Lawn Care in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 14 lawn care companies serving Wauwatosa. Mowing here typically runs $39 to $60 a visit and crews bill about $52 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 Wauwatosa
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 | $39 to $60 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $11 to $17 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $13 to $20 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $12 to $18 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $20 to $31 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $9 to $14 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 48,387 in the Milwaukee metro.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Lawn care companies in Wauwatosa
Bloom! Landscaping
5.0on Google (2)Wauwatosa, WI
Based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Bloom! Landscaping covers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
LCS Lawn Service
5.0out of 5 on
(6)Butler, WI
LCS Lawn Service serves Butler and the surrounding Wisconsin area with lawn care, with a published phone number.
Unverified(262) 783-6887Moss & Petal
5.0out of 5 on(1)Wauwatosa, WI
A Wauwatosa lawn care company, Moss & Petal lists lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Unverified(414) 336-9358
Moss & Petal Landscaping
5.0on Google (7)Wauwatosa, WI
Listed in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Moss & Petal Landscaping offers lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Strong Arm Services
5.0out of 5 on(2)Wauwatosa, WI
Strong Arm Services serves Wauwatosa and the surrounding Wisconsin area with lawn care, with a published phone number.
Unverified(414) 343-6319
Wells Landscaping
4.9on Google (79)Butler, WI
Wells Landscaping works on properties in Butler, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 79 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
LCS Lawn and Tree Services
4.6on Google (87)Butler, WI
LCS Lawn and Tree Services works on properties in Butler, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and tree service, rated 4.6 by 87 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2021, and a published phone number and website.
Best Choice Landscape
4.5on Google (102)Wauwatosa, WI
Based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Best Choice Landscape covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.5 by 102 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2019, and a published phone number and website.
Hawks Landscape Inc.
4.3on Google (94)Wauwatosa, WI
Hawks Landscape Inc. works on properties in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.3 by 94 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
TLC Contracting
4.3out of 5 on(28)Wauwatosa, WI
TLC Contracting is a lawn care company in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, offering lawn care, rated 4.3 by 28 Yelp reviewers, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Unverified(262) 505-9300Breckenridge Landscape
4.1on Google (18)Wauwatosa, WI
Based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Breckenridge Landscape covers lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.1 by 18 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, and a published phone number and website.
Moils Lawn and Landscape
3.0out of 5 on(2)Wauwatosa, WI
Based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Moils Lawn and Landscape covers lawn care and landscaping, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Unverified(414) 699-3569Sunburst Environmental Services Inc
3.0on Google (4)Wauwatosa, WI
A Wauwatosa lawn care company, Sunburst Environmental Services Inc lists lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2016, and a published phone number and website.
LandCrafters
1.0out of 5 on(1)Wauwatosa, WI
LandCrafters works on properties in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, handling lawn care, with a published phone number, serving homeowners in the surrounding area.
Unverified(414) 897-8232
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Where these companies are
Licensed applicators without a listing
These businesses hold a current Wisconsin pesticide applicator licence and work in Wauwatosa, but we have no contact details, hours, or reviews for them yet, so they are not in the list above.
- Aaron's Lawn Care Service LLC
- Beautiful Blooms Landscape Design LLC
- Crawford Tree & Landscape Services Inc.
- Curative Care Network
- Hoppe Tree Service
- Kujawa Enterprises Inc
- La Rosa Landscape Company Incorporated
- Medxcel FM
- Naturescape Inc.
- The Hawks Nursery Company
- The Secret Garden Inc
When to do the work in Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Wauwatosa?
A single mowing visit in Wauwatosa typically runs $39 to $60 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $52 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 Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa?
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 Wauwatosa 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.