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Lawn Doctor

Lawn Fertilization & Treatment, Lawn and Yard Work

About us

Give yourself the lawn of your dreams with a hand from your local lawn service experts. For nearly 50 years, Lawn Doctor's experts have been helping homeowners achieve greener, healthier grass. By using superior materials, relying on exclusive equipment, and customizing one-of-a-kind lawn service plans for every client, we give your grass exactly what it needs to thrive. The result? A lush, thick lawn that you and your family will fall in love with. If you're not 100% satisfied, we'll make it right. It's that simple. ADDITIONAL ADDRESS: 10812 ORCHARD ST, FAIRFAX VA 22030-3017.

Business highlights

51 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

LAWN FERTILIZATION, WEED CONTROL, POWER SEEDING, CORE AERATION, HOME PERIMETER PEST CONTROL, TREE & SHRUB SERVICES.

Services we don't offer

LANDSCAPING SERVICES.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Senior Discount

5%



Accepted payment methods

Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.527 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
63%
4
33%
3
0%
2
0%
1
4%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.5
professionalism
4.6
responsiveness
4.6
punctuality
4.7
Showing 1-25 of 27 reviews

Wei W.
05/2017
4.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
Usually we aren't here. We set the maintenance, and they come. Not very sure. They usually do it while we are at work. They were very professional. Yes, I believe the area is clean. I trust them.
Description of Work: They do the lawn maintenance.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Karen S.
11/2015
5.0
lawn treatment, lawn service
  + 0 more
It did take a few treatments for our weeds to completely die, and it remains to be seen whether we can really every get a lush lawn in shady areas - but lawn doctor really transformed our lawn in just 3 months. The weeds I'd say are 95%+ gone, our grass looks super green, and we have grass growing again in the bare spots. Lawn Doctor gave me advance notice whenever they were going to show up and left a report with each treatment.
Description of Work: Our lawn was half weeds with large areas of bare spots. In August, we signed up for the top of the line treatment - weed treatment, lime, grub control, power seeding - because I was sick of being the official grass planter at our house for the past 3 years.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

Eric W.
10/2015
4.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Tentative review. Lawn Doctor has been coming to our home since July to care for our lawn and help fill in some dead spots. Its bit too soon to call this great success, okay job, or failure as they've only seeded a few weeks ago. The Lawn Doctor folks have come to our home when they said they would and are pleasant on the phone. Hopefully the lawn treaments work out. One gripe - they really need to move into the computer era, payments are by mail (check) only - no online payment mechanism.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Brian M.
03/2015
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
It went very well.
Description of Work: They did seasonal lawn treatment.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Tom T.
01/2015
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
They are okay. The weeds are gone. Grass looks good.
Description of Work: They fertilized my yard. This is an annual charge.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Thomas L.
12/2014
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
Lawn Doctor always calls the day prior, because of our dog. The person does an efficient job and always closes the backyard gate when completed. He leaves a completed evaluation of his work and the next day, which work will be done.
Description of Work: Seeds and fertilizes the entire yard.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700

Gregory A.
10/2014
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Monthly weed and feed. Fall over seeding.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Mary R.
09/2014
4.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
I had suggested to them that I would like a core aeration in the fall, but I hadn't called and they didn't warn me ahead of time. They just did the aeration, to my surprise. I guess I would like advanced notice in case I changed my mind during the 6 months between contact.
Description of Work: Core Aeration

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$70

John C.
08/2014
4.0
lawn treatment, lawn service
  + 0 more
The provider came out fairly quickly (with in a couple days) of my call. The provider treated some of the areas with weeds, but didn't kill all the weeds. Overall, the lawn looks a lot better than it used to; particularly in July. However, it seems the provider has some difficulty properly treating all the weeks.
Description of Work: I use an annual plan, but I think each of the 5 services is about $50. On the most recent visit, I called the provider out to spot treat the weeds.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$50

William R.
06/2014
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
They are alright. My understanding is that if you spray your yard for wee, not only does it kill the weed, but it also prevents it from growing back, and apparently, that is not the case. If you have any weeds growing back, you can call them, and they will come back out and spray, without any additional charge. They are great, as far as their customer service, but I think it is a little premature to say how their service and product and effectiveness on the yard is overall. They charge $40 to treat the yard, and with the machines that they use, they can do it within 5 minutes, because of the size of my yard. Their responsive is excellent. They are a franchise, and a husband and wife run it, and they are very responsive, and very nice.
Description of Work: I currently use Lawn Doctor. I have only hired them this past spring to do fertilizing and weed control. They have done 3 treatments on my yard.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$40

Wayne R.
09/2013
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
We have delighted with the work that they have done so far. They are very prompt, very on time. They did everything they said they were going to do. We also hired them to do seeding of the entire yard and we have a very large multiacre yard and they did that. I thought their prices were reasonable. We are happy with them and we will continue to use them.
Description of Work: We used Lawn Doctor this Saturday and before that they come every so often to do fertilizing and things like putting down nutrients, putting weed killer, putting down grub control and that sort of thing.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$785

Alan H.
05/2013
1.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
They didn't do a good job, so I decided to switch companies. I would not invite them back.
Description of Work: I have been using Lawn Doctor.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0


Patricia C.
03/2012
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
Great response and very professional to deal with - we contracted with Lawn Doctor last year since our lawn was in very poor condition. They've done a fantastic job rejuvenating our very large yard. They're great people and always pleasant to work with every time. Re-signed with them again this year and they've already started with the new applications. We'll continue to do business with these kind folks.We highly recommend them to do lawn treatments and fertilization.
Description of Work: Lawn fertilization and treatment. Seeding and aeration.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$87

