Lawn Care and Landscaping in Great Falls, Montana: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 16 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Great Falls. Mowing here typically runs $44 to $68 a visit and crews bill about $55 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 Great 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 | $44 to $68 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $14 to $21 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $14 to $22 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $14 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $22 to $34 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 60,442 in Cascade County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Great Falls
Lawn care companies in Great Falls
16 companies match these filters
Riley's Lawn Care & Services
5.0on Google (20)Great Falls, MT
Riley's Lawn Care & Services works on properties in Great Falls, Montana, handling lawn care, rated 5.0 by 20 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Premier Exterior Services
4.9on Google (19)Great Falls, MT
Premier Exterior Services is a lawn care company in Great Falls, Montana, offering lawn care, rated 4.9 by 19 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
TruGreen
4.9on Google (882)Great Falls, MT
TruGreen works on properties in Great Falls, Montana, handling lawn care, rated 4.9 by 882 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Nitro Green Professional Lawn & Tree Care
4.8on Google (213)Great Falls, MT
Listed in Great Falls, Montana, Nitro Green Professional Lawn & Tree Care offers lawn care and tree service, rated 4.8 by 213 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Greenup Lawn, Landscape, & Sprinklers
4.7on Google (159)Black Eagle, MT
Greenup Lawn, Landscape, & Sprinklers works on properties in Black Eagle, Montana, handling lawn care, landscaping and sprinkler repair, rated 4.7 by 159 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Great Falls Lawn Care
4.5on Google (8)Great Falls, MT
Great Falls Lawn Care works on properties in Great Falls, Montana, handling lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(406) 217-1353Dale's Lawn Service
4.3on Google (11)Great Falls, MT
Listed in Great Falls, Montana, Dale's Lawn Service offers lawn care, rated 4.3 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(406) 452-0766Ferdinand's Lawn Care & Snow Removal
4.3on Google (6)Great Falls, MT
Based in Great Falls, Montana, Ferdinand's Lawn Care & Snow Removal covers lawn care and seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(406) 590-5076Greenleaf Landscape Management, Lawn & Fertilizer & Trees & Snow Removal
4.3on Google (12)Great Falls, MT
A Great Falls lawn care company, Greenleaf Landscape Management, Lawn & Fertilizer & Trees & Snow Removal lists lawn care, fertilization and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 12 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and Saturday hours listed.
Maintenance By The Yard
4.3on Google (11)Great Falls, MT
A Great Falls lawn care company, Maintenance By The Yard lists lawn care, rated 4.3 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Mr. Green Landscape Maintenance
4.3on Google (46)Black Eagle, MT
Mr. Green Landscape Maintenance is a lawn care company in Black Eagle, Montana, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 46 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Grass Whackers LLC
4.0on Google (16)Great Falls, MT
A Great Falls lawn care company, Grass Whackers LLC lists lawn care, rated 4.0 by 16 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Doctor Lawn Landscape Management
3.9on Google (17)Great Falls, MT
Based in Great Falls, Montana, Doctor Lawn Landscape Management covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 3.9 by 17 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Terrascapes
3.8on Google (8)Great Falls, MT
Listed in Great Falls, Montana, Terrascapes offers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Ron Hall Sprinklers
3.5on Google (44)Great Falls, MT
A Great Falls lawn care company, Ron Hall Sprinklers lists lawn care and sprinkler repair, rated 3.5 by 44 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Lawncare in Great Falls Services
1.0on Google (1)Great Falls, MT
A Great Falls lawn care company, Lawncare in Great Falls Services lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(406) 838-6307
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Great Falls
Great Falls 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.
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Lawn care in Great Falls: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Great Falls?
A single mowing visit in Great Falls typically runs $44 to $68 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $55 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 Great 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: Montana 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 Montana?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Montana, 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 Great Falls?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Great 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 Great 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 Great Falls split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.