A lawn care estimate template built for the recurring visit.
This is a free lawn care estimate template built around how maintenance bills: per visit, per application, per season. Mowing, trimming, and blow-off price by the visit with the visit count right on the line; fertilization and weed control by the application; aeration, overseeding, and dethatching by the square foot; the spring and fall cleanups flat. Load it in the builder, set your counts, and price a whole season on one page the client can read.
Maintenance bids fail when they're vague. A season priced as one number invites a negotiation every March. A bid with the visit count and per-visit rate visible turns weekly-versus-biweekly into arithmetic, and it makes the upsells legible: the aeration line is right there, priced. This template also keeps the cleanups separate from the mowing, because they are separate jobs.
What’s in the template
This is the exact checklist that loads in the builder, with each line’s unit already set. Delete what this job doesn’t need.
Recurring Service3 lines
Mowing and edging, string trimming, and blow-off priced per visit, with the visit count on the line where the client can see the season's shape.
- Mowing & edgingeach
- String trimmingeach
- Blow-off & cleanupeach
Unit: per visit. Quantity = visits in the term.
Turf Health6 lines
Fertilization, weed control, and grub treatment per application; aeration, overseeding, and dethatching by the square foot.
- Fertilization applicationeach
- Weed control applicationeach
- Grub & pest treatmenteach
- Core aerationsq ft
- Overseedingsq ft
- Dethatchingsq ft
Applications each; area treatments per sq ft.
Beds & Shrubs4 lines
Hedge and shrub trimming each, bed weeding by the hour, mulch top-ups by the cubic yard, and bed edge redefinition by the linear foot.
- Hedge & shrub trimmingeach
- Bed weedinghour
- Mulch top-upcu yd
- Bed edge redefineln ft
Seasonal Cleanup3 lines
Spring cleanup, fall cleanup with leaf removal, and debris haul-off by the cubic yard, priced separately from mowing.
- Spring cleanupflat
- Fall cleanup & leaf removalflat
- Debris haul-offcu yd
Commonly left off
In the template, and easy to drop from a one-number quote.
- Grub & pest treatment
- Bed edge redefine
- Debris haul-off
A season of weekly mowing on a quarter-acre lot, priced out
Sample rates on the main lines. Switch views to see what you track and what the homeowner gets.
- Mow-and-edge visit, 2026
- $30–85
- Quarter-acre mow
- $45–65
- Spring cleanup
- $100–300
- Fall cleanup
- $150–500
National ranges; sources under Questions. Your market sets the real number.
Questions
Units, tax, deposits and exports are covered in the Help guide.
What does a lawn care estimate include?
Four sections: recurring service (mowing and edging, trimming, blow-off, priced per visit with the count on the line), turf health (fertilization and weed control per application, aeration, overseeding, and dethatching by the square foot), beds and shrubs (hedge trimming, bed weeding, mulch top-up, edge redefinition), and seasonal cleanup (spring, fall, and haul-off). Together they cover a maintenance season the way it's sold: a base of visits with priced add-ons.
What do lawn care visits go for in 2026?
A standard mow-and-edge visit typically runs $30 to $85 with most yards near $50 to $60, and a quarter-acre lot commonly lands at $45 to $65 per mow. Spring cleanups usually run $100 to $300 and fall cleanups $150 to $500, driven by leaf volume and haul-off. Ranges are wide because lot size, gates, and drive time move the number, which is why this template prices per visit and per line: your bid comes from your route, not a national average.
Is this a lawn care bid template or an estimate template?
Both, because the document is the same. Commercial and HOA work usually asks for a bid; residential clients say estimate or quote. Whatever the header needs to say, what wins the account is the same structure: visible visit counts, per-visit rates, and priced add-ons. If the property manager wants a line-item season bid, this exports one.
Is the lawn care estimate template free to use?
Yes. The builder runs without an account, and the free plan includes every estimate export: client PDF, Excel, CSV, an internal budget export, and a read-only share link that carries a client-safe copy inside the link itself. A free account adds one cloud-saved estimate. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: your branding on client exports, no Estimatery footer, invoice exports, unlimited cloud saves, and a Saved Items catalog of your standard lines.
Cost figures are national ranges compiled from HomeGuide (Apr 5, 2023), LawnStarter (updated Oct 6, 2026), Lawn Love (updated Oct 6, 2026), HomeAdvisor (updated Jun 19, 2026), HomeGuide (Feb 4, 2026), accessed October 2026. Your market sets the real number.
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General information for pricing your own work. Not legal, tax or accounting advice. Deposit caps, licensing, lien and permit rules vary by state.