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A yard that's ready for every season.

Caras Nursery keeps Missoula yards healthy the whole year round, one local crew that mows, feeds, plants and prunes on a plan you can actually see, with one clear price per season.

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★★★★★ 4.6264+ Google reviews

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Your yard's year, plan viewLive season

What your yard needs right now

We plan Missoula yards by season, not by guesswork. Tap a season, we've marked where you are in the year.

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What we do

Everything growing on your property, one crew

From the weekly mow to a full backyard redesign, planned, planted and maintained by the same local team, on one schedule you'll actually see.

No. 01

Lawn Care Program

Weekly mowing with crisp edges, feeding, weed control and aeration, a lawn program built for Carolina fescue and heat.

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No. 02

Landscape Design

A plan for the whole property, beds, borders, color and structure, designed on paper first, then built to last.

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No. 03

Grounds Maintenance

Beds weeded, hedges shaped, leaves gone, the standing appointment that keeps the whole yard photo-ready.

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No. 04

Hardscaping

Stone patios, walkways and seat walls that turn the yard into another room, graded right so they stay level.

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No. 05

Irrigation

Systems installed, tuned and repaired so every zone gets the right water, no brown patches, no soggy corners.

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No. 06

Sod & Seeding

New lawns from sod or seed, plus fall aeration and overseeding, the reset button for tired, thin grass.

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No. 07

Tree & Shrub Care

Pruning, shaping and health care for everything above the lawn, done at the right time of year, not just any time.

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No. 08

Commercial Grounds

HOAs, offices and retail kept sharp on a contract schedule, with photo reports after every visit.

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Full menu

All services & pricing

Clear seasonal pricing on everything we do, in writing.

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The Caras Nursery method

A yard that looks good in July is built in March.

Lawns don't get lucky. They get soil, timing and a crew that shows up in the right week, here's the quiet groundwork behind every yard we keep.

Soil before seed First visit

We test and read your soil before promising anything, because feeding the wrong lawn the right way is still wrong.

The sharp-edge habit

Edges cut clean every single visit. It's five extra minutes per yard, and it's the difference people notice from the street.

Right plant, right place

Sun, drainage and Carolina clay decide what thrives. We plant what will still look good in three summers, not just at checkout.

Water like it matters

Deep and rare beats shallow and daily. We tune irrigation zone by zone so roots grow down instead of giving up.

Leave it cleaner Every visit

Clippings blown off walks, gates latched, beds tidy. You should only ever notice we were there because the yard looks better.

Vibrant color beds in full bloom — Color beds we planted & feed

Instant ballpark

Know the number before we walk the yard.

Pick what your yard needs and see the honest range similar Missoula properties land in. Your exact quote is free after a walkthrough, and it holds for the season.

One seasonal price, in writing

You know the number for the whole season before we start, no surprise add-ons per visit.

Free estimates

The same familiar crew in your yard each week, people we'd send to our own mother's house.

Happy-yard guarantee

If something we planted or built isn't right, we come back and make it right, that's the whole policy.

Caras Nursery estimate sheetMowing

What does your yard need?

Lawn size

Rhythm

Your selection

Flat quote, free walkthrough

Confirmed free at a walkthrough, and the price holds for the season.

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On the routes

Real yards we keep, season after season

From weekly-route lawns to full backyard builds: this is what Missoula properties look like when someone plans the whole year, not just the next mow.

An outdoor room in North Hills

Patio · planting · lighting

Kitchen garden, Five Points

Beds · paths · greenhouse

Hydrangea border, year two

Planted, fed & shaped by us

A Caras Nursery lawn in full stride

Weekly route · fed & edged

Why Caras Nursery

The crew Missoula keeps on the calendar.

Twenty years of the same simple promise: one local crew, one seasonal plan, and a yard that looks cared-for every single week.

Meet the crew

One crew, all year

The same faces mow, plant and prune your yard, people who know your gate code and your dog's name.

A plan you can see

Your season is scheduled in advance, you know what happens in March, July and October before the year starts.

