Lawn Care and Landscaping in Houston, Texas: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 13 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Houston. Mowing here typically runs $44 to $67 a visit and crews bill about $56 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 Houston
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 | $44 to $67 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $13 to $20 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $14 to $22 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $9 to $14 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $22 to $34 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 2,304,580 in the Houston metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Houston
Lawn care companies in Houston
7 companies match these filters
LawnStarter - Houston Landscaping
5.0on Google (73)Houston, TX
Based in Houston, Texas, LawnStarter - Houston Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 73 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Noble Landscaping Houston Tx
5.0on Google (100)Houston, TX
Based in Houston, Texas, Noble Landscaping Houston Tx covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 100 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Nature Springs Landscaping
4.9on Google (55)Houston, TX
Nature Springs Landscaping serves Houston and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 55 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
New Green Landscaping
4.9on Google (52)Houston, TX
New Green Landscaping serves Houston and the surrounding Texas area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 52 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Absolute Lawn Care and Landscaping
4.8on Google (314)Houston, TX
Absolute Lawn Care and Landscaping works on properties in Houston, Texas, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 314 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lawn Lovin’ Mowers & Landscaping
4.6on Google (22)Houston, TX
A Houston lawn care company, Lawn Lovin’ Mowers & Landscaping lists lawn care, landscaping and mowing, rated 4.6 by 22 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Four Seasons Lawn & Landscaping LLC
4.5on Google (72)Houston, TX
Four Seasons Lawn & Landscaping LLC works on properties in Houston, Texas, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.5 by 72 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Houston
Houston 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 Houston: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Houston?
A single mowing visit in Houston typically runs $44 to $67 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $56 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 Houston 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 Houston?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Houston 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 Houston?
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 Houston split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.
Not sure what grass you have in Houston?
The Houston lawn guide covers the grass types that grow here and the month-by-month schedule that goes with them.
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