Lawn Care and Landscaping in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 31 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Fond du Lac, 4 of them holding a current Wisconsin pesticide applicator licence. Mowing here typically runs $36 to $55 a visit and crews bill about $48 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 Fond du Lac
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 | $36 to $55 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $10 to $16 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $19 to $29 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $9 to $14 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $9 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 44,678 in Fond du Lac County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Fond du Lac
Lawn care companies in Fond du Lac
16 companies match these filters
Stuart's Landscaping & Garden Center, Inc
4.5on Google (126)Fond du Lac, WI
Stuart's Landscaping & Garden Center, Inc works on properties in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.5 by 126 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and Saturday hours listed.
Paul's Snowplowing, LLC
3.7on Google (9)Fond du Lac, WI
Listed in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Paul's Snowplowing, LLC offers lawn care and seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
Independent Excavating LLC
5.0on Google (4)Fond du Lac, WI
Independent Excavating LLC works on properties in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, handling seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2022, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
JP Lawn Care and Landscaping LLC
5.0on Google (11)Fond du Lac, WI
JP Lawn Care and Landscaping LLC is a lawn care company in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 5.0 by 11 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024.
LawnPros Fond du Lac | Commercial Snow Removal
5.0on Google (9)Fond du Lac, WI
LawnPros Fond du Lac | Commercial Snow Removal works on properties in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number and website.
Semenas Excavating & Trucking, Inc.
5.0on Google (1)Fond du Lac, WI
Semenas Excavating & Trucking, Inc. is a company in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offering seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Supreme Green Lawncare and Landscaping LLC
5.0on Google (1)Fond du Lac, WI
Supreme Green Lawncare and Landscaping LLC is a lawn care company in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number.
Snow removal(920) 204-9427Valley Excavating
5.0on Google (10)Fond du Lac, WI
Valley Excavating serves Fond du Lac and the surrounding Wisconsin area with seasonal snow removal, rated 5.0 by 10 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Snow removal(920) 313-9031Wausau Equipment
5.0on Google (4)Fond du Lac, WI
A Fond du Lac company, Wausau Equipment lists seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
K's Lawn Care
4.8on Google (49)Fond du Lac, WI
A Fond du Lac lawn care company, K's Lawn Care lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.8 by 49 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Snow removal(920) 266-1897Loof's Landscaping LLC
4.6on Google (24)Fond du Lac, WI
Loof's Landscaping LLC serves Fond du Lac and the surrounding Wisconsin area with lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.6 by 24 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Kurtz Tree Service
4.5on Google (35)Fond du Lac, WI
Kurtz Tree Service is a company in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offering seasonal snow removal and tree service, rated 4.5 by 35 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and a published phone number and website.
Michaels Tree Service, L.L.C.
4.0on Google (22)Fond du Lac, WI
Based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Michaels Tree Service, L.L.C. covers seasonal snow removal and tree service, rated 4.0 by 22 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number.
Snow removal(920) 922-2058Naturescape Lawn and Landscape Care
3.8on Google (88)Fond du Lac, WI
Listed in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Naturescape Lawn and Landscape Care offers lawn care and landscaping, rated 3.8 by 88 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Pak-Men Snow removal, landscaping, lawn care, seasonal maintenance, and general labor.
Fond du Lac, WI
Pak-Men Snow removal, landscaping, lawn care, seasonal maintenance, and general labor. is a lawn care company in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offering lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Paul's Snowplowing, LLC.
Fond du Lac, WI
Listed in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Paul's Snowplowing, LLC. offers seasonal snow removal, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
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Where these companies are
Licensed companies in Fond du Lac
Licensed applicators without a listing
These businesses hold a current Wisconsin pesticide applicator licence and work in Fond du Lac, but we have no contact details, hours, or reviews for them yet, so they are not in the list above.
- Community Lawn Care LLC
- Country Touch Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC
- Eliminator Pest Management
- Grass Hogs Lawn Care
- Keeys Services LLC
- Kohler Co.
- Landmark Landscape Inc
- Midwest Bug Busters
- Mike's Total Lawn Care LLC
- MW Can Do LLC
- Naturescape Inc.
- Parm's Landscape Management, Inc.
- Trugreen Limited Partnership
- Turf Care Milwaukee, LLC
- Wachtel Tree Science and Service, Inc.
When to do the work in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac sits in the Upper Midwest climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls May 1-15 and first frost September 1-15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Fine Fescue
- Tall Fescue
- Perennial Ryegrass
| 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 15 - May 15 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Extremely short season, winter damage, snow mold.
Want the exact soil temperature before you book pre-emergent? Check your ZIP on the soil temperature tracker.
How we verify these companies
- Licensed means a current entry in the state applicator register
- Ratings and review counts come from the platform named
- Hours and phone numbers come from public listings and can go stale
Lawn care in Fond du Lac: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Fond du Lac?
A single mowing visit in Fond du Lac typically runs $36 to $55 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $48 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 Fond du Lac should I hire?
Start with the companies that hold a current state pesticide applicator licence, because anyone applying herbicide or insecticide for money in Wisconsin needs one. 4 of the 31 companies listed here carry a licence we matched against the public register. After that, compare the attributed Google and Yelp ratings, check the company actually offers the service you need, and get two quotes for the same scope rather than one.
Does a lawn care company need a licence in Wisconsin?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Wisconsin, 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 Fond du Lac?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac?
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 Fond du Lac split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.
How do I check a company's licence myself?
Every licence badge on this site links to the Wisconsin register entry it came from, with the licence number and expiry date shown on the company page. You can also ask the company for its licence number directly and search the state register yourself. A company that will not give you the number is telling you something.