Janesville, Milton, Beloit, Edgerton, Evansville
Lawn Care in Janesville, WI
Lawns mowed every week, fed on Wisconsin's calendar, aerated in the fall and cleaned up when the leaves come down. Tell us about the yard and you get a written price.
- Weekly mowing, trimming and edging
- Fertilizer, weed control and fall aeration
- Spring and fall cleanups, leaves hauled
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What we do
Lawn care services in Janesville, WI
Pick the one that sounds like your yard for the details and the typical price, or just call and describe it.
Lawn MowingWeekly or every-other-week mowing at the right height, with trimming, edging and the clippings kept out of the street.Typical: $39 to $55 per cutSee details 
Fertilization and Weed ControlA seasonal fertilizer and weed control program timed to Wisconsin's calendar and inside the state's phosphorus law.Typical: $250 to $550 per seasonSee details 
Aeration and OverseedingCore aeration and overseeding in late summer and fall, to loosen compacted soil and thicken a thin lawn before winter.Typical: $38 to $48 per visitSee details 
Spring and Fall CleanupLeaves raked and hauled, beds cleared and the lawn ready for spring or put away for winter, on your schedule, not the city's.Typical: $190 to $806 per jobSee details
How it works
- 01
Tell us about the yard
Address, roughly how big the lot is, and what you want: weekly mowing, a fertilizer program, aeration, a cleanup, or all of it.
- 02
Get a written price
Per visit for mowing and cleanups, per season for a fertilizer program. Nothing is scheduled until you say yes.
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It gets done on a schedule
Mowed at the right height, edges trimmed, clippings kept off the street, and the fall work timed to the calendar.
Want the lawn off your list next season?
Call or text with the address and what you want done, or send the form. We reply with a written price for the visit or the season.
Updated
Short answer
The Janesville rules that matter
- Grass and weed height
- 12 inches max
- After a tall grass notice
- 7 days, then the city cuts
- Clippings in the street
- never, any season
- Loose leaf pickup 2026
- November 9 to 20, 2026
- Yard waste in plastic bags
- not taken since 2023
Sources: City of Janesville tall weeds, stormwater, loose leaf and bagged yard waste pages; ordinances 22-204, 22-209, 34-341.
What gets mowed
From a city lot to a few acres around the farmhouse
67.8% of Janesville's 29,330 homes are detached houses, so most of the work is a front lawn, a back lawn and the terrace strip by the curb. The rest is rental rows, corner lots that need twice the edging, and acreage out in the towns.
The lot decides the visit more than the house does. A city lot is mostly trimming and edging around beds, fences and a long run of sidewalk; an acreage lot is mostly open mowing with a bigger deck. A thin lawn on packed clay needs a fall of aeration and seed before weekly mowing makes it look good, and a lawn under old maples needs its leaves handled before the city's pickup window closes.
Weekly striped mow
Corner lots and terraces
Edging and trimming
Rental rows
Acreage lots
Thin lawns to rebuild
Prices
What lawn care costs in Janesville
Janesville-specific numbers only: marketplace prices, a cost report and sample quotes for Janesville, and a Janesville-area company's published program range. Ranges to plan with, not a quote; the full table with every source is on the lawn care cost page.
| Service | Typical range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly mowing, typical city lot (about a quarter acre) | $39 to $55 per cut | GreenPal |
| Mowing, larger or corner lot | $53 to $74 per cut | GreenPal |
| First cut on an overgrown lawn | $74 to $109 one time | GreenPal |
| Fertilizer and weed control program | $250 to $550 per season | Janesville-area company, 2026 |
| Core aeration, quarter-acre lawn | $38 to $48 per visit | ProMatcher |
| Spring or fall yard cleanup | $190 to $806 per job | LawnStarter |
Weekly mowing at $39 to $55 a cut comes to about $169 to $238 a month, and roughly $1,014 to $1,430 across an average 26-week season.
