Lawn Care and Landscaping in Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Wheat Ridge. Mowing here typically runs $48 to $73 a visit and crews bill about $59 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 Wheat Ridge
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 | $48 to $73 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $15 to $22 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $16 to $24 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $15 to $22 | 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 | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 32,398 in the Denver metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Wheat Ridge
Lawn care companies in Wheat Ridge
10 companies match these filters
Weed Man Lawn Care
5.0on Google (307)Wheat Ridge, CO
Listed in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Weed Man Lawn Care offers lawn care and weed control, rated 5.0 by 307 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Elite Landscape Pro
4.9on Google (85)Wheat Ridge, CO
Elite Landscape Pro serves Wheat Ridge and the surrounding Colorado area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 85 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Autumn Gold Landscapes
4.8on Google (53)Wheat Ridge, CO
A Wheat Ridge lawn care company, Autumn Gold Landscapes lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 53 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
DGD Services
4.8on Google (92)Wheat Ridge, CO
DGD Services serves Wheat Ridge and the surrounding Colorado area with lawn care, rated 4.8 by 92 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lawn Kings LLC
4.7on Google (18)Wheat Ridge, CO
Lawn Kings LLC works on properties in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, handling lawn care, rated 4.7 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
The Green Fuse Landscape & Design
4.7on Google (25)Wheat Ridge, CO
Listed in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, The Green Fuse Landscape & Design offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.7 by 25 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Rocky Mountain Snow Removal and Landscape
4.5on Google (34)Wheat Ridge, CO
A Wheat Ridge lawn care company, Rocky Mountain Snow Removal and Landscape lists lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, rated 4.5 by 34 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
TruGreen Lawn Care
4.2on Google (892)Wheat Ridge, CO
TruGreen Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, offering lawn care, rated 4.2 by 892 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Shorty's Landscaping
3.9on Google (7)Wheat Ridge, CO
Shorty's Landscaping works on properties in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(303) 274-9349TOPZ LAWN & SNOW, LLC
Wheat Ridge, CO
TOPZ LAWN & SNOW, LLC is a lawn care company in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, offering lawn care and seasonal snow removal, 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 Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge 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.
How we verify these companies
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- Hours, ratings, and photos come from public listings and can go stale
Lawn care in Wheat Ridge: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Wheat Ridge?
A single mowing visit in Wheat Ridge typically runs $48 to $73 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $59 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 Wheat Ridge 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 Wheat Ridge?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Wheat Ridge 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 Wheat Ridge?
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 Wheat Ridge split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.