How Much Does Landscaping Cost in Jacksonville? (2026 Pricing Guide)

Last updated: July 20, 2026

This guide breaks down real 2026 Jacksonville-area pricing by service so you can budget before you call for a quote.

Jacksonville lawn care runs $45 to $95 per visit in 2026, and with North Florida grass growing most of the year, $150 to $450+ a month covers the typical full-service plan. The Jacksonville Landscaping Price & Demand Report opened its July 2026 base window with 688 tracked Google impressions and 7 phone inquiries across 28 days.

About these numbers: The ranges below reflect typical 2026 pricing across the Jacksonville metro (Duval County and the surrounding St. Johns, Clay, and Nassau county communities), based on common local service rates. Every property is different, soil, sun, salt exposure, and drainage all move the price, so treat these as planning ranges, not firm quotes. For an exact figure on your yard, a written estimate is free: (904) 747-8308.

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How Much Does Landscaping Cost in Jacksonville?

At a glance, here is what Jacksonville homeowners typically spend:

Service	Typical Jacksonville Cost (2026)	How It’s Billed
Lawn mowing & maintenance	$45 – $95	Per visit
Full-service monthly plan	$150 – $450+	Per month
Lawn pest & fertilization program	$45 – $90	Per treatment
Storm / seasonal cleanup	$200 – $700	Per visit
Sod installation	$0.90 – $2.40 / sq ft	Installed
Mulch installation	$55 – $90 / cu yd	Installed
Sprinkler / irrigation system	$2,800 – $6,000	Per system
Paver patio	$14 – $30 / sq ft	Installed
Palm trimming	$75 – $400	Per palm
Full landscape makeover	$5,000 – $40,000+	Per project

The most common spend, the one most Jacksonville homeowners ask about, is recurring lawn care, and that is where the $45 to $95 per visit range lives. The rest of this guide explains what sits inside each number.

Jacksonville Lawn Care and Maintenance Costs

Recurring lawn care is the backbone of most Jacksonville landscaping budgets. North Florida’s warm, humid climate keeps St. Augustine, Bahia, Zoysia, and Centipede growing for most of the year, so mowing here runs more months than almost anywhere outside the Sun Belt, though Jacksonville’s cooler winters do bring a real dormant slowdown that Central and South Florida don’t see.

Mowing and Recurring Maintenance by Lot Size

Per-visit pricing in Jacksonville scales with lot size and how much trimming, edging, and bed work the property needs:

Lot Size	Per-Visit Mow, Edge & Blow	Notes
Small (under 5,000 sq ft)	$45 – $55	Tight lots in Riverside, San Marco, Springfield
Medium (5,000 – 10,000 sq ft)	$55 – $75	Most established Duval County neighborhoods
Large (10,000 sq ft – ½ acre)	$75 – $95	Bigger lots in Mandarin, Ponte Vedra, Nocatee
Over ½ acre	$95+	Quoted per property

A standard visit covers mowing, string-trimming, edging beds and walkways, and blowing off hard surfaces. St. Augustine is mowed tall, around 3.5 to 4 inches, to shade out weeds and help guard against chinch bugs in the Florida heat. Most lawns are cut weekly through the long growing season and dropped to every other week in the cool of winter.

What Changes the Per-Visit Price

Within the $45 to $95 range, a few details push you toward the high or low end:

• Fenced or gated access that slows the crew down
• Heavy trimming around beds, palms, and coastal plantings
• Wet, low-lying ground near the St. Johns River and tidal creeks
• Frequency, weekly accounts often price slightly lower per visit than one-off cuts

Lawn Pest and Fertilization Programs

Jacksonville’s sandy soil leaches nutrients quickly, and St. Augustine is a magnet for chinch bugs, sod webworms, and other Florida pests that can kill a lawn in weeks if untreated. A combined fertilization-and-pest program is close to essential here:

• Per treatment: $45 to $90
• Annual program: $400 to $800 for 6 to 8 rounds across the year

This recurring line is one of the biggest differences between a Florida lawn budget and one up north, the warm, humid climate simply supports more pests and faster nutrient loss through sandy soil.

Full-Service Monthly Maintenance Plans

Homeowners who want one predictable bill usually move to a monthly plan:

Plan Level	Monthly Cost	Typically Includes
Basic	$150 – $200	Weekly mow, edge, blow
Standard	$200 – $325	Mowing plus bed maintenance, light pruning, weed control
Premium	$325 – $450+	Above plus fertilization, pest control, mulch refresh, irrigation checks

Premium plans that fold in the pest-and-fertilization program are the best value in Jacksonville, because they keep St. Augustine protected on schedule.