Each service, in short
Mowing, feeding, aeration and cleanups
Lawn mowing
Mowed at 2.5 to 3.5 inches, never more than a third of the blade at a cut, with trimming, edging along the drive and walk, and the terrace strip included. Clippings go back on the lawn, never in the street. $39 to $55 a cut on a typical lot, $53 to $74 on larger or corner lots. Lawn mowing
Fertilization and weed control
Fed on UW-Madison Extension's holiday schedule, with early September the feeding that matters most. No phosphorus on an established lawn without a soil test, by state law, and weed control only by a DATCP-licensed applicator. $250 to $550 a season. Fertilization and weed control
Aeration and overseeding
Core aeration in the fall when the soil is moist, then seed into the holes by early September so it is up before the first freeze around October 12. $38 to $48 to aerate a quarter-acre lawn; overseeding is priced after a look. Aeration and overseeding
Spring and fall cleanup
Leaves out of the lawn and beds, winter debris off in spring, edges recut, and everything raked to the curb in the city's window or hauled away. $190 to $806 depending on what is included. Spring and fall cleanup
Beds, edging and trimming
Most of the time on a mowing visit goes to the parts a mower cannot reach: fence lines, tree rings, bed edges and the sidewalk. A clean vertical edge along the walk and driveway is part of every visit, not an extra.
Rentals, rows and commercial lawns
32.7% of Janesville households rent. The 12-inch ordinance notice goes to the owner, so landlords and associations put rental lawns on a weekly route rather than wait for a door hanger. Small business lots and apartment lawns are priced by the visit the same way.
The Rock County lawn year
Mow from late April, feed in September, rake in November
The Wisconsin State Climatology Office puts Rock County's average last spring freeze on April 26 and first fall freeze on October 12, with the first hard freeze around October 23. That is the mowing season: about 26 weeks.
UW-Madison Extension's feeding schedule is Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day and early October, with early September the one that matters most, and overseeding done by early September. The month-by-month version is the Rock County lawn care calendar.
Service area
Yard waste and leaf pickup, town by town
Every community in Rock County runs its own brush, yard waste and leaf schedule. These are the 6 with rules we could confirm from the city or village itself; each has its own page.
| Community | Yard waste and brush | Fall leaves | Households |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janesville | Bagged weeks May 4-8 and Nov 30-Dec 4 | Loose leaves Nov 9-20, 2026 | 28,326 |
| Milton | Brush first Monday, April to November | Late October to mid November | 2,485 |
| Beloit | Monthly curbside, April to October | Nov 2-19, 2026; leaf vacuum $125 | 13,638 |
| Edgerton | Brush monthly, usually first Tuesday | Late October until the first big snow | 2,298 |
| Evansville | First full work week, April to October | After yard waste ends, until snow | 2,607 |
| Orfordville | Brush first Monday of the month | Starts in September | 649 |
Sources: City of Janesville, bagged yard waste collection (spring and fall); City of Janesville, fall loose leaf collection; City of Milton, brush collection; City of Beloit, fall yard waste information; City of Edgerton, waste and yard waste; City of Evansville, refuse and recycling; Village of Orfordville, public works
The 12-inch rule
Janesville ordinance 22-204 caps grass and weeds at 12 inches. After an inspector confirms a complaint the owner gets a door hanger or letter, the property is re-inspected 7 days later, and if it is still tall the city has it cut and bills the owner. A vacant rental or a few weeks away in June is how most lawns get there. The tall grass ordinance
Phosphorus and the bag
Wisconsin Statute 94.643 bans phosphorus lawn fertilizer unless new grass is going in or a soil test from the last 36 months shows a deficiency, and bans fertilizer on frozen ground. The penalty starts at $50 and climbs to $200 to $500 for repeat violations. On an established lawn, the middle number on the bag should be zero. Fertilizer and the law
Leaves and yard waste
The city takes leaves for two weeks a year
Janesville collects loose leaves November 9 to 20, 2026, by neighborhood map, and bagged yard waste only May 4 to 8, 2026 and November 30 to December 4, 2026, in paper bags. Leaves go in the gutter no earlier than October 1, ideally a day or two before your date, and crews pass each street once.
