Lawn Care and Landscaping in Roselle Park, New Jersey: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Roselle Park. 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 Roselle Park
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 13,967 in the Newark metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Roselle Park
Lawn care companies in Roselle Park
10 companies match these filters
GreenStripe Lawn Care
5.0on Google (437)Union, NJ
A Union lawn care company, GreenStripe Lawn Care lists lawn care, rated 5.0 by 437 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Spano and Sons Landscape
5.0on Google (11)Roselle Park, NJ
Based in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Spano and Sons Landscape covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2016, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
T Grosso & Son Landscaping Inc
5.0on Google (2)Roselle Park, NJ
T Grosso & Son Landscaping Inc serves Roselle Park and the surrounding New Jersey area with lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(908) 245-5714Landscape Solutions
4.7on Google (125)Union, NJ
Listed in Union, New Jersey, Landscape Solutions offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.7 by 125 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Green Park
4.2on Google (18)Roselle Park, NJ
Green Park works on properties in Roselle Park, New Jersey, handling lawn care, rated 4.2 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number and website.
SDS Landscaping and Masonry
4.2on Google (5)Roselle Park, NJ
Listed in Roselle Park, New Jersey, SDS Landscaping and Masonry offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2018, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(908) 499-7535Fergus Landscaping
4.0on Google (20)Roselle Park, NJ
Based in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Fergus Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.0 by 20 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Fernando Landscaping
4.0on Google (1)Roselle Park, NJ
Fernando Landscaping is a lawn care company in Roselle Park, New Jersey, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(908) 241-0085J&A Landscape and Snow Services
3.5on Google (50)Union, NJ
J&A Landscape and Snow Services is a lawn care company in Union, New Jersey, offering lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, rated 3.5 by 50 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020.
Lefano Landscape Contractors
3.4on Google (5)Roselle Park, NJ
Based in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Lefano Landscape Contractors covers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(908) 245-8863
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Roselle Park
Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Roselle Park?
A single mowing visit in Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park?
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 Roselle Park split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.