Baton Rouge, Louisiana lawn care
Lawn care in Baton Rouge for homes, from the first cut to the last
A rainy stretch, a trip out of town, and the grass is already past the line you like. We do lawn care in Baton Rouge for homes: mowing at the height your grass wants, edging and string trimming along the walk and the drive, hand weeding in the beds, and hedges and shrubs trimmed back.
When the yard needs a hand
Grass taller than the mower deck
We cut it down in stages on the first pass over a lawn that has gotten away, so the deck does not stall and clippings do not come off in windrows. The yard comes back to a normal height on the next visit, and a regular schedule can start from there. A house that sat empty, a rental between tenants, or a yard a week of rain got ahead of all fall under this one.
A yard to keep up through a long growing season
Warm-season turf runs for months here. A weekly or every-other-week schedule holds the line through the season, with the pace loosening as growth tapers in the fall. The schedule can shift as the yard does: weekly through the long middle, every other week on either end, and quiet through the dormant months.
Runners creeping over the walk and the drive
St. Augustine spreads onto concrete fast once the heat is on, and ragged edges make a sharp cut look unfinished at the end of a visit. We set the line along the walk and the drive with a stick edger in a single narrow pass, and string trimming picks up what the mower cannot reach.
Hedges grown up over the windows
A boxwood that lost its shape over winter can hide the front stoop, and a hedge that was neat in spring can clear a window sill by midsummer. We shape hedges and shrubs from the ground, keeping the base of each one wider than the top so it stays full to the lawn.
Beds full of weeds after spring rain
We pull weeds by hand, root and all, along the bed lines already there. Warm soil and steady rain push buttonweed, chamberbitter and clover up through mulch faster than a Saturday morning can keep up.
A house going on the market
A kept yard is one less thing a buyer notices. Grass cutting at the right height is the visit to call for when a sign is about to go up, with edging and string trimming so the drive and the walk read as sharp. If the beds and the hedges also need attention before photos, say so on the call and we fold them into the same visit.
A long season for warm grass
Baton Rouge sits between a late winter and an early winter. The median last spring freeze comes around February 25, the median first fall freeze near November 26, and the median freeze-free growing season runs 276 days. Warm-season turf uses almost all of that stretch: it is in active growth from March through October and dormant from November through February, when mowing is generally not needed, with mowing about once a week during the active season. For a month-by-month plan, see how often to mow here.
Lawn care services, by the job
Each service page covers one job, written for people who want that job on its own or on a schedule. All the yard work we do lays it out together if you are not sure which page fits yours. Some callers want one job (a hedge back under a window, a weed-choked bed, a lawn that got away). Others want the whole thing kept up on a schedule. Both set up the same way on a call.
Edges and beds
Hedges and shrubs
What a call about your yard sounds like
- You call us at (225) 535-8165 and tell us about the yard: front, back and side yards, how tall the grass is right now, gates and how we get in, whether a dog is in the yard, hedges, beds and anything to leave alone. If you are not sure of all of it, tell us what you have and we get back to you with any questions.
- We look at the yard with you if you are there. If you are not, we go off what you told us and send back questions before the work starts.
- You hear what the work would be and what it would run, and you decide. Nothing starts without your go-ahead.
- We do the work. If you are home we walk the yard with you at the end so you can say what you want next time.
For a longer look at what happens when you call, see the about page.
Who calls about Baton Rouge yards
Baton Rouge is a city of single-family houses, with about 55 percent of the city's housing units single-family detached and about 52 percent of city homes rented. Owners, renters who look after their own yard and landlords of single-family houses are all welcome to call. Who sets the work up changes who we talk to; the yard itself looks about the same either way.
Baton Rouge lawn care guides
Lawn care in Baton Rouge: your questions
What does lawn care cost in Baton Rouge, and why not a price over the phone?
Cost comes out of the yard itself. The number depends on how big the lawn is, what grass is in it, how much edging and hedge work rides along with the mowing, whether a gate or a slope changes the equipment we bring, and how often you want it done. A price given before any of that is known is a guess. See what goes into a lawn care price for the pieces that move it up or down.
What does a mowing visit include?
A walk of the yard first for sticks, toys, dog stakes, sprinkler heads and fire ant mounds, so the deck does not meet any of them. Then the cut at the height your grass needs, string trimming along the fence, posts and the mailbox, and edging along the walk and the drive. Hedges, bed weeding and anything beyond mowing stay a separate call unless you asked for them with the cut.
How often should my lawn be cut here?
During the active growing season, LSU AgCenter says Louisiana lawns are mowed about once a week, or three to four times a month. From November through February the grass is dormant and mowing is generally not needed.
Do you edge and trim, or only mow?
Both. The mower cuts the open lawn. A stick edger sets the line along the walk, the drive and the curb in a narrow vertical pass, and string trimming picks up the fence line, posts, the mailbox and around trees, with the line kept off the trunks and off any siding or windows nearby.
Do you trim hedges and shrubs?
Yes, from the ground, with both hands on the trimmer. Boxwood, ligustrum, azaleas and the like are what gets trimmed on a visit, and when hedges need it depends on the plant and the season.
Do I need to be home, and what about gates and dogs?
We settle it on the call. Some yards work with you out of the house: a gate code or an unlocked side gate, a dog kept inside, and clear notes on the side yard. Some yards need you there, especially if a side yard is tight, a dog cannot be kept in, or hedge work needs an eye on the shape. Tell us what you have and we will say what we need.
What do you do with the clippings?
On a normal cut, small clippings can stay on a lawn mowed at the right height and break down fast in warm weather. On a heavy or wet cut they clump and have to come off. How the crew's clippings leave the yard is settled on the call.
Call (225) 535-8165 and tell us what the yard is doing: how tall the grass is right now, front, back and side yards, gates and dogs, and whether hedges or beds also need work. If a call is not the right time, leave your number in the callback form below the number and we will reach back out.
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