Landscaping business resources
Measure a yard, price the mowing and the bigger installs, and send the paperwork, for lawn and landscape companies. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how landscapers run on Koira.
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Price a job
Cost calculators, landscaping pricing guides and the math behind an honest number for landscaping work.
Cost calculators and pricing guides
Cost calculatorLawn care cost calculatorMowing by lot size, the season's services and mulch by the cubic yard.Cost calculatorChristmas light installation cost calculatorRoofline per foot, lights supplied or labor only, with takedown and trees.Cost calculatorFrench drain cost calculatorYard, curtain, footing or basement drains, priced per linear foot.Cost calculatorLand clearing cost calculatorBrush, light or heavy woods, or mulching, priced per acre.Cost calculatorArtificial turf cost calculatorTurf by fiber plus labor, base, lawn removal and edging.Pricing guideHow to Price Lawn Care JobsHow to price lawn mowing and lawn care from your own costs and route, with sourced per visit, per acre and hourly benchmarks, a minimum and a worked example.Price a jobPrice checkYour prices against the local range, job by job.ReportTypical job prices by stateKoira estimates for 13 trades: sourced prices scaled to each state's wages.
Paperwork
Landscaping documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.
Free templateLandscaping estimateLine items, deposit, good-until date and a signature line.Free templateLandscaping invoiceLines, tax, deposit already paid and the balance due.Free templateLandscaping receiptAmount received, how it was paid and the balance left.Free templateLandscaping work orderTasks, materials, crew, site notes and a sign-off.Free templateLandscaping proposalThree options side by side, each with its own total.Free templateLandscaping change orderAdded work, credits, the new total and days added.Free templateLandscaping service agreementVisits, coverage, price, billing, renewal and cancellation.
Licensing
What each state asks of landscapers before the first job, read from the state boards and linked to them.
Checked in 31 statesLandscaping and Irrigation license requirements by stateLandscape and irrigation work. A few states have a landscape or irrigation license, others fold it into the contractor law or leave it alone.ReportContractor license requirements by stateWhich states license which trades, checked against each state board.
Pay
What the people in this work earn in every state, from the federal wage survey, and how a wage turns into a price.
Start a business
The steps to open a landscaping business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.
Start-up guideHow to start a landscaping companyInstalls and hardscapes: 811 before you dig, pesticide rules, pricing projects, first clients.Start a businessHow to Start a Lawn Care BusinessHow to start a lawn care business: services, licenses and pesticide certification, insurance, equipment, pricing benchmarks, tight routes and recurring customers.Name generatorLandscaping business name generatorName ideas for a landscaping or lawn care company.Business planLawn care and landscaping business plan templateA lawn care business plan with trade sections and example text.Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.
Software and comparisons
What landscapers need from office software, and how the big names compare on price and fit.
SoftwareLandscape CRM and estimating software for lawn care companiesWhat a small lawn care or landscaping company needs from CRM and estimating software, a plain checklist, and real prices for Koira, Jobber, Housecall Pro, QuoteIQ and ServiceTitan.ComparisonJobber alternative for landscapersJobber for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira compares.ComparisonHousecall Pro alternative for landscapersHousecall Pro for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira comparComparisonQuoteIQ alternative for landscapersQuoteIQ for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira compares.ComparisonServiceTitan alternative for landscapersServiceTitan for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira compare
Messages
Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.
Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.