Lawn Care in Portage, Wisconsin: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 14 lawn care companies serving Portage. Mowing here typically runs $34 to $52 a visit and crews bill about $46 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 Portage
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 | $34 to $52 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $10 to $15 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $7 to $11 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $11 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $18 to $27 | 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 | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 10,581 in Columbia County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Lawn care companies in Portage
IBA LLC.
5.0on Google (2)Portage, WI
IBA LLC. is a lawn care company in Portage, Wisconsin, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2019, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(608) 697-8854
I & S Landscape Supplies
4.7on Google (27)Portage, WI
Based in Portage, Wisconsin, I & S Landscape Supplies covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.7 by 27 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Schultz Small Engine
4.7on Google (66)Portage, WI
Listed in Portage, Wisconsin, Schultz Small Engine offers lawn care, rated 4.7 by 66 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Sunnyridge Farm, LLC
4.7on Google (3)Pardeeville, WI
Based in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, Sunnyridge Farm, LLC covers lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Natures Way Landscaping and Snow Removal LLC
4.5on Google (19)Pardeeville, WI
Natures Way Landscaping and Snow Removal LLC is a lawn care company in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, offering lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, rated 4.5 by 19 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2023, and Saturday hours listed.
Arbor Green Inc
3.9on Google (10)Portage, WI
Arbor Green Inc serves Portage and the surrounding Wisconsin area with lawn care, rated 3.9 by 10 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2013, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(608) 742-0055
Dixon Shoreline Landscaping
3.8on Google (8)Portage, WI
Dixon Shoreline Landscaping works on properties in Portage, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number and website.
4 Seasons Landscape & Snow Removal Inc.
2.0on Google (4)Portage, WI
A Portage lawn care company, 4 Seasons Landscape & Snow Removal Inc. lists lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, with Google reviews going back to 2017, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(608) 742-4142B & C Lawn
Portage, WI
B & C Lawn serves Portage and the surrounding Wisconsin area with lawn care, with a published phone number.
Lawn care(608) 742-6814Interstate Farms Snowplowing & Landscaping LLC
Portage, WI
A Portage lawn care company, Interstate Farms Snowplowing & Landscaping LLC lists lawn care, landscaping and seasonal snow removal, with a published phone number.
Landscaping(608) 697-4028Kampen's Lawn Care & Handyman
Portage, WI
Kampen's Lawn Care & Handyman works on properties in Portage, Wisconsin, handling lawn care, with a published phone number.
Lawn care(608) 697-4626Kraus Exteriors LLC
Portage, WI
Based in Portage, Wisconsin, Kraus Exteriors LLC covers lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
RC landscaping
Portage, WI
RC landscaping works on properties in Portage, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and landscaping, with a published phone number.
Landscaping(608) 369-4456Stars And Stripes Lawncare
Portage, WI
Stars And Stripes Lawncare serves Portage and the surrounding Wisconsin area with lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Showing 14 of 14
Where these companies are
Licensed applicators without a listing
These businesses hold a current Wisconsin pesticide applicator licence and work in Portage, but we have no contact details, hours, or reviews for them yet, so they are not in the list above.
- DC LAWN & SNOW LLC
- Hamm's Arborcare
- The Talented Tradesman, LLC
When to do the work in Portage
Portage 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 Portage: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Portage?
A single mowing visit in Portage typically runs $34 to $52 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $46 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 Portage 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. The 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 Portage?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Portage 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 Portage?
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 Portage 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.