This page lists lawn care and landscaping companies that serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, along with what local work actually costs and how to check that a company is licensed before you hire it.
We are not a lawn care company. We do not mow, spray, or take service calls. This is an independent local guide. Every company below is listed on the same terms, and nobody paid to be here.
What lawn care costs in Tuscaloosa
Short version, with sources and caveats in the full cost guide:
| Service | What local sources show |
|---|---|
| Standard mowing | GreenPal’s Tuscaloosa page reports a $39 average and a $35 to $50 typical range. Their own March 2026 national release put Tuscaloosa at $61.26. Both are the same company. |
| Weekly vs. monthly | Across Alabama, per-visit price rises as visits get less frequent. Monthly costs 9 to 25 percent more per cut than weekly. |
| Aeration | GreenPal lists $72 to $88 typical for Tuscaloosa; individual local pros there quote $41 to $79. |
| Leaf removal | $55 average booked price locally, with a $50 to $63 typical range. |
| Hedge and shrub trimming | Fifteen named Tuscaloosa operators quote between $32 and $102 per visit. |
| Spring cleanup | $128 average booked, $116 to $143 typical. |
| Treatment programs | No Tuscaloosa provider publishes prices. All three local ones quote only. |
Two things to keep in mind. Marketplace “starting at” figures are advertising, not averages. And the marketplaces contradict each other badly — GreenPal’s two Tuscaloosa mowing numbers differ by 57 percent, with no methodology disclosed on either. Treat every figure on this page as a reference point for a conversation, not a quote.
One local factor worth knowing: the City of Tuscaloosa’s free trash pickup explicitly excludes “any waste generated by a compensated person (contractor, tree trimmer, etc.).” Your own bagged leaves get collected free. A contractor’s cannot be, so haul-away gets priced in. That is why cleanup quotes vary so much on disposal method.
Before you hire: check the license yourself
This is the part almost nobody does, and in Alabama it is genuinely checkable in about two minutes.
If a company applies pesticides, fertilizer, or weed control for money, Alabama requires them to be licensed. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries issues a Commercial Pesticide Applicator permit, and the relevant category for lawns is Ornamental and Turf Pest Control.
The distinction that matters: OTPS is the for-hire credential. OTPC holders, per Alabama Extension, “cannot charge a fee for services” — that category is for golf course and municipal employees. Anyone spraying your lawn for money needs OTPS.
Separately, the business itself needs a Horticulture Professional Services license from ADAI, currently $175 a year, covering Landscape Design (LD), Tree Surgery (TS), Setting of Landscape Plants (SLP), and Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (OTPS).
You can look it up. ADAI runs a public applicator search where you can search by name and county and see license type, permit number, and expiration date. Search the operator’s name, filter to Tuscaloosa County, and confirm the permit is OTPS and unexpired.
Why this matters practically: several companies listed below advertise weed control or fertilization while describing themselves only as “licensed and insured.” That phrase carries no specific meaning. The license either exists in ADAI’s database or it does not.
There is also a city business license requirement. The City of Tuscaloosa requires one for anyone operating in the city or its police jurisdiction, which extends roughly three miles past the city limits. Worth noting the city’s own disclaimer, though: a business license “shall not constitute a certification, endorsement, finding, representation, warranty, or guarantee by the city” that the business is competent or lawful. It proves they paid a fee, nothing more.
Why there are no star ratings on this page
Because we could not verify any.
Google, Yelp, BBB, Facebook, Angi, and Thumbtack all block automated access to their review data. We are not going to reprint a rating we have not confirmed, and we are not going to launder a company’s own self-published review badge into something that looks independent.
Two companies below display review figures on their own websites — Crawford Lawn Solutions shows a Google badge reading 5.0 from 31 reviews, and The Grounds Guys of Tuscaloosa shows 4.9 from 89 reviews. Those are the companies’ own claims on their own sites, observed August 17, 2026. We have not confirmed either against the platform.
If ratings matter to your decision, open Google Maps and the BBB yourself and read them. That takes five minutes and gives you better information than any directory’s aggregate score.
Independent companies serving Tuscaloosa and Northport
These operators name both cities on their own websites.
Total Lawn LLC
Mowing, landscape design and installation, hedge trimming, sod installation, mulch and pine straw, leaf cleanup, stump grinding, plus hardscape work — patios, retaining walls, firepits. Describes itself as veteran owned and operated, with discounts for veterans and active service members. Phone: 205-462-8171. totallawnllc.com
Note: a Yelp listing under a similar name shows a Coker address. We could not reconcile the two, so no address is printed here.
