How to Start a Lawn Care or Landscaping Business

While lawn care might be something you associate with earning a few bucks here and there as a lawn maintenance teenager, a serious lawn care business for commercial and residential properties can earn you an actual cash flow.

Starting up any new business is challenging, but if you know the right steps to take, your very own lawn care business is well within reach. What are the basics of the lawn and landscape industry? Lawn care and landscaping is more than it sounds like — lawn care does not stop at just mowing lawns.

In reality, it’s a much more all-encompassing service. Lawn care services include: Landscape design Lawn maintenance (cutting, trimming, shaping, etc.) Edge trimming (trees, hedges, bushes, etc.) Removal of debris Turf installation and maintenance Fertilization

Weed pulling and weed control Pest control, especially for gardens If you’re open to providing a service that people will always need, then landscaping service is a great option.