Lawn Care and Landscaping in Caldwell, New Jersey: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 15 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Caldwell. Mowing here typically runs $40 to $61 a visit and crews bill about $58 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 Caldwell
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 | $40 to $61 | 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 | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $9 to $14 | 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 | $22 to $34 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $11 to $16 | 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 9,027 in the Newark metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Caldwell
Lawn care companies in Caldwell
14 companies match these filters
Cecere Joaeph P Landscaping
5.0on Google (3)West Caldwell, NJ
Cecere Joaeph P Landscaping is a lawn care company in West Caldwell, New Jersey, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(973) 228-1540Cutting Edge Landscaping Plus LLC
5.0on Google (9)West Caldwell, NJ
Cutting Edge Landscaping Plus LLC serves West Caldwell and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Empire Landscaping
5.0on Google (18)East Hanover, NJ
Listed in East Hanover, New Jersey, Empire Landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Garden Rescue Lawn Care and Landscaping Services
5.0on Google (2)Caldwell, NJ
A Caldwell lawn care company, Garden Rescue Lawn Care and Landscaping Services lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
GM Landscaping LLC
5.0on Google (14)North Caldwell, NJ
A North Caldwell lawn care company, GM Landscaping LLC lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 14 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Green Maple Landscaping Inc
5.0on Google (1)Caldwell, NJ
A Caldwell lawn care company, Green Maple Landscaping Inc lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2020, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
K Macken Landscaping
5.0on Google (3)West Caldwell, NJ
K Macken Landscaping serves West Caldwell and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(973) 261-0198Lawn Boys' Landscaping Services LLC
5.0on Google (15)Fairfield, NJ
Lawn Boys' Landscaping Services LLC works on properties in Fairfield, New Jersey, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 15 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lentini Landscaping
5.0on Google (13)Caldwell, NJ
Lentini Landscaping works on properties in Caldwell, New Jersey, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 13 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Premier Landscape Contractors LLC
5.0on Google (1)West Caldwell, NJ
Premier Landscape Contractors LLC is a lawn care company in West Caldwell, New Jersey, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2019.
LandscapingR Ventola Landscaping
5.0on Google (32)West Caldwell, NJ
Listed in West Caldwell, New Jersey, R Ventola Landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 32 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Van Ness Landscaping, LLC
5.0on Google (11)Fairfield, NJ
Van Ness Landscaping, LLC serves Fairfield and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Step by step green Landscaping
4.8on Google (10)Caldwell, NJ
A Caldwell lawn care company, Step by step green Landscaping lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 10 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(862) 621-3736Redbud Landscaping
Caldwell, NJ
A Caldwell lawn care company, Redbud Landscaping lists lawn care and landscaping, with a published phone number, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
Landscaping(973) 226-5764
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Caldwell
Caldwell sits in the Northeast climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls April 15-May 1 and first frost October 1-15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Perennial Ryegrass
- Fine Fescue
- Tall Fescue
| 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 1 - May 1 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Snow mold, summer stress, crabgrass.
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 Caldwell: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Caldwell?
A single mowing visit in Caldwell typically runs $40 to $61 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $58 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 Caldwell 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: New Jersey 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 New Jersey?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by New Jersey, 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 Caldwell?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Caldwell 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 Caldwell?
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 Caldwell split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.