Storm and Seasonal Cleanups

Jacksonville’s coastal Atlantic location means hurricane and tropical-storm cleanup is a real budget item, hauling downed limbs and debris after a system passes through, alongside the fall drop from the area’s heavy oak canopy. A seasonal or post-storm cleanup typically runs $200 to $700 depending on how much material comes off the property.

Jacksonville Landscaping Project Costs

Beyond maintenance, most homeowners eventually take on one-time projects. These are priced by material and square footage, so the ranges are wider.

Sod and Lawn Installation

New sod is common after chinch bugs, drought, or shade thin a lawn. Installed pricing depends heavily on the grass:

Grass Type	Installed Cost / sq ft	Jacksonville Fit
Bahia	$0.90 – $1.40	Low-input, drought- and poor-soil-tolerant, common where there is no irrigation
Centipede	$1.10 – $1.70	Low-maintenance, loves North Florida’s acidic sandy soil, slow-growing
St. Augustine (Floratam)	$1.40 – $2.10	The irrigated Florida classic, lush, shade-tolerant, chinch-bug-prone
Zoysia (Empire)	$1.70 – $2.40	Dense, fine-bladed, lower input, premium look

For a typical 1,500-square-foot front yard, that runs roughly $1,350 to $3,600 installed depending on grass. St. Augustine is the default for irrigated, partly shaded yards; Centipede is a low-maintenance favorite on Jacksonville’s acidic sand; Bahia is the budget, full-sun, low-water choice.

Coastal and Salt-Tolerant Landscaping

This is Jacksonville’s signature challenge, and the dry-inland cities never deal with it. On the beaches and the coastal and Intracoastal lots, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra, Fernandina, salt spray and salty soil burn the wrong plants and corrode the wrong materials. We design these lots with salt-tolerant species, sea grape, muhly grass, saw palmetto, yaupon holly, oleander, and specify coastal-rated irrigation and hardscape that holds up to the salt air. It is a more specialized plan, and worth it on a beach-area property where the wrong choices fail fast.

Mulch, Beds, and Planting

• Mulch installed: $55 to $90 per cubic yard, pine bark and pine straw are North Florida standards; pine straw is especially popular and inexpensive here
• Bed install or refresh: $300 to $1,200 depending on size and plants
• Florida-friendly plantings: priced per plan, with heat- and humidity-tough choices like viburnum, loropetalum, muhly grass, azaleas (in the right acidic soil), and palms that thrive in North Florida

Irrigation and Sprinkler Systems

Even with frequent rain, sandy soil drains fast, so irrigation is essential for a healthy Jacksonville lawn:

System	Typical Cost	Notes
New 4–6 zone system	$2,800 – $4,500	Standard suburban yard
Larger 7+ zone system	$4,500 – $6,000+	Bigger lots, mixed turf and beds
Drip for beds	$1,200 – $3,500	Efficient for shrub and coastal beds
Repair / tune-up	$150 – $450	Heads, valves, controller

The St. Johns River Water Management District sets watering-day restrictions across Northeast Florida, usually limiting irrigation to set days by address, so a smart, rain-sensing controller pays for itself and keeps you compliant.

Hardscape: Patios, Pavers, and Walkways

Pavers are popular across Jacksonville for patios, pool decks, and driveways because they handle heat and heavy rain well:

Hardscape	Installed Cost / sq ft	Notes
Gravel / shell path	$5 – $11	Affordable, fast-draining
Concrete paver patio	$14 – $30	The Jacksonville favorite, pool decks and driveways too
Travertine / natural stone	$20 – $40	Premium, cool underfoot for pool areas
Retaining / seat wall (face)	$25 – $55	Defines beds and low terraces

A 300-square-foot paver patio typically lands between $4,200 and $9,000. On Jacksonville’s sand, proper base compaction and edge restraint are what keep pavers from shifting over time, and coastal lots need salt-rated materials.

Landscape Design

A standalone design plan, scaled drawings, plant lists, and a phasing plan, runs $300 to $2,500 depending on lot size and detail. Many Jacksonville homeowners roll the design fee into a larger design-build project, where it is credited back against the work.

Palm and Tree Care

Palms and the area’s mossy live oaks are part of the Jacksonville look, and each needs its own care:

• Palm trimming: $75 to $400 per palm, depending on height and access
• Shade-tree trimming (live oak, etc.): $150 to $650 per tree
• Large heritage live oak: $500 to $1,500+
• Pre-storm trimming to reduce wind-loading is a smart, common request before hurricane season

What Drives Landscaping Cost in Jacksonville?

Two similar-looking yards can carry very different price tags. Here is what actually moves your Jacksonville landscaping cost.

Lot Size and Terrain

Square footage is the first lever. Northeast Florida is mostly flat, which keeps mowing efficient, but many lots back to the St. Johns River, tidal creeks, marsh, or the ocean, and that water’s edge adds careful trimming, drainage attention, salt considerations, and sometimes access challenges.