Free estimates

We answer the phone

A real person, usually the same day. Quotes inside 48 hours, and if rain shifts your visit, you hear it from us first.

Google reviews

What neighbors say

★★★★★

"Caras Nursery is Missoula's most amazing local nursery run Bill Caras and his knowledgeable and friendly Staff. I absolutely love shopping here. Prepare to be here at least an hour because the nursery is situated on many acres. I highly…"

Ken Grahamyears ago · via Google

★★★★★

"Very knowledgeable staff. Unfortunately, we didn’t find the Apricot tree we were hunting for, but scored on a “Sweet Cherry Pie” tree which is supposed to be a little sweeter than the Montmorency sour cherry. Onions were packed for…"

Charla Bauman, Realtora year ago · via Google

★★★★★

"Love the selection at Cara's. I think the best part is that their staff can help you with all kinds of garden questions. The Cara's bucks are a plus too. Great place!"

Reenie T4 months ago · via Google

4.6 ★★★★★ · Google · 264 reviews

Homeowner guides

Know your yard the way it knows itself.

Short, honest answers to the questions every homeowner asks, no jargon, no upsell.

Why does my lawn look tired by midsummer?

Usually the trio, cut too short, watered too shallow, fed at the wrong moment. Short grass exposes soil to the sun, daily sprinkles teach roots to stay near the surface, and summer feeding pushes growth exactly when the lawn wants to rest.

Taller mowing, deep and rare watering, and season-true feeding turn most tired lawns around in one cycle.

What is wrong with a little standing water?

It drowns roots, breeds mosquitoes and finds foundations. Puddles that outstay the morning are a grading message, not a weather anecdote.

Swales, drains or a rain garden give water somewhere better to be, and beds stop drowning in their own irrigation.

When is the right time to plant?

When roots get a head start, in most climates that means fall for trees and shrubs, soil still warm, air already kind, and spring for the tender rest.

Planting into the teeth of summer is possible with discipline, but the calendar-smart yard simply establishes better.

Where we work

Rooted in the Triangle

Missoula-based. Most of our routes grew one referral at a time, a neighbor watching a yard across the street get better every month. If you're in Missoula, we're already nearby.

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Hours

Sunday10:00 – 17:00
Monday08:30 – 18:00
Tuesday08:30 – 18:00
Wednesday08:30 – 18:00
Thursday08:30 – 19:00
Friday08:30 – 18:00
Saturday09:00 – 18:00

Good to know

Questions, answered

Do I have to sign a long contract?+

No. Weekly service runs season to season and you can pause or stop with two weeks' notice. We'd rather earn the yard every month than lock you into anything, most customers stay for years anyway.

What happens when it rains on my service day?+

We shift your visit to the next dry slot and text you before you have to ask. Wet mowing rips turf and compacts soil, skipping a soggy day is us protecting your lawn, not skipping work.

Are your treatments safe for kids and pets?+

Yes. We follow label re-entry times exactly, flag every treated lawn, and text you the all-clear window. If you prefer a fully organic feeding program, we offer one, just ask for it on the walkthrough.

How fast will my lawn actually look better?+

Mowing and edges: the first visit. Thickness and color: one full season, because the real gains come from feeding, aeration and overseeding done in the right weeks. We'll tell you honestly what your lawn can reach and by when.

Do I need to be home for visits?+

No. Most of our route customers are at work, we come on your scheduled day, latch the gate, and leave the yard cleaner than we found it. For quotes we just need one walkthrough, and even that can happen while you're out.

Why does everyone talk about fall aeration and overseeding?+

Because Carolina fescue thins out every summer, fall is the one window where seed, soil and weather line up to rebuild it. It's the highest-impact thing a Triangle lawn gets all year, and it books out fast.

How does billing work?+

One clear seasonal price, split into flat monthly invoices, no per-visit surprises, no fuel add-ons. Projects like patios or new beds are quoted separately in writing before any work starts.

Let's put your yard on a plan.

A free walkthrough, one clear seasonal price, and a crew that shows up every week like clockwork. No pressure, no contracts.

Get a free quote or call (406) 543-3333

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