Lawn Care and Landscaping in Olympia, Washington: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 13 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Olympia. Mowing here typically runs $48 to $73 a visit and crews bill about $63 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 Olympia
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 | $48 to $73 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $15 to $23 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $16 to $24 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $15 to $23 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $23 to $36 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $12 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 55,605 in Thurston County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Olympia
Lawn care companies in Olympia
Green Lawn Care LLC
5.0on Google (38)Olympia, WA
Based in Olympia, Washington, Green Lawn Care LLC covers lawn care, rated 5.0 by 38 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(360) 951-7988Perez Landscaping Services LLC
5.0on Google (9)Olympia, WA
Listed in Olympia, Washington, Perez Landscaping Services LLC offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Two Jays Landscape, Inc.
5.0on Google (5)Olympia, WA
Two Jays Landscape, Inc. serves Olympia and the surrounding Washington area with lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Spring Green
4.9on Google (389)Olympia, WA
Spring Green works on properties in Olympia, Washington, handling lawn care, rated 4.9 by 389 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Wolbert's Plant Essentials Inc.
4.9on Google (393)Olympia, WA
Listed in Olympia, Washington, Wolbert's Plant Essentials Inc. offers lawn care, rated 4.9 by 393 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Nature Perfect Landscape and Design
4.8on Google (225)Olympia, WA
Nature Perfect Landscape and Design works on properties in Olympia, Washington, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 225 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Premium Landscape Services
4.8on Google (45)Olympia, WA
Premium Landscape Services works on properties in Olympia, Washington, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 45 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Lawn Boys Landscape
4.7on Google (141)Olympia, WA
Lawn Boys Landscape works on properties in Olympia, Washington, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.7 by 141 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Sunrise Landscaping and Tree Removal Service LLC
4.6on Google (114)Olympia, WA
Sunrise Landscaping and Tree Removal Service LLC works on properties in Olympia, Washington, handling lawn care, landscaping and tree service, rated 4.6 by 114 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and Saturday hours listed.
Busy Bee Lawn Service Inc
4.5on Google (57)Olympia, WA
Busy Bee Lawn Service Inc serves Olympia and the surrounding Washington area with lawn care, rated 4.5 by 57 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
CPC Landscaping Olympia
4.3on Google (88)Olympia, WA
Based in Olympia, Washington, CPC Landscaping Olympia covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 88 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Affordable Lawn Care
3.7on Google (3)Olympia, WA
Based in Olympia, Washington, Affordable Lawn Care covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(661) 599-9763Meadowlark Lawn Care
Olympia, WA
Meadowlark Lawn Care works on properties in Olympia, Washington, handling lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(406) 370-4718
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Olympia
Olympia 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.
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Lawn care in Olympia: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Olympia?
A single mowing visit in Olympia typically runs $48 to $73 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $63 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 Olympia 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: Washington 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 Washington?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Washington, 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 Olympia?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Olympia 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 Olympia?
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 Olympia split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.