SEO Keywords for Landscapers

Updated: 08/28/2026

Written by: Meg Finnegan

Landscaping searches are locally competitive, and that means that ranking at the top of the SERP (Search Engine Results Page) takes real strategy. Here at MarketKeep, our goal is to help small businesses compete against larger, more established competitors. One of the most important methods of achieving our goal is to utilize search engine optimization (SEO). You can have the most beautiful and user-friendly website, but if it doesn’t show up when potential customers are searching for your services, then it is no use to your business. This article focuses on everything you need to put together a list of SEO keywords for landscapers to help grow your business.

P.S. As a bonus, we have put together a video on where to use your landscaping keywords on your website once you have put together the list of terms that work best for your business.

How We Got These Landscaping Keywords

We sorted through an original list of 5,293 keywords to build the lists below. Every keyword came from Google Keyword Planner, the free research tool inside Google Ads. It reports search volume from Google itself rather than a third-party estimate, which is why we start there for every client.

Here’s how we built these lists:

We pulled the top performing keywords for each service category: general landscaping, landscape design, lawn care, hardscaping, patios, retaining walls, and other landscaping services.
The results are limited to the United States, since including global data inflates volumes with searches from markets that will not help your business.
The search result data is from the most recent full twelve months, August 2025 through July 2026, which is the complete year available as of this writing in August 2026.
We sorted each category by average monthly search volume, then removed national company names and products since those keywords won’t bring in leads for your business.

That last step is what separates this report from most of the keyword lists you’ll find. We went through the full keyword list to make sure that the terms most relevant to you are included in this list. What you see below is what’s left once the branded bloat is gone!

For every keyword, you’ll see the average monthly search volume, the year-over-year change so you can tell whether demand is growing or fading, and then finally the competition level.

SEO Keywords for Landscapers, Organized by Category

Using Google Keyword Planner we put together several lists of the best SEO keywords for landscapers in the United States, organized by the service pages they should map to on your website.

Core Broad Landscaping Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
landscaping	165000	0%	Low
landscaper	110000	49%	Low
landscaping services	40500	-18%	Low
landscape company	33100	50%	Low
landscaping co	33100	50%	Low
landscape contractors	18100	0%	Low
garden landscaping	14800	50%	Low
gardening and landscaping	14800	50%	Low
landscaping &amp gardening	14800	50%	Low
landscaping bricks	9900	0%	High
pioneer landscape	9900	-33%	Medium
beautiful landscaping	9900	-18%	Medium
ecological landscaping	9900	0%	Low
sunset landscaping	6600	-21%	Low
grasses for landscaping	5400	-19%	High
landscape maintenance	5400	-33%	Low
landscaping depot	5400	0%	Low
gothic landscapes	4400	0%	Low
greenscapes	3600	-18%	Low
precision landscaping	3600	0%	Low
artificial grass landscaping	3600	-17%	Medium
american landscaping	3600	0%	Low
edge landscaping	3600	-64%	High
simple landscaping	3600	-19%	Low
easy landscaping	3600	0%	Low
greenscape landscaping	2900	0%	Low
green landscape	2900	-17%	Medium
florida landscaping	2900	-21%	Low
sunrise landscaping	2900	0%	Low
hills landscaping	2900	-34%	Low
landscape construction	2400	0%	Low
professional landscaping	2400	-34%	Medium
premier landscaping	2400	-17%	Low
superior landscaping	2400	-17%	Low
heritage landscaping	2400	50%	Low
luxury landscaping	2400	0%	Low
valley landscaping	2400	-17%	Low
pro landscaping	2400	-34%	Medium
affordable landscaping	1900	0%	Low
landscape maintenance services	1900	50%	Low
landscape solutions	1900	-21%	Medium
complete landscaping	1900	0%	Low
midwest landscaping	1900	-16%	Low
riverview landscaping	1900	190%	Low
complete landscape services	1900	0%	Low
snows landscape	1900	-12%	Low
cacti landscaping	1600	-19%	Low
oasis landscaping	1600	0%	Medium
proscape landscaping	1600	0%	Low
creative landscaping	1600	0%	Low
quality landscaping	1600	0%	Low
yard landscaping	1600	-21%	Medium
sunshine landscaping	1600	-19%	Low