Peter V.
01/2012
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
They are very good. Good to deal with. Everybody is very polite. They do things right.
Description of Work: I use LAWN DOCTOR for lawn care.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400

Laura A.
01/2012
5.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
Everything went well.
Description of Work: We had a number of mulching beds and one sump-pump drainage mulching bed planned by landscape designer Pam. We found her to be very responsive and thorough. The work crew came as scheduled and completed the job quickly. The company was licensed/insured/bonded, unlike other landscape companies we interviewed for the work, and that was important to us. We are happy with the service we received and would not hesitate to use this company again.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,100

Patricia S.
07/2011
4.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
I am pleased with their service.
Description of Work: I have a contract with Lawn Doctor for regular lawn care. They were here a couple of weeks ago.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mark W.
12/2010
4.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
The results are always good. Our lawn isn't perfect but they do a good job and it looks better than it used it.
Description of Work: We've used them for general lawn maintenance.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$39

Diana F.
10/2010
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment
  + 0 more
They certainly knew their stuff. Probably more than any of the other people I got estimates from. They knew exactly what weeds there were and what needed to be done. The only bad thing was their estimate was a lot higher than the others.
Description of Work: They gave me an estimate for lawn treatment, reseeding and other services.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Nick L.
07/2010
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
So far, it's been good. We've only had 2 treatments done, it seems to kill most of the weeds. There are always some that pop up. If all goes well then we'll probably use them again.
Description of Work: We have a year long contract with Lawn Doctor and they come periodically. They do weed control, fertilize, etc.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$58

WILLIAM E.
10/2009
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
The owner of the company was working on my neighbor’s yard and that’s when I wanted him to have a look at my lawn to give me an estimate. I have a package deal with the lawn care company that is working right now on my lawn. The owner spoke to me well. He was very knowledgeable and professional. They did a follow up too and answered all my questions. I informed them that I won’t get the work done until the beginning of the year. The bid that they gave me is a little better than what I have right now. They have been fine so far, but I haven’t got any work done by them till now. There was no time limit given to them to come out to my house for evaluation.
Description of Work: I got a bid from Lawn Doctor for my lawn and yard maintenance in August.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mark W.
02/2009
4.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
My lawn has improved without question, but the their responsiveness has been adequate at best. I think this is, in part, because the Lawn Doctor people in my northern Virginia area are subcontractors, not full-time Lawn Doctor specialists. I could never get a call ahead when i asked for it and they forgot to do my pre-fall fertilization. I also wanted them to come back and seed an area where the rain had washed away the seed and i they didn't come out and do it (in their defense, it was towards the end of the season; I expect they will do it in the Spring). I'm satisfied enough that I am sticking with them for now, but if I don't feel that they are more responsive in the spring/summer/fall of 2009, I will move on to another lawn company. I'm cautiously optimistic, however, that Lawn Doctor will get the job done in 2009 and, if they do, I will post another evaluation singing their praises. I gave them the benefit of the doubt in rating their prices, but I'm not sure how much better I could have done with another company like Scott's. I would imagine the prices are comparable.
Description of Work: Lawn Doctor performed the following services on my lawn: core aeration, powerseeding, fertilization, lime treatment, and pesticide.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

JOHN P.
12/2008
5.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
This company has good people for employees they are easy to deal with. If I ever have a problem they come back and redo it at no charge. My yard has improved greatly since I began with their services. I am very pleased and impressed.
Description of Work: The fee is for an annual contract. They do annual lawn fertilization and lawn power seeding.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$450

Jerry B.
12/2008
4.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
They come and do the job. I don't even know they have been there until I see the sign on the front lawn. My husband is very happy with the way the lawn looks. My husband used to do all the lawn work, but now he is so busy at work that we had to contract someone to take care of the lawn for us. They do leave a list of everything they have put on the lawn on the paper on the doorknob.
Description of Work: They treat the lawn for fertilizer and weed killer. I am not sure of the price as the service is subcontracted through our main lawn service. It is set up through the other main lawn service, and they schedule it. Because of that I will have to put not applicable for punctuality and responsiveness.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
professionalism
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

ARLENE M.
09/2007
5.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
Lawn Doctor has always provided us with excellent service. They are reliable and dependable and their prices are very reasonable. We've been very satisfied with their work. They do a nice job on our lawn and we would recommend them to others.
Description of Work: They applied fertilizer and chemicals on our 1/4 acre yard.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$50

JULIE R.
06/2007
4.0
lawn treatment
  + -1 more
Show up when they say they are going to show. A little expensive then another service provider, but the only reason why I went with them was the other service provider was bad with there account system.
Description of Work: They spray my yard once every six weeks for insect's front and backyard.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
responsiveness
4.0

$60
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Service Categories

Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Lawn and Yard Work

FAQ

Lawn Doctor is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.
Lawn Doctor accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Lawn Doctor offers free project estimates.
No, Lawn Doctor does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Lawn Doctor does not offer a senior discount.
No, Lawn Doctor does not offer emergency services.
No, Lawn Doctor does not offer warranties.
Lawn Doctor offers the following services: LAWN FERTILIZATION, WEED CONTROL, POWER SEEDING, CORE AERATION, HOME PERIMETER PEST CONTROL, TREE & SHRUB SERVICES.
LANDSCAPING SERVICES.