Lawn Care and Landscaping in Athens, Ohio: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Athens. Mowing here typically runs $37 to $57 a visit and crews bill about $50 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 Athens
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 | $37 to $57 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $11 to $17 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $13 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $20 to $31 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $10 to $15 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $9 to $14 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 23,849 in Athens County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Athens
Lawn care companies in Athens
AW Mowing
5.0on Google (1)Albany, OH
Listed in Albany, Ohio, AW Mowing offers lawn care and mowing, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number.
Mowing(740) 590-6500Basic Lawn Mowing LLC
5.0on Google (3)Albany, OH
Basic Lawn Mowing LLC is a lawn care company in Albany, Ohio, offering lawn care and mowing, with Google reviews going back to 2021, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Mowing(740) 707-8941Lawn Masters & More LLC
5.0on Google (4)Athens, OH
Based in Athens, Ohio, Lawn Masters & More LLC covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number and website.
Naturescape Lawn Maintenance Ltd
5.0on Google (24)Albany, OH
Naturescape Lawn Maintenance Ltd serves Albany and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care, rated 5.0 by 24 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Joshua Tree Landscaping
4.8on Google (74)Athens, OH
Joshua Tree Landscaping serves Athens and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care, landscaping and tree service, rated 4.8 by 74 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Greenleaf Landscapes of Athens, Ohio
4.2on Google (44)Athens, OH
Greenleaf Landscapes of Athens, Ohio serves Athens and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.2 by 44 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Athens Yard Gnome Lawn Care
3.9on Google (7)Athens, OH
Athens Yard Gnome Lawn Care serves Athens and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number and website.
Athens Lawn & Gardening
3.3on Google (7)Athens, OH
Athens Lawn & Gardening is a lawn care company in Athens, Ohio, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(740) 592-6205Bush Gnome
Athens, OH
Bush Gnome works on properties in Athens, Ohio, handling lawn care, with a published phone number, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
Lawn care(702) 543-5679Parsons Lawn Care
Athens, OH
Based in Athens, Ohio, Parsons Lawn Care covers lawn care, 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 Athens
Athens sits in the Great Lakes climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls April 15-May 15 and first frost September 15-October 15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Perennial Ryegrass
- Tall Fescue
- Fine 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: Winter kill, short growing season, snow mold.
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 Athens: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Athens?
A single mowing visit in Athens typically runs $37 to $57 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $50 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 Athens 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: Ohio 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 Ohio?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Ohio, 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 Athens?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Athens 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 Athens?
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 Athens split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.