Lawn Mowing Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
lawn mowing	301000	-18%	High
lawn mowing service	27100	49%	Low
grass cutting service	8100	0%	Medium
grass trimming service	8100	0%	Medium
lawn mowing roomba	5400	0%	High
lawn mowing charges	2900	-46%	High
affordable lawn mowing	2400	517%	Low
lawn mowing company	1900	21%	Low
lawn cutting service	1600	0%	High

Lawn Care Maintenance Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
lawn and garden	135000	50%	Low
lawn care services	110000	-33%	Low
grass care services	110000	-33%	Low
care lawn service	110000	-33%	Low
lawn care	90500	0%	Low
lawn service	22200	22%	Medium
lawn s	22200	22%	Medium
lawn care companies	12100	0%	Low
lawn care co	12100	0%	Low
green lawn	9900	0%	Low
lawn care professionals	8100	-94%	Low
august lawn care	8100	0%	Medium
lawn care pro	8100	-94%	Low
lawn maintenance	6600	-33%	Medium
land care	6600	0%	Low
lawn care and maintenance	6600	-33%	Medium
lawn grass maintenance	6600	-33%	Medium
lawn and maintenance	6600	-33%	Medium
gardener services	5400	22%	Low
lawn maintenance service	4400	-46%	Low
grass maintenance services	4400	-46%	Low
lawn care maintenance services	4400	-46%	Low
lawn care and maintenance services	4400	-46%	Low
lawn and maintenance service	4400	-46%	Low
landscaping and lawn care	3600	-19%	Low
lawn care landscaping	3600	-19%	Low
astro turf landscaping	3600	-17%	Medium
lawn maintenance and landscaping	3600	-19%	Low
yard maintenance	2900	24%	Medium
lawn pros	2400	0%	Medium
lawn repair	1900	-17%	High
lawn company	1900	0%	Medium
yard service	1900	52%	Medium
grass care	1900	-76%	Medium
lawnscaping	1900	-21%	Medium
clean yard service	1900	0%	High
lawn care repair	1900	-17%	High
augusta lawn care service	1900	53%	Low
yard maintenance services	1600	85%	High
total lawn care	1600	0%	Medium
custom lawn care	1600	-33%	Medium
naturescape lawn care	1600	-63%	Medium
affordable lawn care	1600	21%	Low
lawn service companies	1600	-58%	Low
precision lawn care	1600	-16%	Medium
lawn installation	1600	-69%	Medium
turf landscaping	1600	-63%	High
st augustine grass care	1600	406%	Low
a and a lawn care	1600	-16%	Low
grass service companies	1600	-58%	Low
st augustine lawn care	1600	406%	Low

Landscaping Materials Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
landscaping rock	60500	-33%	High
peagravel	60500	0%	High
p gravel	60500	0%	High
landscaping mulch	12100	-70%	High
pea gravel landscaping	9900	-80%	High
large rock landscaping	9900	0%	High
sod installation	8100	22%	Low
landscaping gravel	8100	-55%	High
landscaping boulders	8100	-33%	High
landscaping staples	6600	23%	High
pine bark fines	3600	89%	High
black rock for landscaping	2900	0%	High
pioneer sand and gravel	2900	0%	High
decomposed granite landscaping	2900	-45%	High
bulk pea gravel	2400	21%	High
bulk landscaping rock	2400	-33%	High
red landscaping rock	1900	-21%	High
decorative gravel	1600	0%	High
sod staples	1600	-16%	High
mulch installation	1600	190%	Low

Local/Near Me Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
local landscapers	3600	52%	Medium
local lawn care services	3600	0%	Medium
local lawn care	3600	0%	Medium
local lawn service	3600	0%	Medium
local landscaping companies	2900	50%	Medium
lawn services in my area	2400	0%	Medium
landscapers in my area	2400	0%	High
lawn care in my area	2400	0%	Medium
lawn maintenance in my area	2400	0%	Medium

