Lawn Care and Landscaping in Closter, New Jersey: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Closter. Mowing here typically runs $39 to $60 a visit and crews bill about $56 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 Closter
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 | $39 to $60 | 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 $13 | 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 $33 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 8,594 in the Jersey City metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Closter
Lawn care companies in Closter
Heroes Lawn Care
5.0on Google (118)Closter, NJ
Heroes Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Closter, New Jersey, offering lawn care, rated 5.0 by 118 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Wood Landscapes Inc.
5.0on Google (1)Closter, NJ
Wood Landscapes Inc. serves Closter and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Complete Lawn Care LLC
4.9on Google (61)Old Tappan, NJ
A Old Tappan lawn care company, Complete Lawn Care LLC lists lawn care, rated 4.9 by 61 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
3 Brothers Landscaping
4.6on Google (9)Harrington Park, NJ
Listed in Harrington Park, New Jersey, 3 Brothers Landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Beautiful Outdoors Inc
4.6on Google (18)Closter, NJ
A Closter lawn care company, Beautiful Outdoors Inc lists lawn care, rated 4.6 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number and website.
Blossoming Beginnings LLC
4.6on Google (34)Demarest, NJ
Blossoming Beginnings LLC is a lawn care company in Demarest, New Jersey, offering lawn care, rated 4.6 by 34 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Hans Landscaping Inc.
4.6on Google (29)Closter, NJ
Listed in Closter, New Jersey, Hans Landscaping Inc. offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.6 by 29 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Samsung Landscape 삼성조경
4.4on Google (13)Closter, NJ
Samsung Landscape 삼성조경 serves Closter and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.4 by 13 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2014, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
James Crimmins Landscaping
3.7on Google (3)Closter, NJ
Listed in Closter, New Jersey, James Crimmins Landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number and website.
Plowz & Mowz Lawn Care Service
3.7on Google (3)Old Tappan, NJ
Based in Old Tappan, New Jersey, Plowz & Mowz Lawn Care Service covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Closter
Closter 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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- Hours, ratings, and photos come from public listings and can go stale
Lawn care in Closter: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Closter?
A single mowing visit in Closter typically runs $39 to $60 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $56 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 Closter 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 Closter?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Closter 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 Closter?
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 Closter split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.