Lawn Care and Landscaping in Mountain Home, Idaho: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 9 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Mountain Home. Mowing here typically runs $42 to $65 a visit and crews bill about $53 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 Mountain Home
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 | $42 to $65 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $13 to $20 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $14 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $10 to $15 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $21 to $32 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $11 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 15,979 in Elmore County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Mountain Home
Lawn care companies in Mountain Home
Bush's Lawn Sprinkler Co.
4.8on Google (40)Mountain Home, ID
Based in Mountain Home, Idaho, Bush's Lawn Sprinkler Co. covers lawn care and sprinkler repair, rated 4.8 by 40 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Aguirre Pest & Lawn INC
4.5on Google (31)Mountain Home, ID
Aguirre Pest & Lawn INC works on properties in Mountain Home, Idaho, handling lawn care and pest control, rated 4.5 by 31 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
AER Landscaping & Tree Service
4.4on Google (25)Mountain Home, ID
AER Landscaping & Tree Service works on properties in Mountain Home, Idaho, handling lawn care, landscaping and tree service, rated 4.4 by 25 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(208) 598-0064Matt's Lawn Maintenance
4.4on Google (27)Mountain Home, ID
Matt's Lawn Maintenance works on properties in Mountain Home, Idaho, handling lawn care, rated 4.4 by 27 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
STF Lawn Care
3.7on Google (7)Mountain Home, ID
Based in Mountain Home, Idaho, STF Lawn Care covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(208) 587-4764C & L Lawn Services
1.0on Google (1)Mountain Home, ID
C & L Lawn Services serves Mountain Home and the surrounding Idaho area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(208) 941-4521Green Cuts Sprinklers
Mountain Home, ID
Green Cuts Sprinklers works on properties in Mountain Home, Idaho, handling lawn care and sprinkler repair, with a published phone number.
Sprinkler repair(208) 587-5777Mountain Home Landscaping
Mountain Home, ID
A Mountain Home lawn care company, Mountain Home Landscaping lists lawn care and landscaping, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
TSC PM Co. LLC
Mountain Home, ID
Based in Mountain Home, Idaho, TSC PM Co. LLC covers lawn care, with a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Mountain Home
Mountain Home 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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Lawn care in Mountain Home: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Mountain Home?
A single mowing visit in Mountain Home typically runs $42 to $65 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $53 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 Mountain Home 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: Idaho 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 Idaho?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Idaho, 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 Mountain Home?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home?
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 Mountain Home split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.