Landscape Lighting Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
landscaping architect	40500	-18%	Low
landscape design	33100	-33%	Medium
landscape and design	33100	-33%	Medium
landshaft design	33100	-33%	Medium
backyard design	27100	-18%	High
landscape design services	9900	-33%	Low
landscape designs for front of house	8100	-19%	High
small backyard pool designs	5400	-18%	High
landscape planning	2900	-47%	Medium
landscape lighting installation	2400	519%	Low
backyard landscape design	1900	-45%	High
installing outdoor lighting	1900	140%	Low
simple landscape design	1900	-32%	High
land design	1900	-32%	Low
landscape design company	1600	175%	Low
landscape design and installation	1600	-21%	Low

Fertilization, Weed, and Pest Control Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
fertilizer grass	33100	-45%	High
lawn fertilization	33100	-45%	High
flea control for yard	22200	-33%	High
organic lawn fertilizer	9900	-18%	High
organic grass fertilizer	9900	-18%	High
weed control for lawns	8100	-55%	High
weed treatment for lawn	8100	-55%	High
yard weed control	8100	-55%	High
fall fertilizer for lawn	8100	-47%	High
grass fungus treatment	5400	-33%	High
grass fertilizer for spring	4400	-56%	High
spring lawn fertilizer	4400	-56%	High
crabgrass control	4400	-76%	High
lawn treatment services	3600	50%	Medium
lawn fertilizer service	3600	50%	Low
lawn treatment	3600	-45%	High
grass treatment	3600	-45%	High
lawn treatment companies	3600	50%	Medium
natural lawn fertilizer	3600	-45%	High
yard fertilizer service	3600	50%	Low
lawn care fertilizer service	3600	50%	Low
weed control company	2900	-34%	Low
weed spraying companies	2900	-34%	Low
grub control for lawn	2900	0%	High
best spring lawn fertilizer	2900	52%	Medium
best fertilizer for grass in spring	2900	52%	Medium
winterizing fertilizer	2900	-18%	High
grass grub control	2900	0%	High
summer lawn fertilizer	2400	-33%	High
weed and feed for st augustine	2400	-32%	High
summer grass fertilizer	2400	-33%	High
spring lawn treatment	1900	-80%	Medium
organic lawn treatment	1900	-47%	Medium
lawn care fertilizer	1600	-89%	High
revive lawn treatment	1600	1019%	High
fall lawn treatment	1600	-75%	High
top turf lawn care and pest management	1600	0%	Low

Eco-Friendly and Low Maintenance Landscaping Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
xeriscape	22200	-18%	Low
eco landscaping	9900	0%	Low
natural landscaping	5400	0%	Low
low maintenance front yard landscaping	4400	-56%	High
low maintenance landscaping	2900	-45%	Medium
no maintenance landscaping	2900	-45%	Medium
natural lawn	2400	-17%	Low
xeriscape landscaping	2400	0%	Medium
eco friendly lawn care	2400	108%	Low
zeroscape	2400	0%	Low
organic lawn care	1900	-47%	Medium
drought tolerant landscaping	1900	-17%	Medium
drought resistant landscaping	1900	-17%	Medium

Trees, Shrubs, and Plants Landscaping Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
landscaping trees	9900	-70%	High
bushes in front of house	8100	-33%	High
bush trimming	5400	0%	Medium
shrub trimming	5400	0%	Medium
grass plants for landscaping	5400	-19%	High
evergreen landscaping	4400	-18%	Medium
shrubs for landscaping	4400	-18%	High
bushes for landscaping	4400	-18%	High
native plant landscaping	4400	-57%	Low
small trees for front yard	3600	-19%	High
landscaping plants	3600	-33%	High
evergreen bushes for landscaping	3600	-84%	High
landscaping flowers	3600	-16%	High
low maintenance bushes	2900	-45%	High
pine tree landscape	2900	-69%	High
small trees for landscaping	2400	-47%	High
bushes for front yard	2400	-34%	High
low maintenance bushes for front of house	2400	0%	High
flower bed design	1900	-47%	High
best trees for front yard	1900	-33%	High
evergreen trees for landscaping	1900	-89%	High
evergreen lawn care	1600	-16%	Medium

