in San Bernardino
San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in San Bernardino?
A single mowing visit in San Bernardino typically runs $52 to $79 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $69 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino?
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 San Bernardino split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.