Boston, MA
LANDSCAPING / LAWN CARE ESTIMATING.

## Bidding Landscape Work in Boston Is Not Simple Boston's short growing season, dense urban lots, and strict conservation-area rules make landscaping estimates harder than in most metros. You're pricing work in Beacon Hill alleys, Brookline subdivisions, and waterfront properties in South Boston — each with different access constraints, soil conditions, and permit exposure. A flat-rate bid built on gut feel costs you money. Estimate.Pro gives you a field operating system that turns a phone walkthrough into a priced, client-ready bid in a median of 8 minutes. ## What Boston Landscapers Actually Deal With **Short window, high volume.** The Massachusetts growing season runs roughly May through October. That means six months to land and execute the work that funds twelve. Slow bids lose jobs to the next crew who shows up with a number. **Soil and drainage complexity.** Greater Boston sits on a mix of glacial till, fill material from historic land reclamation (the Back Bay literally is reclaimed tidal flat), and ledge rock that surfaces without warning. Your estimate needs to account for soil amendment, loam import, and drainage work before you quote a lawn installation or planting bed. **Urban access premiums.** Jobs in Boston proper often mean street-permit parking for trucks, narrow lot access, and debris hauling that costs more than in suburban markets. Those line items need to be in the estimate — not absorbed. **Conservation District and Wetlands requirements.** Properties near the Charles River, Neponset River Corridor, and other jurisdictions managed by MassDEP trigger Wetlands Protection Act review. A wall or grading job within 100 feet of a wetland resource area needs a Notice of Intent or at minimum a WPA review. Missing that on a bid creates liability. ## How Estimate.Pro Handles This **AR measurement on supported devices.** Walk the property, measure beds, turf areas, hardscape, and walls using live AR. Camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates. You get real numbers attached to real scope, not back-of-envelope math. **Scope-of-work generation.** The AI reads your walkthrough notes and generates a written scope. You review and edit it — it's not a black box. The output is specific enough to attach to a contract. **Saved material cost workspace.** Boston material costs — loam by the yard, mulch delivery, pavers, sod — vary by supplier and season. You store your actual numbers in Estimate.Pro and they stay attached to your account. No re-entering costs every bid cycle. **25 trades in one platform.** If you sub out irrigation, hardscape, or tree work, your subs can be on Estimate.Pro too. Estimates roll up consistently. **Stripe Connect invoicing at 0% platform fee on Pro+.** Once the job is awarded, convert the estimate to an invoice. On the Pro plan ($39/seat/month) and Elite plan ($79/seat/month), Stripe Connect is available. Elite drops the platform fee to 0%. The Crew plan runs $399/month flat for larger operations. There is a free forever tier. No credit card required to start. ## Calculators Relevant to Boston Landscape Bids - **Loam and amendment volume calculator** — input bed dimensions, target depth, and existing soil condition to get cubic yards needed at your stored cost-per-yard - **Sod installation estimator** — square footage, site prep labor, and disposal of existing turf - **Mulch coverage calculator** — bed area, depth, and bulk vs. bagged pricing comparison - **Hardscape material take-off** — paver quantities, base material, edge restraint, compatible with ICPI installation depth standards - **Retaining wall estimator** — block count, base prep, drainage aggregate; accounts for tiered wall configurations common on Boston hillside lots - **Seasonal maintenance contract builder** — mow frequency, fert schedule, cleanup visits, priced as a recurring annual contract ## Who This Is For You run a crew. You bid jobs yourself or have a project manager doing it. You lose bids occasionally because you were slow or came in too high without being able to justify the number. You want to send a professional scope-and-price document that holds up when the client asks why grading costs what it does. Estimate.Pro is built for that contractor. Not for enterprise software buyers. Not for general contractors who occasionally touch a lawn. For the landscaper who needs to turn a site visit into a won job before the season runs out. Start free. No credit card. First bid in under 10 minutes.