Lawn Care and Maintenance in Hamilton
A full lawn season for Hamilton homes, from spring cleanup and mowing to aeration, overseeding, leaf removal and repairs, with new sod, leveling and drainage by our own crew. Fast replies. Call (905) 906-0671 or send the form with a photo of the lawn.
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Lawn Care
Lawn care and maintenance for Hamilton yards
Lumen Landscaping looks after lawns across Hamilton, Burlington and the towns around them, from one tired front lawn to townhouse common areas and small commercial lots. We also handle the lawn work that takes building: new sod on real topsoil, grading and leveling, drainage for wet spots, and the bed edges the lawn grows against. For a fast reply call (905) 906-0671 or send the form with a photo of the lawn.
Routine care covers weekly mowing, aeration and overseeding, and spring and fall cleanups. Whatever the lawn needs, we start by looking at why the lawn looks the way it does. Most tired lawns in Hamilton come down to one of four things: soil, shade, drainage or how the grass is cut, and the fix is different for each.
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A lawn care season, step by step
This is what a full season of lawn care covers in Hamilton, and what to ask about in any lawn care quote.
- Spring cleanup: Leaves, sticks and winter debris raked out, matted patches and snow mould fluffed up, and plow and salt damage along the curb marked for repair.
- Mowing: Weekly through the spring flush, cut at 6 to 8 cm (2.5 to 3 inches) and never more than a third of the blade at a time, with trimming and edging every visit.
- Aeration: Core aeration pulls plugs of soil to let air, water and roots into compacted ground. Hamilton clay needs it more than most.
- Overseeding and top dressing: Fresh seed and a thin layer of compost or screened topsoil after aeration, to thicken thin areas and fill shallow low spots.
- Feeding and weeds: A slow release fertilizer in late spring and early fall, and weeds kept down by thick grass and a high cut, since cosmetic weed killers are banned on Ontario lawns.
- Watering: About 2.5 cm (1 inch) a week, rain included, in one or two deep waterings early in the morning, within any local watering limits.
- Fall cleanup: Leaves off the lawn before they mat, a last lower cut, and a fall feed so the grass greens up early next spring.
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What our customers say
“The team did an excellent job re-sodding our backyard. They were professional, careful working around our pool, and the finished result looks fantastic.”
“I recently had Lumen remove the surface of our weed-infested lawn and replace it with fresh sod on the larger of two areas, and river rock on the smaller area. It was a pleasure dealing with Jeff at Lumen.”
“Excellent experience with Lumen Landscaping. Efficient, knowledgeable, hardworking, and my lawn looks fantastic. Highly recommend! I had Lumen landscape a second project one year later. Same terrific experience.”
Timing
Lawn care through a Hamilton season
Hamilton sits in plant hardiness zone 6b, and its lawns are cool season grasses: Kentucky bluegrass, fescues and perennial rye. They grow hard in spring and fall and slow right down in the heat of July and August. Good lawn care follows that rhythm.
April is cleanup and the first cut, once the ground is firm. May and June are steady weekly mowing and a late spring feed. Summer is about not stressing the grass: cut higher, water deeply rather than often, and let a dry lawn go dormant rather than forcing it green. Late August to the end of September is the best window of the year for aeration, overseeding and new sod, with warm soil, cool nights and fewer weeds competing. October and early November bring leaf removal, the last cut and a fall feed.
Grubs show up in late summer and fall as brown patches that lift like loose carpet, often after skunks and raccoons have torn the lawn up looking for them. See lawn dug up by skunks and is fall a good time to lay sod.
Why homeowners call Lumen about the lawn
Fully insured, 1-year craftsmanship warranty, Hamilton owned and operated. We fix lawns at the root, meaning soil, grade and drainage, so good routine care can do its job.
- We look at the cause: Shade, clay, a low spot or a mower set too low each need a different fix, and we tell you which one your lawn has.
- Real repairs: Regrading, leveling, drainage and new sod on proper topsoil, done by our own crew.
- One call for the yard: The lawn, garden beds, trimming, patios and walkways, all in the same conversation.
- Over 40 five-star Google reviews: Hamilton homeowners rate our lawn and garden work 5.0 on Google.
Planning
When lawn care is not enough
Repair or replace. If more than about half the lawn is weeds or bare soil, overseeding rarely catches up, and new sod on a proper bed of topsoil is the faster fix. See sod vs seed in Hamilton and can you lay sod over existing grass.
New build lawns. Builder sod is often laid on a thin skim of topsoil over compacted clay, and it thins out within a couple of years no matter how well it is cut. See new build lawn failing.
Wet and bumpy lawns. Water that sits after rain and ruts from the mower are grade problems, not lawn care problems. See water pooling in the yard and uneven, bumpy yard.
What affects the price of lawn care
- Lawn size and how many separate areas there are
- Which services are in the season: mowing, cleanups, aeration, overseeding, feeding
- How often visits are scheduled
- Slopes, narrow gates and access to the back yard
- Repairs such as leveling, drainage or new sod
A written quote lists each service and visit, so you can see exactly what the season covers.
Service Areas
Lawn care in Hamilton, Burlington and nearby
We take lawn care requests from Hamilton, including Ancaster, Dundas, Stoney Creek, Waterdown, Mount Hope, Binbrook and Glanbrook and Flamborough, and across Burlington, Grimsby, Oakville, Mississauga, Cambridge and Guelph, plus Milton, Brantford, Caledonia, St. Catharines, Smithville, Vineland and the Niagara Region. Related: lawn mowing, lawn aeration and overseeding, sod installation and grading. See all our service areas.
From the blog
Helpful guides
FAQs
Lawn care questions
Usually spring cleanup, weekly mowing with trimming and edging, feeding, aeration and overseeding, then fall leaf removal and a last cut. Repairs such as leveling, drainage and new sod are quoted as separate jobs.
Late August through September is the best window, with warm soil, cool nights and fewer weeds. Mid April to late May is the second choice. Our aeration and overseeding page explains each step.
Ontario bans cosmetic pesticides on lawns, so the main tool is a thick lawn: mow at 6 to 8 cm, feed in late spring and early fall, overseed thin spots, and pull or spot treat the rest with products allowed in Ontario, such as iron based weed control. A thick lawn shades out most weed seeds before they sprout.
Usually it is dormant. Cool season grass browns to protect itself in heat and drought and greens up again after steady rain. Brown patches that lift like loose carpet are usually grubs, and small round dead spots with a green ring are usually dog urine.
About 2.5 cm (1 inch) a week including rain, in one or two deep waterings early in the morning. Light daily watering keeps the roots shallow. New sod is different: it needs watering every day for the first couple of weeks. See our new sod care guide.
If more than about half of it is weeds, moss or bare soil, resod. Overseeding works on a lawn that is thin but still mostly grass. Send a photo to (905) 906-0671 and we will tell you which yours is.
Yes. Requests from townhouse and condo complexes, property managers and commercial lots are welcome. For bigger sites see our commercial landscaping page.
Get them off before they mat down. A thin layer can be mulched in with the mower, but a thick layer left over winter smothers the grass and invites snow mould.
Skunks and raccoons dig for grubs in late summer and fall. A thick, deeply watered lawn handles grubs better, and beneficial nematodes applied in late summer go after them. Torn up areas are repaired with new sod. See lawn dug up by skunks.
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