Lawn Care in Toronto

Toronto is Canada's largest city with a population of 2.93 million in the city proper and over 6.2 million across the Greater Toronto Area.

Local Lawn Care Conditions

Situated on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario in USDA hardiness zone 6b, Toronto's climate supports a growing season that stretches from mid-April through late October. Average summer temperatures range from 20°C to 27°C with annual precipitation of approximately 831 mm distributed fairly evenly across seasons. The city's residential neighbourhoods — from the detached homes of Etobicoke and North York to the dense townhouse developments of Scarborough and the established tree-lined streets of midtown — represent a wide range of lawn care requirements. Toronto's Property Standards Bylaw (Chapter 629) requires grass to be maintained below 20 cm (8 inches), with fines for non-compliance. The city manages over 1,500 parks and 600 sports fields, and Ontario's cosmetic pesticide ban means all residential weed control must use approved alternatives like iron-based Fiesta herbicide. Heavy clay soils across much of the GTA make core aeration particularly important, and the University of Toronto's Landscape Architecture program provides ongoing turf research that informs regional best practices.

Our Service in This Area

Mow.ca serves residential, commercial, and institutional properties across all six former boroughs of Toronto.