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Landscapers in Hunterdon County

Half this county is lawn, and the other half is the retaining wall holding it up.

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Before you hire

  1. Ask whether the job is 'maintenance' (mowing, fertilizing, cleanups) or 'hardscape' (patios, walls, walkways, drainage), only hardscape legally requires the NJ Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration; a crew can mow your lawn with zero state license.
  2. For any patio, retaining wall, or walkway quote, get the 13VH HIC number in writing and check it's Active at newjersey.mylicense.com before signing or paying a deposit, an expired or missing number is grounds to walk.
  3. If they're spraying anything (weed control, grub treatment, fertilizer with pesticide), ask for their NJDEP pesticide applicator license, that's a separate registration from the HIC and easy to skip past in a sales pitch.
  4. Get snow plowing terms in writing before the season, not after the first storm: per-push price vs. seasonal contract, trigger depth (how many inches before they show up), and whether driveway apron/mailbox damage is covered, this is the single most common landscaping-adjacent complaint nationally.
  5. For anything involving a paver rebuild or retaining wall, ask to see a job that's at least two years old, not just last month's. Base prep failures (settling, heaving) usually don't show up until a full freeze-thaw cycle or two, and that is the single most common complaint pattern in this trade.

Plain lawn mowing, fertilizing, and cleanup work is unlicensed in New Jersey. Once a job becomes construction, patios, walkways, retaining walls, drainage, other hardscaping, the contractor must hold an active NJ Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration, format 13VH#######, issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs. Check status free at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/ (select 'Home Improvement Contractor'). Companies applying pesticides/herbicides (weed-and-feed lawn programs, grub control) need a separate NJDEP Pesticide Business Registration/applicator license, not covered by the HIC, ask for it separately. Snow plowing itself carries no state license requirement in NJ.

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The local picture

Real depth here, one of the few trades where you do not have to reach into neighboring counties. Hardscaping is the piece that requires HIC registration; plain mowing and fertilization have a lower bar and a thinner verification trail.

Questions neighbors actually ask

Do I need to check a license just to get my lawn mowed?

No. Routine mowing, fertilizing, and cleanups aren't licensed trades in New Jersey. The license requirement (HIC registration, prefix 13VH) only kicks in once the job becomes 'home improvement', patios, retaining walls, walkways, drainage systems, that kind of permanent construction work.

What's a fair price for basic lawn mowing in Hunterdon County?

There is no reliable NJ-specific or Hunterdon-specific mowing price study to quote. National mowing-price aggregators exist, but their figures are marketing copy from lead-generation sites rather than confirmed data. Get three local quotes; prices vary a lot by lot size and whether it's a one-time cut or a season contract.

Is the same company that mows my lawn allowed to also plow my driveway in winter?

Yes, there's no separate license for snow plowing in NJ, and most local landscaping companies run it as a winter add-on to their summer maintenance business. The thing to nail down isn't licensing, it's the contract terms: trigger depth, per-push vs. seasonal pricing, and damage liability.

51 businesses filed under Landscaping & Lawn Care in the county directory, A–Z

Everything filed under Landscaping & Lawn Care in the county directory, alphabetically. It is a broad category, so it takes in neighboring lines of work as well as landscapers. No ordering, no ranking, no picks.

Names, towns and numbers come from The Hunterdon Scoop business directory, pulled July 28, 2026. Want this list narrowed to your town? Browse Landscaping & Lawn Care by town. A business appearing here is not a recommendation, and no business pays to be on it.

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