Lawn Care and Landscaping in Hillsboro, Oregon: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 12 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Hillsboro. Mowing here typically runs $52 to $80 a visit and crews bill about $69 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 Hillsboro
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 | $52 to $80 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $16 to $25 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $17 to $26 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $12 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $16 to $25 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $26 to $39 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $14 to $22 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 106,447 in the Portland metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Hillsboro
Lawn care companies in Hillsboro
8 companies match these filters
Ernest Landscape LLC
5.0on Google (11)Hillsboro, OR
Ernest Landscape LLC is a lawn care company in Hillsboro, Oregon, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
RG Landscape Maintenance LLC
4.9on Google (52)Hillsboro, OR
A Hillsboro lawn care company, RG Landscape Maintenance LLC lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 52 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
The Green Home Landscape LLC
4.9on Google (74)Hillsboro, OR
The Green Home Landscape LLC works on properties in Hillsboro, Oregon, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 74 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Beavers Landscape and Maintenance LLC.
4.8on Google (102)Aloha, OR
Beavers Landscape and Maintenance LLC. works on properties in Aloha, Oregon, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 102 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Family Landscaping LLC
4.8on Google (43)Aloha, OR
Listed in Aloha, Oregon, Family Landscaping LLC offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 43 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lewis Landscape Services, Inc
4.8on Google (355)Hillsboro, OR
Lewis Landscape Services, Inc serves Hillsboro and the surrounding Oregon area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 355 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Scholls Lawncare & Landscape, LLC
4.8on Google (44)Hillsboro, OR
Scholls Lawncare & Landscape, LLC is a lawn care company in Hillsboro, Oregon, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 44 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number and website.
Garcia's Landscape Maintenance LLC
4.2on Google (46)Hillsboro, OR
Based in Hillsboro, Oregon, Garcia's Landscape Maintenance LLC covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.2 by 46 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Hillsboro
Hillsboro sits in the Pacific Northwest climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls March 15-April 15 and first frost November 1-15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Perennial Ryegrass
- Tall Fescue
- Fine Fescue
- Kentucky Bluegrass
| 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 | February 15 - March 31 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Moss in shade and wet soil, red thread, fusarium patch.
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 Hillsboro: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Hillsboro?
A single mowing visit in Hillsboro typically runs $52 to $80 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $69 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 Hillsboro 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: Oregon 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 Oregon?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Oregon, 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 Hillsboro?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro?
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 Hillsboro split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.