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Free Landscaping Invoice Template
From weekly mowing to a full install, a clean invoice keeps your landscaping cash flow steady and your route profitable. This free landscaping invoice template itemizes maintenance, materials, and project work, with room for recurring rates and clear terms. Fill it in, then download as Word or PDF or copy into Google Docs.
Click any field to fill it in. Line-item totals, discount and tax update automatically, and your work is saved in this browser as you type. Draw your signature at the bottom, then print, download, or copy.
| Invoice # | |
| Date | |
| Due date |
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | ||||
| $0.00 | ||||
| $0.00 | ||||
| $0.00 |
| Subtotal | $0.00 |
| Discount | $0.00 |
| Tax (%) | $0.00 |
| Total due | $0.00 |
How to use this invoice template
- 1
Add your business details, the client, the property address, and an invoice number.
- 2
List the work performed (mowing, mulch, trimming, cleanups) with quantities and rates.
- 3
For maintenance clients, set the recurring visit rate and note the schedule so billing is predictable.
- 4
Set your payment terms and a due date, then invoice promptly. Card-on-file keeps weekly clients hands-off.
What a invoice should include
- Your business name and the property the period covers
- The client's name and the property address
- An invoice number and the service period, not a single date
- Itemized work, materials, and project lines
- The visit rate and schedule for maintenance clients
- Subtotal, tax, and the total, with maintenance and project subtotals apart
- When the period is billed, and how project work is billed differently
Common invoice mistakes to avoid
- Billing one-off jobs instead of selling recurring maintenance
- No due date, so weekly clients pay sporadically
- Not using a card on file for the route
- Mixing project work into the maintenance line
- Letting invoices pile up instead of billing each visit
What happens after you send it
A invoice does its real work after it leaves your hands, and that part is not on the document.
Billing the period stops the seasonal argument
A flat monthly charge is queried every time growth slows and visits drop, because the client is counting visits and you are charging a subscription. An invoice showing the dates covered answers that before it is asked, which is most of what keeps an account through winter.
Project work needs approving before it is billed
Maintenance is expected and mulch is not. A one-off charge appearing on a familiar invoice is the thing that gets disputed, not the amount. Getting the project agreed separately, even by text, keeps the recurring relationship clean.
The account you keep is worth more than the job you win
A property on a schedule is revenue you do not have to sell again, and the billing experience is a large part of whether it renews. Late, confusing or surprising invoices lose accounts that were perfectly happy with the work itself.
Stop filling in templates
A dense route of weekly clients means a stack of invoices. Smarfle generates the invoice after each visit, charges the card on file for maintenance plans, and chases anything unpaid, so your route bills itself while you keep mowing.
Frequently asked questions
What should a landscaping invoice include?+
The fields are above. What landscapers omit is the service period, because a date alone does not explain a month of visits. Write the period and the number of visits it covers, and keep project work like mulch or sod on separate lines so nobody thinks the maintenance rate went up.
Should I bill per visit or per month?+
Per period, showing the visits it covers. Per visit generates four invoices and four chances to be paid late, while a flat month hides how much work was done. A period invoice listing the dates gets you one payment and answers the question a client would otherwise ring about.
How much should I charge for lawn care?+
Mowing typically runs $30 to $80 per visit by lot size, with full maintenance billed monthly. Mulch, cleanups, and installs are charged per job on top of the maintenance rate.
How do I put maintenance and a project on the same invoice?+
Keep them in separate groups with the service period stated on the maintenance lines. Maintenance is a recurring charge the client already expects, and a mulch install is a one-off they approved separately. Blending them into one total is the fastest way to get the whole invoice questioned.
How do I bill when growth slows and visits drop?+
Bill the period rather than a flat monthly figure, and tell the client before you widen the interval. A customer who sees three visits billed in November instead of four understands it. One who sees the same monthly charge for fewer visits assumes they are being overcharged, and they are right to ask.
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