Lawn Care in Providence, From Weekly Mowing to Fall Cleanup
Mowing on a schedule, feeding and weed control through the season, aeration and sod when the turf needs more, and the cleanups that open and close the year, for homes and businesses across the city and the towns around it.
Free, no-obligation estimates. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
- Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 6 pmAfter hours, leave a message and we return it the next working morning.
- We show up when we say we willThe visit happens on the day we booked it, not the day after.
- The whole job quoted firstOne figure before we start, and no surprise charges after.
- Clean when we leaveClippings, leaves and debris go with us at the end of the visit.
Lawn care in Providence
We do lawn care in Providence for homes and businesses: mowing, feeding, weed control, aeration, sod, and the spring and fall cleanups.
Lawn care, as we use the word, is the work that keeps turf healthy, and it splits between the recurring visit and the seasonal job. The visit covers mowing, edging, trimming and cleanup, and the seasonal jobs come around on their own calendar: mulch, pruning and the fall leaves.
The timing we work to for a New England lawn is the research-based guidance published by the UMass Extension Turf Program, which is why feeding, seeding and crabgrass control each land in their own window rather than whenever the truck happens to be nearby.
Our lawn care services
Every lawn service we offer in Providence is below, one card each, with a link to its own page for the detail.
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Lawn mowing
Weekly or every-other-week visits, each one cut at the height that suits the turf, given "string trimming" where the mower does not reach, edged along the walks and drive, and blown clean before we leave.
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Aeration and overseeding
"Core aeration", what most owners call plugging, pulls plugs out of compacted soil and opens the surface for air, water and seed. "Overseeding" straight after puts new seed into that loosened ground, which is how thin turf fills back in.
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Lawn fertilizing
"Slow-release" granular feeding in spring and in fall, on a seasonal program, so the color holds between visits instead of flushing and fading.
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Weed control
A "pre-emergent", the crabgrass preventer, goes down in spring and stops crabgrass before it comes up. Broadleaf treatment through the season takes out the dandelions and clover that are already growing.
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Sod installation
A new lawn the day it goes down, which is why people call "sod" the instant lawn. We strip the old growth, till and grade the soil, lay the rolls tight, then roll the whole area so the roots meet the ground.
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Leaf removal
Leaves raked, blown and bagged off the lawn, out of the beds and out of the gutters before winter, so the turf is not smothered under them until spring.
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Yard clean up
A spring or fall reset for the whole yard: debris out, beds cut back and re-edged, mulch topped up, the lawn mowed, and everything hauled away.
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Commercial lawn care
Scheduled grounds care for offices, shops, rentals and managed properties, so the lawn looks kept every week without anyone on site having to think about it.
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Maintenance plans or one-time visits
You choose between a scheduled maintenance plan with weekly or every-other-week visits and one-time seasonal visits booked as the lawn needs them.
A scheduled maintenance plan
Set visits through the year, weekly while the grass is growing hard and less often once it slows, so nobody has to remember to call. The plan is written around your lot and typically takes in mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, bed care, weed control, pruning and the seasonal cleanups.
One-time seasonal visits
A spring or fall cleanup, an aeration with overseeding, a leaf pickup or a sod job, booked as a single visit. Right for the owner who mows but wants the heavy seasonal work handled, or who wants to see how we work before committing to a plan.
Every lawn is quoted on its own
Lot size, turf condition, slope, shade, access and how much bed area there is all shape a maintenance plan and its scope, so the price comes from looking at your lawn rather than from a chart. A season-long program is usually quoted as a yearly figure billed in level monthly amounts, and a one-time cleanup is quoted for the visit. Call, and you have the whole job in one quote before any work starts.
The estimate is free and carries no obligation.
What happens after you call
You call, we look at the lawn and talk through what it needs, and you get a quote for the whole job before any work starts.
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You call
Give us the address and tell us what you want done, from a weekly mow to a one-time cleanup. If it goes to voicemail, we call back the same working day.
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We look at the lawn
We come out, walk the yard with you and talk through what the turf needs and how often, including the things you had not thought to ask about.
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You get the whole job in one quote
One figure for the work before anything starts, with no surprise charges after. Say yes, say no, or ask us to change the scope.
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We show up and do it
We arrive on the day we booked, do the work and clean up when it is done, and on a plan the next visit is already on the calendar.
Neighbors on the work
These are our Google reviews from owners around Providence, in their own words.
William has been taking care of our yard since the spring, and we couldn’t be happier. What began as a simple spring clean-up has turned into ongoing lawn and yard maintenance. He’s incredibly dependable, does meticulous work, and is an absolute pleasure to work with — not to mention very reasonably priced. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a reliable and detail-oriented landscaper in the area.
William was very professional from the start with clear communication and pricing. He removed 4 large, old shrubs and trimmed others, cleaned up the beds and edged the area. He also took away all the yard waste and left the area clean. Pleasant to work with; highly recommended
I've been using Mela Landscapes for a few months and they are by far the best landscapers I've used in the Providence area. They are dependable, do an amazing job, and are a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend them.
Where we work
We work from Providence, Rhode Island outward, with East Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cranston and Valley Falls on the regular routes. Greenville, Warwick, Cumberland Hill, Harmony, Woonsocket, Chepachet, Clayville and Tiverton are inside our reach as well. If your lawn is farther out than that, ask on the call and we will tell you straight.
Lawn care guides
Our guides are written for the Providence owner who wants to understand the lawn before hiring anyone to work on it.
Read the one that matches what you are seeing in the yard, then call with whatever it did not settle. None of them replaces a look at the actual lawn, which is why the estimate is free.
Lawn care guides on cost, schedule, grass, soil and sod
Each guide answers one lawn question in full: cost, the yearly schedule, grass type, mowing height, grubs, soil testing and sod versus seed.
Ready to hand the lawn off?
Call and tell us the Providence address and what you want done. We come out, look at the lawn and quote the whole job before any work starts.
Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 6 pm. Calls outside those hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
- Free, no-obligation estimates
- The whole job quoted before we start, no surprise charges after
- We clean up when the work is done