Services and prices | Meadowlark Organic Lawn & Garden, Fort Collins

Part one

The lawn

Feeding, seeding and the weekly rounds. Every program starts with a soil test so we know what your ground needs.

Organic lawn feeding
$65 a visit
Four visits from April to October with time release organic fertilizer matched to your soil test. No synthetic weed and feed products.
- Soil test on the first spring visit
- Spot weeding by hand at each visit
- A note after every visit on what we applied
Core aeration
from $85
We pull cores across the whole lawn to loosen compacted clay and let water soak in rather than run off. Best in September, also offered in April.
Overseeding with drought tolerant grass
from $165 with aeration
A blend of turf type tall fescue and fine fescues, or blue grama for sunny lawns, sown into fresh aeration holes and topped with screened compost.
Mowing, edging and trimming
$48 a visit
Weekly or every other week from May to October. We mow at 3 to 3.5 inches, edge walks and beds, trim along fences and blow the hard surfaces clean.
Spring and fall cleanups
from $220
Beds cleared, perennials cut back, debris hauled away and the first or last mow of the year. Stems and seed heads are left for birds where you’d like them.
Leaf removal
from $150
Leaves blown out of beds and off the lawn. We mulch a thin layer back into the grass as free food and compost the rest.

Part two

Use less water without a brown lawn, and plant the corners of the yard with flowers that thrive on rain.

Sprinkler start up and tune up
$95 up to 8 zones
We turn the system on, run every zone, straighten tilted heads, replace broken nozzles and set a seasonal schedule. Extra zones are $8 each, and parts are billed at cost.
Fall sprinkler blowout
$65
Compressed air through every zone before the first hard freeze, so pipes and valves come through winter intact.
Native plant beds
from $12 per sq ft
Design, soil preparation, plants and mulch. Beds are watered by drip for the first two summers, then mostly by rain.
Lawn to meadow conversions
from $4.50 per sq ft
Turf smothered, soil prepared and sown with a native seed mix, with care visits through the first summer. Read how a conversion works

Getting started

Three steps, all written down, so you always know what happens next and what it costs.

A walk around the yard
A free visit of about 30 minutes. We measure, look at the soil, sun and sprinklers, and listen to what you want from the space.
A written plan
Within two business days you get an itemized quote and a calendar of visits for the year, using the prices on this page.
Visits on schedule
The same crew comes on the planned week, texts the day before and leaves a short note on what was done.

Our materials

Organic lawn care is not a single product. It’s a set of habits that build soil, so the grass needs less from us each year.

If a problem calls for something stronger, we tell you first and explain the options. Nothing goes on your yard without your say.

FertilizerTime release organic granules made from plant and animal meals, applied at rates set by your soil test.
CompostScreened compost spread thin after aeration to feed soil life and hold moisture.
WeedsPulled by hand, crowded out by thicker turf and kept down by mowing high.
PestsNo synthetic insecticides on lawns or beds. We identify the problem and start with the gentlest fix.