Lawn Care and Landscaping in Sidney, Ohio: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 13 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Sidney. 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 Sidney
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 20,589 in Shelby County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Sidney
Lawn care companies in Sidney
American Tree And Lawn Services
5.0on Google (421)Sidney, OH
American Tree And Lawn Services serves Sidney and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care and tree service, rated 5.0 by 421 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and Saturday hours listed.
Custom Care Lawn Care
5.0on Google (1)Sidney, OH
Custom Care Lawn Care is a lawn care company in Sidney, Ohio, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(937) 726-2047Ej Mowing
5.0on Google (3)Sidney, OH
Listed in Sidney, Ohio, Ej Mowing offers lawn care and mowing, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Huelskamp Mowing
5.0on Google (1)Sidney, OH
Huelskamp Mowing works on properties in Sidney, Ohio, handling lawn care and mowing, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number.
Mowing(937) 710-7592Joe White Landscaping
5.0on Google (4)Sidney, OH
Joe White Landscaping works on properties in Sidney, Ohio, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Michael Lawn & Ag, INC
4.7on Google (27)Sidney, OH
Michael Lawn & Ag, INC is a lawn care company in Sidney, Ohio, offering lawn care, rated 4.7 by 27 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Shelby Landscaping and Garden Center
4.5on Google (24)Sidney, OH
Based in Sidney, Ohio, Shelby Landscaping and Garden Center covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.5 by 24 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Greentech Lawn & Landscape
4.0on Google (1)Sidney, OH
A Sidney lawn care company, Greentech Lawn & Landscape lists lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2018.
LandscapingTom's Lawn & Landscape
4.0on Google (7)Sidney, OH
Tom's Lawn & Landscape works on properties in Sidney, Ohio, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Dicke's Lawn Service
3.5on Google (11)Anna, OH
Dicke's Lawn Service serves Anna and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care, rated 3.5 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
SIDNEY LAWN & LANDSCAPE SVC
3.4on Google (5)Sidney, OH
SIDNEY LAWN & LANDSCAPE SVC is a lawn care company in Sidney, Ohio, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2018, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
JK Landscaping
Sidney, OH
JK Landscaping serves Sidney and the surrounding Ohio area with lawn care and landscaping, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Wenrick Brothers Mowing & Landscaping, LLC
Sidney, OH
A Sidney lawn care company, Wenrick Brothers Mowing & Landscaping, LLC lists lawn care, landscaping and mowing, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(937) 638-4669
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Sidney
Sidney 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.
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Lawn care in Sidney: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Sidney?
A single mowing visit in Sidney 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 Sidney 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 Sidney?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Sidney 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 Sidney?
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 Sidney split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.