Lawn Care and Landscaping in West Chester, Pennsylvania: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 17 lawn care and landscaping companies serving West Chester. Mowing here typically runs $37 to $57 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 West Chester
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 | $12 to $19 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $12 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 $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $21 to $32 | 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 | $10 to $15 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 18,671 in Chester County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in West Chester
Lawn care companies in West Chester
17 companies match these filters
Affordable Grass Guys
5.0on Google (7)West Chester, PA
Affordable Grass Guys works on properties in West Chester, Pennsylvania, handling lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Clean Peak Landscaping
5.0on Google (235)West Chester, PA
Clean Peak Landscaping works on properties in West Chester, Pennsylvania, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 235 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
McCullough's Property Maintenance LLC
5.0on Google (14)West Chester, PA
McCullough's Property Maintenance LLC is a lawn care company in West Chester, Pennsylvania, offering lawn care, rated 5.0 by 14 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number and website.
Neufer Lawn Care
5.0on Google (18)West Chester, PA
Neufer Lawn Care works on properties in West Chester, Pennsylvania, handling lawn care, rated 5.0 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Property Landscape Services Inc. West Chester
5.0on Google (8)West Chester, PA
Listed in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Property Landscape Services Inc. West Chester offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Town & Country Lawn Care
5.0on Google (9)West Chester, PA
Listed in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Town & Country Lawn Care offers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
West Chester Lawn Care
5.0on Google (3)West Chester, PA
West Chester Lawn Care serves West Chester and the surrounding Pennsylvania area with lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Ned's Lawn and Pest Control
4.9on Google (1,736)West Chester, PA
Listed in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Ned's Lawn and Pest Control offers lawn care and pest control, rated 4.9 by 1,736 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Reynolds Brother's Landscaping
4.9on Google (53)West Chester, PA
Reynolds Brother's Landscaping serves West Chester and the surrounding Pennsylvania area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 53 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
WeedX Fertilizing
4.9on Google (91)West Chester, PA
WeedX Fertilizing is a lawn care company in West Chester, Pennsylvania, offering lawn care and fertilization, rated 4.9 by 91 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Froio's Lawn & Landscape
4.8on Google (128)West Chester, PA
Froio's Lawn & Landscape works on properties in West Chester, Pennsylvania, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 128 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Ramirez Landscaping LLC
4.8on Google (11)West Chester, PA
Based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Ramirez Landscaping LLC covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Weed Man
4.8on Google (340)West Chester, PA
A West Chester lawn care company, Weed Man lists lawn care and weed control, rated 4.8 by 340 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
JHL Landscaping
4.7on Google (81)West Chester, PA
JHL Landscaping is a lawn care company in West Chester, Pennsylvania, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.7 by 81 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Kellermans Tree Services
4.7on Google (124)West Chester, PA
Kellermans Tree Services serves West Chester and the surrounding Pennsylvania area with lawn care and tree service, rated 4.7 by 124 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
Green Lawn Fertilizing
4.6on Google (2,438)West Chester, PA
Green Lawn Fertilizing works on properties in West Chester, Pennsylvania, handling lawn care and fertilization, rated 4.6 by 2,438 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Lowery Lawn & Landscape
4.4on Google (34)West Chester, PA
Based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Lowery Lawn & Landscape covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.4 by 34 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in West Chester
West Chester 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 West Chester: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in West Chester?
A single mowing visit in West Chester typically runs $37 to $57 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 West Chester 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: Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Pennsylvania, 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 West Chester?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. West Chester 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 West Chester?
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 West Chester split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.