Lawn Care and Landscaping in Columbus, Georgia: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 13 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Columbus. Mowing here typically runs $36 to $56 a visit and crews bill about $48 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 Columbus
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 | $36 to $56 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $11 to $17 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $20 to $31 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $9 to $14 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $9 to $14 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 206,922 in Muscogee County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Columbus
Lawn care companies in Columbus
13 companies match these filters
A-1 Lawn Care
5.0on Google (321)Columbus, GA
Listed in Columbus, Georgia, A-1 Lawn Care offers lawn care, rated 5.0 by 321 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Burris Lawn Service
5.0on Google (3)Columbus, GA
Listed in Columbus, Georgia, Burris Lawn Service offers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Greenz Landscaping Services Company
5.0on Google (12)Columbus, GA
A Columbus lawn care company, Greenz Landscaping Services Company lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 12 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
MowCare lawn care and maintenance
5.0on Google (7)Columbus, GA
MowCare lawn care and maintenance serves Columbus and the surrounding Georgia area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(706) 332-6102Augusta Lawn Care Services of North Columbus
4.9on Google (52)Columbus, GA
Augusta Lawn Care Services of North Columbus serves Columbus and the surrounding Georgia area with lawn care, rated 4.9 by 52 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Genesis Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC
4.9on Google (238)Columbus, GA
Listed in Columbus, Georgia, Genesis Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 238 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lawn Care 365 LLC
4.9on Google (35)Columbus, GA
Listed in Columbus, Georgia, Lawn Care 365 LLC offers lawn care, rated 4.9 by 35 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(706) 315-2806Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City
4.8on Google (197)Columbus, GA
Listed in Columbus, Georgia, Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City offers lawn care, rated 4.8 by 197 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Superior Lawns and More
4.8on Google (40)Columbus, GA
Based in Columbus, Georgia, Superior Lawns and More covers lawn care, rated 4.8 by 40 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Four Seasons Lawn Care & Landscape Management
4.4on Google (92)Columbus, GA
Four Seasons Lawn Care & Landscape Management is a lawn care company in Columbus, Georgia, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.4 by 92 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and Saturday hours listed.
Southern Lawns
4.4on Google (82)Columbus, GA
Southern Lawns is a lawn care company in Columbus, Georgia, offering lawn care, rated 4.4 by 82 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
TruGreen Lawn Care
4.4on Google (633)Columbus, GA
TruGreen Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Columbus, Georgia, offering lawn care, rated 4.4 by 633 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Unlimited Lawn Care
4.1on Google (251)Columbus, GA
A Columbus lawn care company, Unlimited Lawn Care lists lawn care, rated 4.1 by 251 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Columbus
Columbus sits in the Southeast climate region, which runs warm-season lawns. Last frost usually falls February 15-March 15 and first frost November 15-December 15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Bermudagrass
- Zoysiagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Centipede
- Bahiagrass
| 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 15 - March 15 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Chinch bugs, brown patch, summer diseases.
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 Columbus: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Columbus?
A single mowing visit in Columbus typically runs $36 to $56 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $48 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 Columbus 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: Georgia 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 Georgia?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Georgia, 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 Columbus?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Columbus 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 Columbus?
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 Columbus split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.