Guides for running a gardening, lawn care or landscaping business
Pricing, quoting, paperwork and software, written by someone who runs a lawn care round.
Business Tips ·
Garden maintenance contracts: how to price and run them
What goes in a garden maintenance contract, weekly or fortnightly visits, a price per visit or a monthly fee, and what to do when rain stops the round.
Software ·
Best landscaping business software UK (2026): compared on price and quoting
Quotes, deposits, stage payments and crews: TradeSender (£0-£49), ServiceM8 (£0-£269), Tradify (£34 per user), Jobber and Commusoft compared.
Software ·
Best lawn care software UK (2026): 5 tools compared on price
From £0 a month: TradeSender (Pro £19), ServiceM8 (£25), Tradify (£34 per user), Jobber and LawnPro compared for UK rounds. Free plans included.
Software ·
Best CRM for lawn care businesses UK (2026): 6 compared on price
Six CRMs for UK lawn care and landscaping compared on customer records, property notes, repeat visits and price. Free plans from TradeSender and ServiceM8.
Pricing ·
How much to charge for lawn mowing in the UK (2026)
UK price guides put lawn mowing at £20-45 a visit outside London and £30-60 in London. What they say, and how to set your own price.
Starting Out ·
How to start a lawn care business in the UK
Starting a UK lawn care business: sole trader or limited company, HMRC, insurance, waste carrier registration, starter kit, pricing and first customers.
Business Tips ·
How to price your lawn care services
Work out your minimum hourly rate, turn it into a price per visit and check your margin, with free calculators and a worked UK lawn care example.
Growth ·
How to grow a lawn care business: five things that work
Five ways to grow a UK lawn care round: a proper Google Business Profile, well-timed reviews, local leaflets, autumn lawn work and prepaid contracts.
Business Tips ·
Lawn care invoice template (free, with what HMRC expects)
A free lawn care invoice template, what every UK invoice must show, VAT at 20%, payment terms that get you paid and how long to keep the records.
Business Tips ·
How to quote landscaping jobs (free template and worked example)
Measure, cost materials and labour, add margin and set a deposit. A worked £4,800 patio quote, typical UK rates per m² and a free quote template.
Seasonal ·
Spring lawn care checklist for professionals
What a UK lawn care round should sort in February and March: mower servicing, booking last year's customers, new prices, insurance and waste licence.
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