Lawn Care and Landscaping in Castle Rock, Colorado: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 18 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Castle Rock. Mowing here typically runs $45 to $69 a visit and crews bill about $56 an hour for everything else, on a cool-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in Castle Rock
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 | $45 to $69 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $14 to $21 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $15 to $23 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $14 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $23 to $34 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $12 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 73,158 in Douglas County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Castle Rock
Lawn care companies in Castle Rock
18 companies match these filters
1776 Landscape and Maintenance
5.0on Google (71)Castle Rock, CO
1776 Landscape and Maintenance serves Castle Rock and the surrounding Colorado area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 71 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Artistic Landscaping & Waterfall Design LLC
5.0on Google (4)Castle Rock, CO
Artistic Landscaping & Waterfall Design LLC is a lawn care company in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Castle Rock Lawn and Sprinkler
5.0on Google (687)Castle Rock, CO
Castle Rock Lawn and Sprinkler works on properties in Castle Rock, Colorado, handling lawn care and sprinkler repair, rated 5.0 by 687 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Colorado Lawn Guys
5.0on Google (5)Castle Rock, CO
Listed in Castle Rock, Colorado, Colorado Lawn Guys offers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Dannys Landscaping & Construction
5.0on Google (35)Castle Rock, CO
Dannys Landscaping & Construction serves Castle Rock and the surrounding Colorado area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 35 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(720) 569-5112Flemings Tree and Lawn Care
5.0on Google (74)Castle Rock, CO
Based in Castle Rock, Colorado, Flemings Tree and Lawn Care covers lawn care and tree service, rated 5.0 by 74 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
LandLab Landscaping
5.0on Google (20)Castle Rock, CO
LandLab Landscaping works on properties in Castle Rock, Colorado, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 20 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Marcus Elite Scapes LLC
5.0on Google (9)Castle Rock, CO
Marcus Elite Scapes LLC is a lawn care company in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
YMS Landscaping
4.9on Google (149)Castle Rock, CO
Based in Castle Rock, Colorado, YMS Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 149 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Colorado's Greenest Thumb LLC
4.8on Google (101)Castle Rock, CO
A Castle Rock lawn care company, Colorado's Greenest Thumb LLC lists lawn care, rated 4.8 by 101 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Gary's Lawn Solutions
4.8on Google (8)Castle Rock, CO
A Castle Rock lawn care company, Gary's Lawn Solutions lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
JC Landscaping, LLC
4.8on Google (28)Castle Rock, CO
JC Landscaping, LLC works on properties in Castle Rock, Colorado, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 28 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
RMPS Landscaping of Castle Rock
4.8on Google (242)Castle Rock, CO
RMPS Landscaping of Castle Rock is a lawn care company in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 242 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Advanced Property Maintenance
4.2on Google (32)Castle Rock, CO
Advanced Property Maintenance is a lawn care company in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering lawn care, rated 4.2 by 32 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Nelson Lawn & Landscape LLC
4.2on Google (23)Castle Rock, CO
A Castle Rock lawn care company, Nelson Lawn & Landscape LLC lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.2 by 23 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Castle Rock Lawn Care
4.1on Google (9)Castle Rock, CO
Castle Rock Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2016, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(303) 688-1121Angel’s Landscaping LLC
4.0on Google (8)Castle Rock, CO
Angel’s Landscaping LLC is a lawn care company in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
MC landscaping and snow removal
Castle Rock, CO
MC landscaping and snow removal works on properties in Castle Rock, Colorado, handling lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(720) 795-8245
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Castle Rock
Castle Rock sits in the Mountain West climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls May 15-June 1 and first frost September 1-15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Fine Fescue
- Tall Fescue
- Buffalograss
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed or overseed | Mid August to late September | Soil is still warm enough to germinate seed while air temperatures drop. |
| Fertilize | April, June, September, and early November | The September and November rounds do most of the work on a cool-season lawn. |
| Core aerate | Late August to October | Paired with overseeding so the seed drops into open holes. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | April 15 - May 15 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: High altitude, low humidity, short season.
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 Castle Rock: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Castle Rock?
A single mowing visit in Castle Rock typically runs $45 to $69 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $56 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 Castle Rock 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: Colorado 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 Colorado?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Colorado, 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 Castle Rock?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Castle Rock runs cool-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 Castle Rock?
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 Castle Rock split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.