Lawn care costs $300 on average and can vary based on the types of service provided. However, you can expect to pay $100 to $500 for simple tasks like lawn mowing, fertilization, and leaf removal.

Regular lawn care is essential to keeping your lawn healthy and strong. Your total lawn care cost will depend on several factors, including the type of services, the size of your lawn, its current condition, and whether you hire a lawn care service. Learn more about the benefits of lawn care and how much you can expect to pay.

Lawn Care Cost Breakdown

When figuring out how much your weekly, monthly, or annual lawn care will cost, you’ll need to consider several cost factors, such as the type of services, the size of your lawn, labor costs, prep, location, and grass type.

Service Types

Lawn Mowing

You can expect to pay $50 to $205 for lawn mowing service. Your overall cost will depend on the size of your lawn—with most lawn care companies charging $0.01 to $0.06 per square foot or $50 to $200 per acre. Other cost factors include:

·       Shape of your lawn

·       Type of grass

·       Condition of your lawn

·       Accessibility

Landscaping

You’ll pay anywhere from $1,260 to $6,020 in landscaping costs. Landscaping runs the gamut from flower bed installation to landscape lighting to a fountain installation. Your overall cost will depend on the scope of your project, yard size, the cost of materials, the type of landscaping, prep work, permits, and whether you’ll need to hire a professional landscape designer or architect.

Aeration

You can expect to pay $75 to $200 for lawn aeration. This process allows vital nutrients, such as water and air, to nourish your lawn. A lawn aeration pro will poke hundreds of small holes in your yard to aerate your lawn, which helps it breathe. Your overall cost will depend on the size of your lawn and the type of aeration treatment you choose.

Weed Removal

You’ll pay anywhere from $35 to $400 in weed removal service costs. Your total cost will depend on the size of your yard, the removal method, labor costs, accessibility, and lawn condition.

Seeding

Seeding and reseeding your lawn can cost between $440 and $1,750. Seeding provides vital nutrients to help your lawn grow healthy, strong, and green. Your overall seeding cost will depend on the size of your lawn, the type of seeds, and the seeding method.

Flower Bed Installation

You can expect to pay $800 to $3,000 for flower bed installation. For this lawn care service, a gardener will plant your favorite spring bulbs, pretty flowers, and native blooms. Pros know how to plant your flowers safely to survive the season.

Hydroseeding

You’ll pay $500 to $1,910 for lawn hydroseeding. Hydroseeding is spraying your lawn with grass seed, fertilizer, water, and mulch via a pressurized hose. This nutrient blast helps grow your lawn quickly in under a month. The amount you’ll pay depends on the size of your lawn.

Fertilizing

Fertilizing your lawn will cost $70 to $380. Your overall lawn fertilization costs depend on the size of your yard, the type of fertilizer, and whether you add any additional lawn services.

Dethatching

You can expect to pay $160 to $225 to dethatch your lawn. Thatch is a mixture of plant matter, sticks, roots, and crowns that accumulate on top of your lawn, making it difficult for oxygen, water, and fertilizer to reach the roots. The cost to dethatch your lawn will depend on the size of your yard, the type of dethatching method, and the thickness of the thatch.

Sod Installation

You’ll pay $1,070 to $3,000 for sod installation. Laying sod is much easier than planting seeds and waiting for the grass to grow. Your total cost will depend on your yard size, condition, and accessibility.

Sprinkler System Installation

Installing a lawn sprinkler system will cost between $1,665 and $3,550. The overall cost will depend on the size of your lawn, the sprinkler system type, the number of sprinkler heads, and the number of zones.

Drip Irrigation System Installation

You’ll pay $200 to $850 to install a drip irrigation system. Drip irrigation systems slowly and evenly deliver water at ground level to keep your lawn looking healthy and new. Your total cost will depend on the size of your lawn and the type of system you choose to install.

Lawn Winterization

You can expect to pay $100 to $400 to winterize your lawn. Lawn winterization involves adding a new, tough fertilizer to your grass so it can withstand the harshness of winter. Your total cost will depend on the types of treatment your lawn needs to withstand the cold months.

Size

The size of your lawn plays a significant role in your total lawn care cost. The average lawn size is between ¼ and ⅕ of an acre or between 8,712 and 10,890 square feet. Here’s what you can expect to pay per month for lawn care:

Labor

Depending on the type of lawn care service you need, labor costs can range between $35 and $190 per hour, with the average ranging from $35 to $70 per hour. However, many lawn care professionals also structure their prices around the type of service provided. Be sure to ask your lawn care company about pricing per hour and per service.

Prep

A lawn care professional may need to do some prep work before caring for your lawn. For example, tree stump removal will cost $175 to $500. If a stump is blocking your yard and making lawn care difficult, you will likely need to remove it before a pro agrees to do yard work. Also, if your lawn is in poor condition, a pro will need to perform a lot of pre-maintenance before starting lawn care, so you’ll pay extra for that, too.

Location

Your location plays a role in lawn care costs.

Grass type

Depending on where you live, the grass might grow faster than in other locations. If that’s the case, you might need mowing more frequently, and you can expect your total cost to increase. On the flip side, some grasses grow slower and require less mowing.