Greater Houston coverage
Mowing, feeding, weed control, clean-ups and landscaping projects in Katy, booked as one appointment on one call.
Coverage in Katy, TX spans 4 ZIP codes: 77449, 77450, 77493, 77494. The city sits in our Greater Houston area, where the standard lawn is St. Augustine almost everywhere, with Bermuda in full-sun newer yards and the soil is dense gumbo clay that drains slowly and stays wet after storms. Nearby covered cities include Houston, TX, Dallas, TX, Irving, TX. Everything booked here, from weekly mowing to a full landscaping project, is handled by independent contractors based in this metro.
With 4 covered ZIP codes, Katy ranks number 2 for coverage in Greater Houston. It lies roughly 27 miles from Houston, the metro's coverage anchor, which is why the same contractor routes often serve both. Coverage follows contractor routes, not city limits, so a street on the edge of a listed ZIP is worth a call to confirm.
A Houston lawn can look thirsty on the surface while its roots sit in water, because heavy clay holds moisture below and sheds it above. Watch how your yard behaves after a hard rain: puddles that linger, soft spots near downspouts, and thin grass along low paths all point to drainage, not hunger. Raising low areas, extending downspout flow away from turf, keeping edges clear, and opening compacted soil all help water move where it should. Fix the pattern first, because extra feeding in a spot that stays wet usually repeats the same loss.
Yards in Katy follow the Greater Houston rhythm: compaction and standing water in clay low spots; chinch bugs in hot, dry St. Augustine; gray leaf spot in summer humidity. None of those is exotic. They are the standard Greater Houston list, and a local contractor reads them quickly because they see the same pattern street after street. What changes by yard is which one is driving the decline, and that reading is what the appointment is for.
Two umbrella services cover most Katy calls. Lawn care in Katy handles the recurring work, and landscaping in Katy handles projects. Underneath them sit the nine individual services:
$45-$95 per visit
$55-$160 per application
$50-$145 per application
$90-$260 per lawn
$160-$520 per visit
$1,800-$12,000 per project
$180-$1,400 per plant installed
$180-$650 per job
$300-$2,500 per design
Call (866) 555-0134 during opening hours, 9am-5pm CST Mon-Sun. You will talk through the work with a real person and finish the call with a visit scheduled.
Houston lawns grow nearly year-round, so mowing rhythm, fungus watch and drainage drive the calendar. In Katy that calendar is not academic. Work booked in the right window costs less and lasts longer, because the grass does half the job itself when the season is on its side. With Houston rainfall, the skill is drainage and restraint: more lawns suffer from staying wet than from going thirsty. Your contractor will set the visit timing against the Greater Houston season rather than a national schedule, and will tell you plainly if the job you want belongs in a different month.
Appointments are available in these Katy ZIP codes: 77449, 77450, 77493, 77494. If your ZIP is a neighbouring variation, call anyway: routes shift as contractors add streets, and the call will confirm coverage honestly either way.
Aeration opens compacted gumbo clay so air, water, and nutrients can reach the roots instead of running off the surface. Core aeration, which removes small plugs of soil, is the useful form on clay. It is best done while the grass is actively growing, so the lawn can recover and grow into the opened soil.
Spring into early summer and again in early fall are practical windows, as long as the turf is actively growing. Avoid aeration when the lawn is dormant or when the ground is saturated after heavy rain. Lawns with heavy foot traffic or a long history of thinning on clay usually benefit most.
Look at the pattern, the season, and the roots before deciding. Chinch bug damage favours hot, sunny, dry edges in summer, while brown patch favours cool, wet periods and take-all root rot leaves short, dark, rotted roots in spring. Because the fixes differ, a careful diagnosis matters more than a fast guess.
Yes, but product choice and timing matter because St Augustine is more sensitive to some weed control products than Bermuda. Treatments should be matched to the grass type, the weed, and the temperature at the time of application. Reading the label for St Augustine specifically is essential, and stressed or newly established turf needs extra caution.
Seasonal clean-ups should clear leaf mats, fallen branches, and storm debris off turf, tidy bed edges, and cut back spent growth. In Houston this is not only cosmetic: debris left on wet grass traps moisture and blocks light, which raises disease risk. Fall and post storm clean-ups do the most to protect the lawn.
| Service | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Lawn Mowing | $45-$95 per visit |
| Lawn Fertilization | $55-$160 per application |
| Weed Control | $50-$145 per application |
| Lawn Aeration | $90-$260 per lawn |
| Seasonal Clean-ups | $160-$520 per visit |
| Hardscaping | $1,800-$12,000 per project |
| Tree and Shrub Installation | $180-$1,400 per plant installed |
| Mulching | $180-$650 per job |
| Outdoor Design | $300-$2,500 per design |
Ranges are typical for residential work in our covered metros. Your contractor confirms the range for your exact job on the call, before you commit to anything.
Call (866) 555-0134 during opening hours, 9am-5pm CST Mon-Sun. You will talk through the work with a real person and finish the call with a visit scheduled.