Leaves that come down after the crew has passed, or a yard too big to rake to the curb in two days, are what a fall cleanup is for. The whole schedule is in the leaf and yard waste pickup guide.
The Compost Site
Black Bridge Road, Janesville
| Grass, leaves, garden debris | Free, Janesville residents only |
| Brush, branches, stumps | $6 a cubic yard ($8 non-residents) |
| April to October | Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Closed | early December to the end of March |
Source: City of Janesville, Compost Site and Clean Fill Facility
- 67,201
- households in Rock County
- 71.2%
- own their home
- 74.4%
- of homes are detached houses
- 1970
- median year built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Rock County, Wisconsin. Detached houses are the lawns; owners usually decide who mows them. Older Beloit blocks (26.9% of homes built before 1940) mean mature shade trees and more leaves per lot.
Guides
Janesville lawn questions, answered with sources
Common questions
Lawn care in Janesville: quick answers
How much does lawn care cost in Janesville?
Mowing a typical quarter-acre lawn runs $39 to $55 a cut and larger or corner lots $53 to $74. A fertilizer and weed control program runs $250 to $550 a season, core aeration $38 to $48, and a spring or fall cleanup $190 to $806. Every range is on the cost page.
What is a fair price for lawn care?
For weekly mowing of a typical Janesville lot, $39 to $55 a visit, or about $169 to $238 a month. Bigger lots, corner lots, heavy trimming and bagging cost more. See the cost page.
What is the 1/3 rule in lawn care?
Never cut off more than a third of the grass blade at one mowing. UW-Madison Extension recommends a 2.5 to 3.5 inch height for Wisconsin lawns, which in spring can mean mowing twice a week. More on lawn mowing.
When is leaf pickup in Janesville this year?
Loose leaf collection runs November 9 to 20, 2026, by neighborhood map. Rake leaves to the gutter 1 to 2 days before your date, never before October 1. The full schedule is in the leaf pickup guide.
How tall can grass get in Janesville before the city steps in?
12 inches, under ordinance 22-204. After a notice and a 7-day re-inspection, the city has it cut and bills the owner. See the tall grass ordinance.
Is phosphorus lawn fertilizer allowed in Wisconsin?
Only to establish new grass or when a lab soil test from the last 36 months shows a deficiency (Wis. Stat. 94.643). Fertilizing frozen ground is banned too. Details on fertilization and weed control.
When should I aerate and overseed?
In the fall with moist soil, with overseeding finished by early September, per UW-Madison Extension. Rock County's average first freeze is October 12. See aeration and overseeding.
What is the difference between lawn care and lawn service?
People use the two loosely. Lawn service usually means the mowing visit: cutting, trimming, edging and blowing off the hard surfaces. Lawn care adds what keeps the grass healthy: feeding, weed control, aeration and seed. Most yards in Janesville get both, mowing every week and the rest on the calendar.
What are red flags when hiring a lawn care service?
No written price before the work starts; weed control from anyone without a current Wisconsin DATCP pesticide license; phosphorus fertilizer on an established lawn with no soil test; grass scalped well below 2.5 inches; and clippings blown into the street, which Janesville ordinance 34-341 does not allow.
Do you cover Milton, Beloit, Edgerton, Evansville and Orfordville?
Yes. The service area is Janesville and the 5 other Rock County communities with published yard waste rules, each with its own page, plus the rural lots in between.
How do I get a price?
Call or text (608) 530-1141, or send the quote form with the address, roughly how big the lot is, and what you want: weekly mowing, fertilizer, aeration or a cleanup. We reply with a price.
Get the lawn on a weekly route
Call, text or send the form with the address. We reply with a written price for mowing, a fertilizer program, aeration or a cleanup.