Irrigation and Drainage Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
sprinkler system repair	22200	0%	Medium
sprinkler system installation	12100	-18%	Medium
lawn sprinkler repair	5400	-33%	Medium
yard drainage	4400	-33%	High
yard grading	2400	-17%	Medium
landscape grading	2400	-17%	Medium
lawn grading	2400	-17%	Medium
yard drainage system	1900	-45%	High
irrigation installation	1900	89%	Low

Aeration and Dethatching Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
lawn aeration	110000	-33%	High
aerification lawn	110000	-33%	High
lawn dethatching	22200	-33%	High
dethatch grass	22200	-33%	High
core aeration lawn	18100	49%	High
core aeration	14800	22%	High
overseeding lawn	12100	-45%	High
lawn seeding	9900	-80%	High
lawn aeration service	8100	23%	Low
core aeration service	8100	23%	Low
yard aeration service	8100	23%	Low
lawn core aeration service	8100	23%	Low
grass aeration	6600	-19%	High
aerate yard	6600	-19%	High
lawn dethatching service	4400	-70%	Low
liquid lawn aeration	2900	0%	High
aeration overseeding	2400	0%	Medium

Seasonal Landscaping Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
four seasons landscaping	5400	0%	Low
leaf removal service	4400	140%	Low
four seasons total landscaping	4400	-21%	Low
fall landscaping	4400	-12%	Low
clean up yard service	2400	0%	High
lawn clean up services	2400	0%	High
spring lawn care	1900	-80%	Medium
all seasons landscaping	1900	-21%	Low
spring lawn maintenance	1900	-80%	Medium
spring yard care	1900	-80%	Medium
spring grass care	1900	-80%	Medium
springtime lawn care	1900	-80%	Medium
spring landscaping	1900	-34%	Medium
fall lawn care	1600	-75%	High

Landscaping Style Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
mountain landscaping	14800	-19%	Medium
front yard landscaping	9900	-55%	High
front of house landscaping	9900	-55%	High
desert landscaping	9900	-18%	Low
front garden landscaping	9900	-55%	High
front lawn landscaping	9900	-55%	High
beach landscaping	8100	-17%	Low
backyard landscaping	5400	-33%	High
curb appeal landscaping	5400	-45%	Low
backyard remodel	2900	0%	Medium
hillside landscaping	2900	-34%	Low
pool landscaping	1900	-17%	Low
modern landscaping	1900	-16%	Medium
swimming pool landscaping	1900	-17%	Low
tropical landscaping	1900	-19%	Low
urban landscaping	1900	-23%	Low
stepping stone landscaping	1900	-21%	High

Commercial Landscaping Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
landscaping business	5400	84%	Low
commercial lawn mowing	5400	-33%	High
commercial landscape	4400	0%	Low
landscape management	3600	-33%	Low
lawn care business	2900	-17%	Low
lawn service business	2900	-17%	Low
lawn maintenance business	2900	-17%	Low
commercial landscaping services	1900	0%	Low
commercial landscape companies	1600	24%	Low
landscaping business for sale	1600	-16%	Medium