Kalvin’s Lawn Care LLC
Residential and commercial maintenance, hedge trimming, mulch and pine straw installation, leaf cleanup. Publishes a residential starting price of $45. Serves Tuscaloosa, Northport, Vance, Moundville, and McCalla. States ten years of experience. Phone: 205-246-6591. kalvinslawncarellc.com
Ray of Hope Properties, LLC
The broadest published service list of any local operator — mowing and maintenance, irrigation installation and repair, overseeding, mulch and pine straw, rock delivery and installation, garden bed construction, shrub and tree trimming, curbside leaf pickup, yard cleanup. Serves Tuscaloosa, Northport, Peterson, Mount View, Moundville, Duncanville, Cottondale, Coker, and Coaling. Says it has served the area since 2018. Phone: (205) 657-8587. Address: 3619 5th Ave, Tuscaloosa. rayofhopepropertiesllc.com
Southern Grounds, LLC
Routine cuts, mulching, pruning, leaf removal, landscape design, paving and hardscaping, and weed and fertilization spraying, residential and commercial. Serves Tuscaloosa and Northport. Phone: 205-799-5452. thesoutherngrounds.com
They advertise spraying but publish no license detail — a good candidate for the ADAI lookup above.
MH Lawn Care, LLC
Routine lawn care (mowing, edging, trimming, blowing), seasonal cleanup, and commercial maintenance for offices, retail, and rental communities. Serves Tuscaloosa, Northport, Cottondale, and Greenville. Phone: (205) 840-6674. mhlawn.care
Warrior Landscape Services
Lawn care, sod installation, irrigation systems, hardscaping and paving, ponds, outdoor lighting, weed control, and garden design. Residential and commercial, covering Tuscaloosa, Northport, and most of West Alabama. Phone: (205) 799-8718. warriorlandscapeservices.com
171 Lawn & Landscape
Mowing and trimming, aeration and dethatching, spring and fall cleanups, overseeding, rock and mulch delivery and installation, hedge and shrub pruning, debris removal. Northport and Tuscaloosa. Phone: (205) 523-5509. 171lawnandlandscape.com
Ram99 Lawncare
Grass cutting and maintenance, tree trimming, mulch and sod installation, tree and bush planting, gutter cleaning, spring and fall cleanup, Christmas light installation. Serves Tuscaloosa, Northport, Cottondale, Coker, Buhl, and Alberta City. Phone: (205) 792-4249. ram99lawncare.com
Use the number above. A separate site trading on this company’s name publishes a different phone number and different claims; it is not their site.
Exterior Lawn Care
Lawn care, landscaping, landscape design, and pressure washing across Tuscaloosa, Northport, and surrounding areas. Phone: 205-800-4640. exteriorlawn.com
Independent companies serving Tuscaloosa
These name Tuscaloosa but not Northport.
Globetti’s Lawn Care
Lawn maintenance, flower bed design, sod installation, mulch and pine straw, leaf cleanup, hardscape, landscape lighting. Residential, serving Fosters, Tuscaloosa, and surrounding communities. Ten-plus years in business. Hours Monday to Friday, 7:00 to 5:00. Phone: (205) 420-1047. Address: 14904 Lock 9 Road, Fosters. globettislawncare.com
Crawford Lawn Solutions
Routine maintenance, leaf mulching and cleanup, mulch and pine straw installation, shrub trimming, for commercial and residential clients in Tuscaloosa. Hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 5:00. Phone: (205) 764-3746. crawfordlawnsolutions.com
Jordan Outdoors
Not a mowing company — irrigation installation and repair, drainage, landscape renovation, and hardscapes including patios, parking pads, fire pits, walkways, and retaining walls. States 20-plus years of experience. Phone: (205) 718-1711. jordanoutdoorsllc.com
TIL Landscape
Landscape design, drainage systems, irrigation installation and repair, artificial turf, retaining walls, fencing, outdoor and Christmas lighting. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham areas. Notably, they claim to be “state certified in LD and SLP” — Landscape Design and Setting of Landscape Plants, both real ADAI categories, which makes it a specific and checkable claim rather than a generic one. Phone: (205) 296-5030. tillandscape.com
National franchises with local coverage
U.S. Lawns – Tuscaloosa (Team 37)
Commercial focus. Landscape maintenance, fertilization and weed control, irrigation, tree care, hardscape, storm response. Serves Tuscaloosa, Northport, Cottondale, Vance, and Tuscaloosa County. Owner listed as Patsy Gay; described as a woman-owned business. Phone: (205) 349-8697. Address: 3116 25th Ave., Suite A, Tuscaloosa. uslawns.com
The Grounds Guys of Tuscaloosa
Independently owned franchise, part of the Neighborly group. Mowing, edging, aeration, dethatching, seeding, fertilization and weed service, bed and shrub maintenance, artificial turf, irrigation, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, lighting. Publishes a 19-town service area including Northport, Cottondale, Coker, Vance, Brookwood, Ralph, and Samantha. Phone: (205) 346-8624. groundsguys.com
Worth knowing: despite the name, the branch address they publish is in Northport.
