Let your lawn
breathe again.
Aeration quoted by the square foot.
Compacted soil suffocates your lawn. Draw your lawn area on the map — we calculate plugging density and labor instantly. No site visit.
Three steps from map to mowed.
No site visit, no sales call. Quote in 90 seconds, schedule before you close the tab. We arrive with the right machine and the right plug pattern for your soil density.
Draw your lawn area on the map.
Pin your address. Trace the lawn polygon — front, side, back. Subtract beds, driveway, paths.
Pick aeration type & overseed.
Core hollow-tine (deepest, removes plugs) or solid spike (gentler, no cleanup). Add overseed for thickness.
Instant price & schedule.
Square footage × density × labor. Lock in your fall slot or spring window without a phone call.
Two methods. One bundle that wins fall.
Pricing scales linearly with square footage. Below are typical small-to-medium Boston lots — the calculator will refine to your exact area, slope, and access.
Core aeration
Hollow-tine. Pulls 2–3 inch plugs. Best for compacted clay and high-traffic Boston lots.
- Up to 3,000 sq ft included at base price
- Hollow-tine plugs left to break down naturally
- Best for clay, compaction, heavy thatch
- Recommended interval: 1× per year
Spike aeration
Solid tine. Punches holes without removing soil. Faster, no plugs on the lawn afterwards.
- Up to 3,000 sq ft included at base price
- No plugs to clean up — same-day curb appeal
- Best for sandy soil, light compaction, sloped lots
- Recommended interval: 2× per year
Aerate + overseed bundle
Core aeration plus same-day overseed with a Boston cool-season blend. The thick-lawn move.
- Core aeration + overseed in one visit
- Northeast tall fescue + Kentucky bluegrass blend
- Seed falls into fresh aeration holes — 3× germination
- Best timed Sept–Oct for Boston
The thick-lawn fix is under the surface.
Boston soils sit on glacial till and decades of construction backfill. Without aeration, water runs off, roots stay shallow, and crabgrass wins.
Soil compaction
Foot traffic, mowers, and clay tighten the top 4 inches. Aeration breaks the seal so roots can push down.
Air, water, nutrients
Open channels let oxygen in and let fertilizer and rainfall reach the root zone instead of running into the street.
Stronger root system
Roots that reach 6+ inches survive August droughts without irrigation rescue. Deep roots = drought tolerance.
Thatch reduction
Aeration cores expose thatch to microbes that break it down naturally — no power-rake scarification needed.
Two windows. Pick one — don't skip both.
Boston's cool-season grasses (fescue, bluegrass, rye) recover fastest when soil temperatures are 55–65°F. That's a narrow window in the Northeast.
September – October.
Best for Boston cool-season lawns.
Soil is still warm, air is cool, weeds are dying back. Aeration + overseed in fall produces the thickest spring green-up of any combination — by a wide margin.
April – early May.
Second-best for established lawns.
Use spring aeration if you missed fall, or for warm-season patches. Skip overseed in spring — pre-emergent crabgrass control conflicts with germination.
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Questions every first-time customer asks.
If you don't see your question, the chat in the corner of the quote page is staffed by the crew lead, not a chatbot. Real answers in business hours.
How often should I aerate my lawn?
Core vs. spike — which one for me?
Can you overseed the same day?
When can kids and pets back on the lawn?
Are the soil plugs supposed to stay on the lawn?
Best grass types for the Boston area?
The secret to a thick lawn is underground.
Draw your lawn on the map. We'll quote in 90 seconds and book your fall slot before October fills up.