Best Lawn Care Services in Oregon

The Pacific Wonderland is known for its beautiful nature and outdoor activities. Even if you’re not exploring Deschutes National Forest or Oregon Coast beaches, there’s plenty to keep you busy. Lawn care certainly isn’t a priority when there’s a Ducks or Beavers game to watch.

Don’t give up your weekend plans — Lawn Love will tackle your turf chores for you. Our pros will keep your lawn healthy and neat, whether you live in Portland, Bend, Klamath Falls, or Coos Bay.

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Lawn Love: your Oregon lawn care experts

Our pros know how to adapt lawn care to Oregon’s many climates, from the high desert to the coast to the valleys. Here are our most popular services:

• Lawn mowing
• Fertilization
• Aeration
• Weed control
• Disease management
• Leaf removal

Give your lawn some Lawn Love. Call (800) 706-4117, click here, or download our app to get an instant quote and service in a few days. Lawn Love makes lawn care easy.

Oregon’s cold winter temperatures mean cool-season grasses are common. These grass types love mild weather and do well in Western Oregon, especially the Willamette Valley. However, lawns in Central and Eastern Oregon face more extreme temperature differences and thus need good drought and cold tolerance.

The following grass types are best adapted to Oregon’s varied climates:

Tall fescue

• Tolerant of heat and drought conditions
• Low maintenance and requires little fertilizer
• Struggles to repair itself if damaged
• Recommended For: Southern and Central Oregon

Perennial ryegrass

• Germinates rapidly
• Tolerates foot traffic but may struggle to recover from damage
• Low tolerance for heat, drought, and shade
• Recommended For: Western, Central, and Eastern Oregon

Fine fescue

• Tolerates drought but not heat; grows in sun or shade
• Some varieties have moderate salt tolerance
• Low maintenance, but doesn’t like foot traffic
• Recommended For: Western Oregon and the Oregon Coast

Kentucky bluegrass

• Best cold tolerance of the cool-season grasses
• Recovers well from damage
• Susceptible to diseases, pests, and thatch
• Recommended For: Central and Eastern Oregon

Colonial bentgrass

• Often planted accidentally but well-adapted to the local climate
• Does well in low-fertility soils
• Susceptible to heavy foot traffic and several diseases
• Recommended For: Western Oregon

Oregon lawn care tips

Best time to mow

Mow between 8 and 10 a.m. so the grass isn’t dewy, and the sun isn’t too hot. You shouldn't mow wet grass — it can result in uneven cuts, increased susceptibility to diseases, and damage to your lawn mower.

Regular mowing schedule

Cool-season grasses grow most in the spring and fall. Mow weekly from April to September and every other week in March and October. You can stop mowing in summer if your grass is brown and dormant. It’s hazardous to mow dry, crispy grass when fire danger is high.

Watering

Lawns need about one inch of water a month, so supplement the rainfall accordingly. Central, Eastern, and Southern Oregon tend to need more irrigation than Western Oregon. When drought strikes, your city or county may enforce watering restrictions.

Fertilization

Though most Oregon lawns don’t need fertilization to survive, it improves their appearance and resilience. The best time to fertilize lawns is May or June for Western Oregon and October for Central and Eastern Oregon.

Common lawn pests in Oregon

No matter how hard you work on your lawn and how perfect it looks, bugs don’t care! Keep an eye out for these Oregon lawn pests so they don’t ruin your lawn.

• Billbugs
• Crane fly larvae
• Cutworms
• Japanese beetles
• Sod webworms
• White grubs