Hardscaping and Paver Terms

Keyword	Avg. monthly searches	YoY change	Competition
landscaping edging	49500	-18%	High
lawn edging	27100	-33%	High
hardscaping	27100	0%	Low
paver patios	18100	0%	High
flower bed edging	12100	-33%	High
flagstone patio	12100	-45%	High
edging pavers	12100	-33%	High
retaining wall contractors	9900	-18%	Low
paver patio installation	9900	-55%	Low
paver walkway	9900	-33%	High
patio designs with pavers	9900	-33%	High
landscape stone edging	9900	-18%	High
paver driveway	8100	-33%	High
landscaping borders	8100	0%	High
concrete curbing	6600	0%	Medium
garden borders	6600	-19%	High
concrete edging	5400	-18%	High
retaining wall bricks	5400	-18%	High
flower bed borders	5400	-19%	High
hardscape companies	5400	46%	Low
concrete landscape edging	4400	-18%	High
landscaping bricks for edging	4400	-19%	High
cement landscape edging	4400	-18%	High
hardscaping contractor	4400	86%	Low
hardscape landscaping	3600	24%	Medium
retaining wall landscaping	3600	-46%	High
brick paver patio	3600	-45%	High
landscape and hardscape	3600	24%	Medium
paver sidewalk	3600	-34%	High
patio installation	2900	0%	Low
paver patio contractors	2900	-18%	Low
landscape curbing	2900	-34%	High
landscaping pavers	2900	-34%	High
round pavers	2900	0%	High
retaining wall builder	2900	-19%	Medium
bed edging	2900	0%	High
landscaping border edging	2900	89%	High
retaining wall installation	2400	0%	Low
retaining wall designs	2400	-47%	Medium
paver retaining wall	2400	-33%	High
yard edging	1900	0%	High
best landscape edging	1900	0%	High
concrete landscape curbing	1900	-17%	High
paver pathway	1900	50%	Medium
driveway design	1600	-47%	Low
mulch edging	1600	-46%	High

Bonus content to help you get started once you have your keyword list!

Don’t have time to read? Watch our video below to get a rundown of on-page seo for landscapers!

Anatomy of a Landscaping Search Results Page

Before you can optimize for a keyword, it helps to know exactly what you’re up against. Let’s take a search like “landscapers in Denver” and break down what actually shows up.

Paid ads (Google Ads) land at the very top of the page. These are pay-to-play locations in search results businesses bidding on the keyword to appear at the top.
The local pack comes next: a cluster of map listings pulled from Google Business Profiles. This is where local SEO comes into play, and it runs on a different set of ranking signals than the rest of the page.
Organic results are where on-page SEO is key, and where this guide is going to help you the most.

The part that catches a lot of landscaping business owners off guard is that even in the organic search results, you’re not just competing with other landscapers. Directory sites like Yelp and community sites like Reddit often out-rank individual business websites for broad terms like “landscapers in Denver,” simply because they have higher domain authority (a number between 0 and 100 that reflects how trustworthy the website is to search engines). That means the handful of organic spots actually available to a business like yours are limited, and you need to fight smart for every one of them. That’s exactly what a strong list of SEO keywords for landscapers helps you do.

Where to Actually Place Your Keywords On-Page

Once you’ve built out your keyword list, the next question is where those keywords actually belong. Here’s your checklist:

SEO title: lead with your business name, then your service, then your location
Meta description: reinforce the keyword and add your value prop
H1 / main page title: your keyword should appear naturally here too
First paragraph of body copy: search engines weigh early content more heavily
Throughout the rest of the page: subheadings and body content, mentioned naturally rather than crammed in
Portfolio or service-specific sections: a great, natural spot to reinforce your location and service keywords again

Placement matters just as much as the keyword itself. A landscaping SEO strategy that only touches the title tag and ignores the rest of the page is leaving results on the table.

Putting It Together: A Simple Framework

If you take one thing away from this article, make it this: Business Name + Service + City, repeated consistently across your SEO title, meta description, H1, and body copy.

That’s the framework the top-ranking landscapers in Denver are already using, and it’s replicable for any city and any service you offer. The one caveat: your keywords need to read naturally. This is about sending relevance signals to search engines, not stuffing your page full of repeated phrases. If a sentence sounds awkward when you read it out loud, it’ll read that way to your potential customers too.

Take the Next Step

If you don’t already have a keyword list built out, that’s the place to start, and it’s exactly what this article was designed to help you do. Once you’ve got your list, go back through this guide and start placing those terms where they’ll do the most good.

And if you’d rather have an expert set of eyes on your strategy, we’re here for that too. Book a discovery call with the MarketKeep team, and we’ll walk through your SEO goals together. No pressure, just a conversation about what’s working, what isn’t, and where the opportunity is.

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