Lawn Care and Landscaping in Carrollton, Texas: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 14 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Carrollton. Mowing here typically runs $41 to $63 a visit and crews bill about $53 an hour for everything else, on a warm-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in Carrollton
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 | $41 to $63 | 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 | $13 to $21 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $9 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 | $11 to $16 | 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 133,434 in the Plano metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Carrollton
Lawn care companies in Carrollton
Marines Landscape And Lawn Care Services
5.0on Google (2)Carrollton, TX
Based in Carrollton, Texas, Marines Landscape And Lawn Care Services covers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2019, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(214) 489-9318Southwest Landscaping, LLC
5.0on Google (22)Carrollton, TX
Southwest Landscaping, LLC serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 22 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Timberline Lawn & Landscape
5.0on Google (36)Carrollton, TX
A Carrollton lawn care company, Timberline Lawn & Landscape lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 36 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Southern Botanical Landscape & Tree Care
4.9on Google (32)Carrollton, TX
Southern Botanical Landscape & Tree Care serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care, landscaping and tree service, rated 4.9 by 32 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, and a published phone number and website.
Your Local Grass Guy
4.9on Google (268)Carrollton, TX
Your Local Grass Guy serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care, rated 4.9 by 268 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Green Empire Landscaping
4.8on Google (65)Carrollton, TX
Green Empire Landscaping works on properties in Carrollton, Texas, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 65 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
YardPros Group, Inc.
4.8on Google (124)Carrollton, TX
YardPros Group, Inc. is a lawn care company in Carrollton, Texas, offering lawn care, rated 4.8 by 124 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lawncare by Josie
4.7on Google (13)Carrollton, TX
Based in Carrollton, Texas, Lawncare by Josie covers lawn care, rated 4.7 by 13 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Dr. Green Services
4.5on Google (564)Carrollton, TX
Dr. Green Services serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care, rated 4.5 by 564 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
TruGreen Lawn Care
4.3on Google (315)Carrollton, TX
TruGreen Lawn Care serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care, rated 4.3 by 315 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Hernandez Landscaping Co.
2.5on Google (8)Carrollton, TX
Hernandez Landscaping Co. serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
E Martinez lawn care
Carrollton, TX
Based in Carrollton, Texas, E Martinez lawn care covers lawn care, with a published phone number, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
Lawn care(469) 515-2457Eco Turf Point
Carrollton, TX
A Carrollton lawn care company, Eco Turf Point lists lawn care, with a published phone number and website.
Roots Lawn & Landscaping
Carrollton, TX
Roots Lawn & Landscaping serves Carrollton and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care and landscaping, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Carrollton
Carrollton sits in the South Central climate region, which runs warm-season lawns. Last frost usually falls February 1-March 1 and first frost November 15-December 15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Bermudagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Zoysiagrass
- Buffalograss
- Bahiagrass
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed, sod, or sprig | Late May through July | Warm-season grass needs soil above 65 degrees to take hold. |
| Fertilize | April through August | Stop feeding roughly a month before the first expected frost. |
| Core aerate | May through July | Aerate while the lawn is actively growing so it fills the holes back in. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | February 1 - March 1 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Extreme heat, drought, fire ants.
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 Carrollton: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Carrollton?
A single mowing visit in Carrollton typically runs $41 to $63 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 Carrollton 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: Texas 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 Texas?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Texas, 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 Carrollton?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Carrollton runs warm-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 Carrollton?
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 Carrollton split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.