Can I bid design-build and recurring in the same app?

Yes. One customer record covers both — the one-time install invoice and the recurring maintenance are just two document types on the same account.

How does seasonal billing work?

Recurring invoices can pause for a defined date range — pause in November, auto-resume in March. Card-on-file stays saved through the pause.

Do you handle spring / fall cleanup add-ons?

Yes — one-off invoices billed against the maintenance customer, and they can pay with the card already on file.

What about state tax on landscape services?

Per-line tax control lets you mark materials taxable and labor exempt where your state requires (or the reverse). See the state tax page for specifics.

Is there a per-employee fee?

No. Crew members are included on the paid plans — no per-user pricing.

Estimate software for landscapers and hardscape crews

Landscape estimates span two very different worlds: a 400-square-foot paver patio priced by material and labor, and a recurring $180/month maintenance contract with 26 visits a season. Glo Invoice handles both — the patio as a one-time estimate that converts to a deposit invoice, and the maintenance as a recurring invoice on your billing schedule.

Plants get their own markup (typical 100% on nursery stock), hardscape materials get a lower markup (25-40%), and labor stays clean. The customer sees a professional itemized estimate on their phone, signs it, and pays a deposit — same day.

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How Glo Invoice does it

Plant, hardscape, and labor priced by category

Save a separate markup by category so plants land at 2× cost and pavers at 1.35× cost without you doing math. Per-line taxability handles states that tax materials but not landscape labor.

Plants priced per unit — 1-gal, 3-gal, B&B
Hardscape priced per pallet, ton, or square foot
Labor rate by crew (foreman, laborer, equipment operator)

One-time install → recurring maintenance

When a design-build wraps, convert the customer to a maintenance contract with a recurring invoice on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly schedule. Same customer record, no re-typing, autopay optional.

Weekly / bi-weekly / monthly billing
Auto-charge saved card on schedule
Pause for winter, resume in spring

Photos, plans, and site notes on the estimate

Attach the site sketch, mood board, and existing-condition photos to the estimate. The customer sees what they're getting. When the crew shows up, the same attachments live on the invoice for reference.

How it works

Step 1
Walk the site
Photo the yard, note existing plants, sketch the plan on a napkin — attach it all to the estimate.
Step 2
Build the bid
Plants, hardscape, and labor all from the saved catalog with correct markup.
Step 3
Convert on approval
Deposit lands, install schedules.
Step 4
Add to maintenance
After the install, spin up a recurring invoice for weekly mowing, seasonal cleanup, or full maintenance.

Which landscape businesses use it

Design-build firms, hardscape specialists, irrigation installers, lawn care and mowing crews, tree services, and full-service maintenance companies.

Landscapers Lawn care Tree services Irrigation installers

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Related in Glo Invoice

Estimate software (all industries)Recurring invoices (all industries)Invoice app for landscapers Deposit invoicing Pricing calculator Sales tax by state

Bid the install, own the maintenance

One free account covers design-build estimates and recurring maintenance billing.

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