Weed Man and TruGreen
Both are treatment-only — fertilization, weed, insect, and disease control. Neither mows. Neither maintains a Tuscaloosa-area office; Weed Man services the area from Hoover, and TruGreen publishes no local branch address at all. Their advertised review counts are national aggregates across the U.S. and Canada, not Tuscaloosa figures.
If you search for these brands plus “Tuscaloosa,” several of the top results are affiliate lead-generation pages rather than the companies themselves. Go to the brand’s own domain.
Local operators without a website
These appear in the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama member directory but have no independent website, so we could not verify their services or service area. Listed for completeness.
- Landscape Solutions, Inc. — 3060 12th Street, Northport · (205) 345-0025
- Jackson Lawn Service — Tuscaloosa · (205) 799-2857
- Druid City Outdoor Services LLC — (205) 534-8451 · Facebook only
- Ideal Lawn Care LLC — (205) 764-8007 · Facebook only
- Green Acres Landscape Service, LLC — Northport
Questions worth asking before you sign
- Are you licensed with ADAI for OTPS? Only relevant if they will apply anything. Ask for the permit number and check it.
- What is the mowing height and how often? Alabama Extension recommends 1 to 2 inches for bermuda, zoysia, and centipede, and 2.5 to 4 inches for St. Augustine. A crew that scalps your lawn every visit is creating the weed problem you will pay them to fix later. See our mowing guide.
- Who hauls the debris, and is it in the price? Contractors cannot use the city’s free pickup.
- Weekly or biweekly, and what does each cost? Less frequent is more per visit, not less.
- Is there a contract? At least one local provider advertises no contract as a differentiator, which means others require one.
- Proof of insurance. Ask to see it rather than accepting “licensed and insured” as a phrase.
Do it yourself
Seven guides built on Alabama Cooperative Extension research, NOAA climate normals for the Tuscaloosa airport station, and USDA and Geological Survey of Alabama data.
- The Tuscaloosa lawn care calendar — month by month, from soil testing in January to wild garlic in December.
- Which grass grows best here — bermuda, zoysia, centipede and St. Augustine compared, including the two that are marginal at this latitude.
- Mowing heights — and the one-third rule that matters more than the number.
- How much to water — an inch a week, and why August through October is the hard part.
- Pre-emergent timing — the mid-September application almost nobody makes.
- Fall armyworms — how to scout with a gallon of soapy water before your lawn is stripped.
- Soil testing — a cheap test through Auburn, and the sampling depth most people get wrong.
Why a Tuscaloosa-specific site
Because generic lawn advice fails here in specific ways.
The city is split between USDA hardiness zones 8a and 8b — the line runs through town. Alabama Extension limits St. Augustinegrass to the southern half of the state on cold tolerance, and recommends centipedegrass for central and south Alabama only. Tuscaloosa sits right at those edges. Meanwhile tall fescue, the grass people reach for in shade, is adapted to north Alabama at best; Extension calls that region fescue’s southern limit, and we are south of it.
Then there is the rain. Tuscaloosa averages 52.6 inches a year, but August, September and October are the three driest months — exactly when warm-season grass is still growing hard. Irrigation demand here peaks when most people have mentally checked out for the season.
Advice written for Mobile or for Nashville gets all of that wrong, in opposite directions.
Send us photos of your work
If you run a lawn care or landscaping company here, we would rather show your finished lawns than stock photography. Send photos through the contact page and we will publish them credited to your company, with a link to your site.
Free, and it buys nothing — not placement, not a friendlier write-up, not removal of a competitor. Those rules are in our editorial standards and they do not bend for photo contributors either. Daylight shots of the whole lawn work best, and please confirm the homeowner is comfortable with the photo being published. We will not publish an address.
Corrections
Every listing here came from the company’s own website, observed August 17, 2026. Details change, sites go stale, and phone numbers move. If something here is wrong about your business — or if you run a Tuscaloosa lawn company that belongs on this page — tell us and we will fix it. Listing is free and always will be. See our editorial standards.