Lawn Care and Landscaping in Little Falls, Minnesota: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 13 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Little Falls. Mowing here typically runs $34 to $52 a visit and crews bill about $46 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 Little Falls
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 | $34 to $52 | 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 $17 | 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 $16 | 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 | $9 to $14 | 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 9,140 in Morrison County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Little Falls
Lawn care companies in Little Falls
11 companies match these filters
Natural Lawn LLC
5.0on Google (9)Little Falls, MN
Based in Little Falls, Minnesota, Natural Lawn LLC covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Northern Summit Landworks
5.0on Google (6)Little Falls, MN
A Little Falls lawn care company, Northern Summit Landworks lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Platinum Lawn Care
5.0on Google (1)Little Falls, MN
Platinum Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Little Falls, Minnesota, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Precision Tree Care & Landscaping
5.0on Google (2)Little Falls, MN
Precision Tree Care & Landscaping is a lawn care company in Little Falls, Minnesota, offering lawn care, landscaping and tree service, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(612) 390-5509
Real Landscape
5.0on Google (8)Little Falls, MN
Real Landscape works on properties in Little Falls, Minnesota, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Simmons Tree and Landscape
4.5on Google (29)Little Falls, MN
Based in Little Falls, Minnesota, Simmons Tree and Landscape covers lawn care, landscaping and tree service, rated 4.5 by 29 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Schneider's Lawn & Landscape
4.2on Google (6)Little Falls, MN
Listed in Little Falls, Minnesota, Schneider's Lawn & Landscape offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2016, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Doucette's Landscaping
4.0on Google (3)Little Falls, MN
Doucette's Landscaping is a lawn care company in Little Falls, Minnesota, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(320) 745-2025Budget Lawn & Snow
Little Falls, MN
Based in Little Falls, Minnesota, Budget Lawn & Snow covers lawn care and seasonal snow removal, with a published phone number.
Lawn care(320) 360-4517Keith's Tree Kare
Little Falls, MN
Based in Little Falls, Minnesota, Keith's Tree Kare covers lawn care and tree service, with a published phone number.
Lawn care(320) 733-6332Lakes Lawn Care LLC
Little Falls, MN
A Little Falls lawn care company, Lakes Lawn Care LLC lists lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(320) 360-8344
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Little Falls
Little Falls sits in the Upper Midwest climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls May 1-15 and first frost September 1-15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Fine Fescue
- Tall Fescue
- Perennial Ryegrass
| 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: Extremely short season, winter damage, snow mold.
Want the exact soil temperature before you book pre-emergent? Check your ZIP on the soil temperature tracker.
How we verify these companies
- Ratings and review counts come from the platform named
- Hours, ratings, and photos come from public listings and can go stale
Lawn care in Little Falls: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Little Falls?
A single mowing visit in Little Falls typically runs $34 to $52 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $46 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 Little Falls 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: Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Minnesota, 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 Little Falls?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Little Falls 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 Little Falls?
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 Little Falls split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.