Soil

Jacksonville’s soil is its own thing, and getting it right matters for both planting and price:

Sandy Soil (the North Florida default)

Most of the metro sits on deep, sandy, acidic soil that drains fast and holds few nutrients. That is why North Florida lawns need frequent fertilization and steady irrigation, why Centipede and azaleas do so well in the acidity, and why bed prep usually means adding organic matter so plants have something to hold onto.

Coastal Salt and Low River Ground

On the beaches and Intracoastal lots, salt in the air and soil narrows your plant and material choices and speeds up wear. Near the St. Johns River and tidal creeks, low ground can stay wet and need drainage and water-tolerant plants. Knowing exactly what your lot is dealing with is step one.

North Florida Climate and Growing Season

Jacksonville’s long, warm, humid season means lots of mowing weeks and fast plant growth, but its cooler winters bring a genuine dormant period and the occasional freeze, so warm-season lawns brown in winter more than they do farther south. That shapes both the mowing calendar and which tender tropicals are worth planting.

Water, Utilities, and Restrictions

Water and other services across Jacksonville run through JEA, while the St. Johns River Water Management District sets the watering-day rules. Efficient irrigation and Florida-friendly, drought-tolerant plants keep the water bill down and keep you on the right side of the restrictions.

Pests

Chinch bugs, sod webworms, fire ants, and mole crickets are facts of North Florida lawn life. Building pest control into the maintenance plan is cheaper than re-sodding a lawn that chinch bugs have killed in a single hot summer.

Cost-Saving Tips for Jacksonville Homeowners

• Budget for pest control. A fertilization-and-pest program is far cheaper than re-sodding a chinch-bug-killed St. Augustine lawn.
• Match grass to the lot. St. Augustine for irrigated, partly shaded yards; Centipede for low-maintenance acidic sand; Bahia for full-sun, low-water lots.
• Plant for salt on coastal lots. On the beaches and Intracoastal, salt-tolerant species and coastal-rated materials avoid the cost of replacing plants and hardscape that fail fast in the salt air.
• Use a smart controller. Rain-sensing irrigation cuts the water bill and keeps you compliant with St. Johns watering days.
• Trim palms and trees before storm season. Proactive trimming reduces wind damage and the bigger cleanup bill after a hurricane.

Jacksonville Landscaping Cost FAQ

How much does lawn mowing cost in Jacksonville?

Most Jacksonville lawns are mowed for $45 to $95 per visit, scaling with lot size. Small lots in Riverside and San Marco run $45 to $55, while larger lots in Mandarin, Ponte Vedra, and Nocatee reach $75 to $95. The long North Florida season means more mows per year than cooler climates, though winter brings a slowdown.

Why does my Jacksonville lawn need pest control?

North Florida’s warm, humid climate and sandy soil support heavy pest pressure, especially chinch bugs that can kill St. Augustine in weeks. A fertilization-and-pest program runs about $45 to $90 per treatment, or $400 to $800 a year, and is close to essential to keep a Florida lawn healthy.

What grass is best for a Jacksonville lawn?

It depends on sun, irrigation, and maintenance. St. Augustine (Floratam) is the lush, shade-tolerant default for irrigated yards but chinch-bug-prone; Centipede is a low-maintenance favorite for North Florida’s acidic sand; Bahia is the budget, drought-tolerant choice for full-sun lots; Zoysia is a dense premium option.

Do beach and coastal lots cost more to landscape in Jacksonville?

Often, yes. Beach and Intracoastal lots in Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra need salt-tolerant plants and coastal-rated irrigation and hardscape, because salt spray and salty soil kill the wrong plants and corrode the wrong materials. It is a more specialized plan but it lasts.

How do watering restrictions affect my Jacksonville landscape?

The St. Johns River Water Management District limits irrigation to set days by address. We design efficient, rain-sensing systems and use Florida-friendly plants so your landscape stays healthy within the schedule, with services billed through JEA.

Is a full landscape makeover worth it in Jacksonville?

A complete makeover ranges from $5,000 to $40,000+, but climate-matched, Florida-friendly landscaping, with the right grass, drainage, salt tolerance, and pest plan, adds curb appeal and resale value while lowering ongoing costs. Phasing the work keeps it manageable.

Get an Exact Jacksonville Landscaping Quote

These ranges are a planning tool, your real cost depends on your lot, soil, salt exposure, and goals. For a precise, no-obligation written estimate built around your property and North Florida’s climate, reach Jacksonville Pro Landscape at (904) 747-8308 for a free quote.

For the latest local numbers, see our 2026 Jacksonville Landscaping Price & Demand Report.

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