Lawn Care and Landscaping in Los Lunas, New Mexico: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 7 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Los Lunas. Mowing here typically runs $43 to $66 a visit and crews bill about $53 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 Los Lunas
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 | $43 to $66 | 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 | $14 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $10 to $15 | 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 | $12 to $18 | 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 17,242 in the Albuquerque metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Los Lunas
Lawn care companies in Los Lunas
7 companies match these filters
Miller’s WideRange Services
5.0on Google (8)Los Lunas, NM
Listed in Los Lunas, New Mexico, Miller’s WideRange Services offers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(505) 318-4150Rubios Landscaping Services LLC
4.8on Google (41)Bosque Farms, NM
Rubios Landscaping Services LLC works on properties in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 41 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(505) 458-9969David's Independent Service
4.7on Google (44)Los Lunas, NM
Listed in Los Lunas, New Mexico, David's Independent Service offers lawn care, rated 4.7 by 44 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(505) 553-5311Blue Corn Landscape and Grounds Maintenance
4.5on Google (8)Los Lunas, NM
A Los Lunas lawn care company, Blue Corn Landscape and Grounds Maintenance lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Big & Small Yard Clean Up And Landscaping Services
4.2on Google (25)Los Lunas, NM
Big & Small Yard Clean Up And Landscaping Services works on properties in Los Lunas, New Mexico, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.2 by 25 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and Saturday hours listed.
Ramos Landscaping and Maintenance
3.0on Google (4)Los Lunas, NM
Ramos Landscaping and Maintenance works on properties in Los Lunas, New Mexico, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(505) 301-9702Yellowstone Landscape
1.0on Google (1)Los Lunas, NM
Yellowstone Landscape is a lawn care company in Los Lunas, New Mexico, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Los Lunas
Los Lunas 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 Los Lunas: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Los Lunas?
A single mowing visit in Los Lunas typically runs $43 to $66 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $53 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 Los Lunas 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 Mexico 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 Mexico?
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 Mexico, 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 Los Lunas?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Los Lunas 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 Los Lunas?
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 Los Lunas split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.