Lawn Care
Mowing, feeding and weed control that keeps a yard on schedule, with a local Greater Houston contractor and the appointment set on one call.
Lawn Care in Houston runs on Greater Houston rules. The lawns are St. Augustine almost everywhere, with Bermuda in full-sun newer yards, the soil is dense gumbo clay that drains slowly and stays wet after storms, and the climate is a very long growing season, high humidity most of the year and heavy Gulf rain events. That combination decides what good lawn care looks like here: the services below are the ones local contractors actually book in Houston, sequenced for this grass and this soil rather than copied from a national checklist.
Houston is the largest covered city in Greater Houston on this site, with 14 ZIP codes in the booking area. Coverage follows contractor routes, not city limits, so a street on the edge of a listed ZIP is worth a call to confirm.
In Houston, the pattern is familiar across Greater Houston: dollarweed colonising lawns that stay wet; gray leaf spot in summer humidity; compaction and standing water in clay low spots. Those three show up in Houston yards season after season, and each one is cheaper to handle early than late. A booked visit starts by reading which of them your lawn is actually dealing with, because the fix for a fungus problem and the fix for compaction look similar from the curb and are opposites in practice.
Clean cuts, sharp edges and a yard that stays on schedule. Typical range $45-$95 per visit.
Feeding timed to the grass, the soil and the season. Typical range $55-$160 per application.
Stop weeds before they seed, and thicken the grass that replaces them. Typical range $50-$145 per application.
Open compacted soil so water, air and seed reach the roots. Typical range $90-$260 per lawn.
Spring wake-ups and fall leaf clearing that reset the whole yard. Typical range $160-$520 per visit.
Lines are open open 9am-5pm cst, mon-sun. A short call covers the service, the yard and the timing, and ends with an appointment booked with a local contractor, not a promise to ring back.
| 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 |
| Lawn Care (combined jobs) | $60-$450 per job |
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.
Start fertilization after the lawn has greened up and has been mowed a couple of times, not on the first warm day. Feeding too early pushes growth the roots cannot support and can feed weeds before the turf is ready. A soil test is a sensible guide in Houston clay, where nutrient levels vary a lot from yard to yard.
Most Houston lawns do well with applications spread across the active growing season, rather than one heavy dose. The long season means small, spaced feeding matches how St Augustine actually grows here. Ease off as fall cools down, because late, heavy feeding can raise the risk of brown patch in damp weather.
Dollarweed is a sign that soil stays wet, whether from overwatering, a low spot, or slow clay drainage. Weed control works better when the watering and drainage habits behind it are corrected at the same time. A thicker, taller lawn also gives dollarweed less open ground to colonise.
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.
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One number, (866) 555-0134, open 9am-5pm CST every day. Your ZIP code routes you to contractors who actually serve your street.
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You and the contractor settle what the job includes and the price range for it. No surprises are built into the model.
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With the visit booked, check the contractor's license and insurance details, the normal step before any home service work.
Houston lawns grow nearly year-round, so mowing rhythm, fungus watch and drainage drive the calendar. In Houston 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.