Lawn Care and Landscaping in Stockton, California: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Stockton. Mowing here typically runs $55 to $84 a visit and crews bill about $73 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 Stockton
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 | $55 to $84 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $17 to $26 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $18 to $28 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $17 to $26 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $27 to $41 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $15 to $23 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $14 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 320,804 in the Stockton metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Stockton
Lawn care companies in Stockton
Delta Lawn and Garden
5.0on Google (6)Stockton, CA
Delta Lawn and Garden works on properties in Stockton, California, handling lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
LS Landscaping and Tree Care
5.0on Google (3)Stockton, CA
Listed in Stockton, California, LS Landscaping and Tree Care offers lawn care, landscaping and tree service, with Google reviews going back to 2017, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(209) 688-8072PGF landscaping
5.0on Google (8)Stockton, CA
Listed in Stockton, California, PGF landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(209) 361-6694Legacy Lawn Care & Landscaping
4.8on Google (16)Stockton, CA
Legacy Lawn Care & Landscaping works on properties in Stockton, California, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 16 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
LawnStarter Lawn Care Service
4.7on Google (66)Stockton, CA
Based in Stockton, California, LawnStarter Lawn Care Service covers lawn care, rated 4.7 by 66 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Silver Bear Landscaping
4.7on Google (35)Stockton, CA
Based in Stockton, California, Silver Bear Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.7 by 35 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
DC Landscape & maintenance
4.4on Google (11)Stockton, CA
Listed in Stockton, California, DC Landscape & maintenance offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.4 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(209) 688-5533Santibañez Landscaping
3.9on Google (7)Stockton, CA
Santibañez Landscaping is a lawn care company in Stockton, California, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Precise Lawn Care
Stockton, CA
Precise Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Stockton, California, offering lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Stockton Grass Pros
Stockton, CA
A Stockton lawn care company, Stockton Grass Pros lists lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Stockton
Stockton 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 Stockton: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Stockton?
A single mowing visit in Stockton typically runs $55 to $84 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $73 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 Stockton 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 Stockton?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Stockton 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 Stockton?
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 Stockton split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.