Lawn Care and Landscaping in St. Augustine, Florida: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 16 lawn care and landscaping companies serving St. Augustine. Mowing here typically runs $33 to $50 a visit and crews bill about $43 an hour for everything else, on a warm-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in St. Augustine
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 | $33 to $50 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $10 to $15 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $11 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $7 to $11 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $10 to $15 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $18 to $27 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 14,329 in St. Johns County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in St. Augustine
Lawn care companies in St. Augustine
16 companies match these filters
First Choice Lawn Care
5.0on Google (8)St. Augustine, FL
Based in St. Augustine, Florida, First Choice Lawn Care covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Goode Lawn Care
5.0on Google (3)St. Augustine, FL
Goode Lawn Care is a lawn care company in St. Augustine, Florida, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Goodland Lawn Care
5.0on Google (81)St. Augustine, FL
Goodland Lawn Care serves St. Augustine and the surrounding Florida area with lawn care, rated 5.0 by 81 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(805) 448-2313Lucas Lawn & Co., LLC
5.0on Google (39)St. Augustine, FL
Lucas Lawn & Co., LLC serves St. Augustine and the surrounding Florida area with lawn care, rated 5.0 by 39 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Raging Goat Lawns
5.0on Google (28)St. Augustine, FL
Based in St. Augustine, Florida, Raging Goat Lawns covers lawn care, rated 5.0 by 28 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Sullivans Lawn Service LLC
5.0on Google (3)St. Augustine, FL
Sullivans Lawn Service LLC is a lawn care company in St. Augustine, Florida, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(904) 392-9630Augusta Lawn Care of Nocatee
4.9on Google (62)St. Augustine, FL
Augusta Lawn Care of Nocatee works on properties in St. Augustine, Florida, handling lawn care, rated 4.9 by 62 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Inlet Lawn Care
4.9on Google (122)St. Augustine, FL
Inlet Lawn Care serves St. Augustine and the surrounding Florida area with lawn care, rated 4.9 by 122 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(904) 307-1780Tradition Lawns
4.9on Google (60)St. Augustine, FL
Tradition Lawns is a lawn care company in St. Augustine, Florida, offering lawn care, rated 4.9 by 60 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Aloha Pest and Lawn LLC
4.8on Google (198)St. Augustine, FL
Aloha Pest and Lawn LLC serves St. Augustine and the surrounding Florida area with lawn care and pest control, rated 4.8 by 198 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
The Master's Lawn & Pest
4.8on Google (157)St. Augustine, FL
The Master's Lawn & Pest serves St. Augustine and the surrounding Florida area with lawn care and pest control, rated 4.8 by 157 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
The Grounds Guys of St. Augustine, FL
4.7on Google (124)St. Augustine, FL
A St. Augustine lawn care company, The Grounds Guys of St. Augustine, FL lists lawn care, rated 4.7 by 124 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Benitez Complete Lawn Mowing
4.6on Google (9)St. Augustine, FL
Benitez Complete Lawn Mowing works on properties in St. Augustine, Florida, handling lawn care and mowing, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Ancient City Lawn Care LLC
4.5on Google (16)St. Augustine, FL
Ancient City Lawn Care LLC is a lawn care company in St. Augustine, Florida, offering lawn care, rated 4.5 by 16 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
The Lawn Ranger
3.7on Google (3)St. Augustine, FL
A St. Augustine lawn care company, The Lawn Ranger lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Herbs Complete Lawn Care Inc
2.8on Google (11)St. Augustine, FL
Based in St. Augustine, Florida, Herbs Complete Lawn Care Inc covers lawn care, rated 2.8 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(904) 819-5743
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in St. Augustine
St. Augustine sits in the Florida climate region, which runs warm-season lawns. Last frost usually falls North FL January 15-February 15 (Central/South FL largely frost-free) and first frost December 1-31 (North FL only), and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- St. Augustinegrass
- Bahiagrass
- Zoysiagrass
- Bermudagrass
- Centipede
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed, sod, or sprig | Late May through July | Warm-season grass needs soil above 65 degrees to take hold. |
| Fertilize | April through August | Stop feeding roughly a month before the first expected frost. |
| Core aerate | May through July | Aerate while the lawn is actively growing so it fills the holes back in. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | February 1 - February 28 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 65 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Chinch bugs (St. Augustine), gray leaf spot, nematodes, year-round weed pressure.
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 St. Augustine: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in St. Augustine?
A single mowing visit in St. Augustine typically runs $33 to $50 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $43 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 St. Augustine 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: Florida 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 Florida?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Florida, 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 St. Augustine?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. St. Augustine runs warm-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 St. Augustine?
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 St. Augustine split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.