Lawn mowing
Lawn Mowing Service: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Hire
Most mowing problems start with the wrong hire. Ask these seven questions first. Then see how a Golden Oak crew answers each one.
- Price in 60 minutes
- Same crew every visit
- Pause by text
- Bonus: first cut free
Every mowing visit includes
- A cut at the right height for the season
- Clippings blown off your driveway and walks
- The same crew, on your set day
- A photo texted when the job is done
Add trimming and edging to any visit.
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Who mows your lawn
A Local Crew, Backed by Golden Oak
Golden Oak Lawn Care is a network. We match you with a vetted, insured local partner crew in your city. They do the mowing. We stand behind every cut with the Golden Oak Guarantee.
Want to see how that works in a real city? Read about lawn mowing in Hamilton, where clay soil and the escarpment shape the season.
Before you hire
7 Lawn Mowing Questions to Ask
Ask any mowing company these. A good one answers fast and plain.
1. Are you insured?
Ask to see proof. If a mower throws a rock through a window, you want their insurance to pay, not yours. Every Golden Oak partner shows us proof of insurance before they join.
2. Will the same crew come every time?
A new crew each week means new mistakes each week. One misses a corner. The next leaves the gate open. With Golden Oak, one vetted, insured local crew comes back every visit.
3. How will I know the job got done?
You shouldn't have to check from the window. Your Golden Oak crew texts you a photo when the job is done.
4. What happens if you miss a week?
Most companies just say sorry. Our On-Time Guarantee does more. If your crew misses your scheduled window, that cut is free.
5. What happens if I cancel?
Get the answer in plain words before you pay. With Golden Oak, you pay for the season up front. You can pause for vacations by text. Cancel anytime and we refund half of your unused visits.
6. How short will you cut my grass?
Too short, and a lawn burns out in summer heat. A good crew takes off no more than one third of the grass blade at a time. They also leave it a bit longer in hot, dry weeks.
7. What will it cost, and when will I know?
Price depends on your lawn size and how often you want it cut. Golden Oak measures your lawn from satellite images and texts your price within 60 minutes, from 7am to 8pm. Nobody needs to visit.
Before and after
What Changes After One Visit
Drag the slider to compare. These are illustrations of the four jobs, not a customer's yard. Your real before and after comes by text, from your own crew, after every visit.
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How often
Weekly or Every Two Weeks?
Most lawns do best with a weekly cut in spring and early summer. That's when grass grows fastest.
Weekly mowing
Best for most lawns. Grass never gets long enough to need a big cut, so it stays thick and even. Pick this if you want the yard to look sharp all the time.
Every two weeks
Works for slow lawns, shady yards and dry stretches in late summer. The grass gets longer between visits, so it can look shaggy near the end.
Pricing
What Changes Your Mowing Price
- Lawn size. The biggest factor, and we measure it from satellite images.
- How often. Weekly or every two weeks.
- Add-ons. Like trimming and edging along fences and beds.
- The yard itself. Steep slopes or lots to mow around take longer.
Red flags when you hire
- No proof of insurance
- No set day, just "we'll come when we can"
- A price that changes after the first visit
- No way to reach them when something goes wrong
What we don't do
Golden Oak crews stick to maintenance. We don't spray weeds, lay sod, install irrigation, remove trees or plow snow. In spring and fall, pair mowing with a spring and fall cleanup.
The Golden Oak Guarantee
- Price in 60 minutes. We measure your lawn from satellite images, so no one needs to visit and you don't need to be home. Prices go out by text from 7am to 8pm.
- Same crew every visit. One vetted, insured local crew learns your yard and keeps coming back.
- Photo proof after every cut. Your crew texts you a photo when the job is done.
- On-Time Guarantee. If your crew misses your scheduled window, that cut is free.
- Love-It Guarantee. Not happy? Text us a photo within 24 hours. Your crew re-cuts it free within 48 hours.
- Season paid up front. Pause for vacations by text. Cancel anytime and we refund half of your unused visits.
- Bonus: first cut free when you book the season.
Where to Book Lawn Mowing
We're matching crews in 40 cities across Canada. Start with your province, like Ontario, or pick your city from the list at the bottom of this page.
Lawn mowing
Stop Mowing. Start Getting Photos of a Mowed Lawn.
Tell us where your lawn is. We'll text your price within 60 minutes, 7am to 8pm. Book the season and your first cut is free.