Groundhog Landscaping’s lawn care division runs full weekly maintenance routes for residential homes and commercial properties across the Buffalo metro area. Our standard lawn care contract covers the full Western New York growing season — typically April through October — with mowing approximately every seven days, plus all the trimming, edging, and cleanup details that separate a properly maintained lawn from one that’s just been cut.
The single most common mistake we see on Buffalo-area lawns is cutting too short. Western New York lawns are mostly cool-season turf (Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fescue blends). Cool-season grass thrives when mowed at 3–4 inches: the taller blade shades the soil, slows weed germination, encourages deeper root growth, and tolerates summer heat. A lawn cut at 1.5 inches looks tidy for two days, then yellows in the next dry stretch and is overtaken by crabgrass by August. Our crews adjust deck height seasonally so your turf goes into July with the depth and density to survive it.
What Buffalo and Clarence homeowners ask most often about weekly lawn maintenance.
On average every 7 days during the April–October growing season, weather permitting. During heavy spring growth we’ll sometimes shift to every 5–6 days; during a hot dry stretch in July–August we may stretch to 10 days to protect the turf from stress.
Each route has a consistent day of the week. The arrival time during that day depends on where your property falls in the crew’s route — some properties get serviced in the morning, others in the afternoon. We don’t need anyone home and we don’t need yard access beyond a gate code if applicable.
We mulch clippings back into the turf by default — it returns nitrogen, reduces fertilizer needs, and is healthier for the lawn. The only times we bag are during fall leaf cleanups, when clippings would clump (long, wet grass), or if the customer specifically requests bagging.
Cool-season grasses common in Buffalo (Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass, fescue) do best at 3 to 4 inches. Taller blades shade soil, suppress weeds, and develop deeper roots. We adjust mower deck height seasonally and per property.
Our routes are built around seasonal contracts that give clients consistent service and us a predictable schedule. We can sometimes accommodate one-time cuts when there’s capacity — call to check availability.
Fertilization, pre-emergent crabgrass control, broadleaf weed control, grub control, lime, and aeration/overseeding are available as add-ons to your weekly mowing contract. We schedule them at agronomically correct windows for Western New York — not the generic national calendar.
We won’t mow during active rain or on soggy turf — we’d rut the lawn and leave clumps everywhere. If your service day falls on a washout, we’ll typically catch the property within 1–2 days once the lawn has dried.
It depends on lawn square footage, complexity (trim work, obstacles), and travel. Most typical residential properties in Amherst, Clarence, and Williamsville land between $45 and $90 per visit. We’ll send a free written quote after viewing your property on satellite or in person.
