Lawn Care and Landscaping in Hillsdale, New Jersey: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Hillsdale. Mowing here typically runs $39 to $59 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 Hillsdale
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 $59 | 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 | $21 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 10,143 in the Jersey City metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Hillsdale
Lawn care companies in Hillsdale
9 companies match these filters
Culmone's Landscaping & Design
5.0on Google (3)Hillsdale, NJ
Culmone's Landscaping & Design is a lawn care company in Hillsdale, New Jersey, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
Hillsdale Landscaping & Construction
4.9on Google (114)Hillsdale, NJ
Hillsdale Landscaping & Construction works on properties in Hillsdale, New Jersey, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 114 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Green Dots Landscape LLC
4.8on Google (32)Hillsdale, NJ
Green Dots Landscape LLC serves Hillsdale and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 32 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Dom Chiola Landscaping Corp
4.7on Google (3)Hillsdale, NJ
Listed in Hillsdale, New Jersey, Dom Chiola Landscaping Corp offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2016, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
J C Landscaping Inc
4.5on Google (20)Woodcliff Lake, NJ
J C Landscaping Inc works on properties in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.5 by 20 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Tri Valley Landscaping, Inc.
4.4on Google (7)Hillsdale, NJ
A Hillsdale lawn care company, Tri Valley Landscaping, Inc. lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
Christensen Landscaping - Bergen County
3.7on Google (3)Hillsdale, NJ
A Hillsdale lawn care company, Christensen Landscaping - Bergen County lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2011, and a published phone number and website.
Raymond Brothers Landscaping
3.1on Google (13)Hillsdale, NJ
Raymond Brothers Landscaping serves Hillsdale and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 3.1 by 13 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2015, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Jose Perez Landscaping LLC
Hillsdale, NJ
Based in Hillsdale, New Jersey, Jose Perez Landscaping LLC covers lawn care and landscaping, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Hillsdale
Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Hillsdale?
A single mowing visit in Hillsdale typically runs $39 to $59 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale?
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 Hillsdale split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.