Quoting and invoicing for landscapers
SoloDesks is a quoting and invoicing app for self-employed landscapers and gardeners. Price the job at the walk-round — materials, labour and machinery on their own lines — send a professional PDF quote from the van, and invoice in stages as the job goes in. It's built for a one-person outfit and priced like one.
Free plan, no card needed. $15/month for unlimited when you want it.
Why landscapers use SoloDesks
Quote at the walk-round, not three evenings later
Spring enquiries arrive faster than evenings to write them up, and the quote that lands first usually wins. Walk the garden with your phone, line out the patio, the turf and the fencing, and send the PDF before you've turned the van around.
Materials are half the job — show them
Sleepers, aggregate, turf, plants and skip hire add up to serious money before labour starts. Itemise them so the customer sees why the number is the number — and when they ask for a raised bed on top, the new line explains itself.
Deposits before the merchant gets paid
Nobody should fund a customer's patio out of their own pocket. Invoice a deposit as its own invoice against the job before you order materials, then bill the balance — or stages — as the work goes in. What's paid and what's owed stays legible all the way through.
A calendar that bends with the weather
Rain moves everything. Every job sits on the calendar with the client's address attached, so when the week reshuffles you can see exactly what slides where — and the small maintenance visits sit alongside the big builds instead of falling out of your head.
One tap to accept, and the job's real
Every quote gets a private link the customer opens on their phone and taps Accept — you see it the moment it happens, and that's your green light at the merchant. Three accept-links a month are free; Pro makes them unlimited.
Questions landscapers ask
- What is the best quoting app for a self-employed landscaper?
- The one you can use standing in the garden. SoloDesks is built for solo landscapers: itemise materials, labour and machinery, send a professional PDF quote from the van, and invoice in stages as the job progresses. The free plan covers 10 quotes and 10 invoices a month, with no card required.
- Can I invoice a landscaping job in stages?
- Yes. Raise a deposit invoice before you order materials, then invoice each stage — or the balance — as the work goes in. Every invoice tracks its own paid or unpaid status, so a long job never turns into guesswork about who owes what.
- Can I send a quote from the garden?
- Yes. SoloDesks runs in your phone's browser and can be added to your home screen like a normal app. Add the line items during the walk-round, tap send, and the customer has a professional PDF before you're out of the postcode.
- How much does SoloDesks cost for a landscaper?
- Free for 10 quotes, 10 invoices, 10 emailed PDFs and 3 one-tap accept-links a month, with unlimited clients and jobs. Pro makes those unlimited and puts your own logo on every PDF. There's no contract and you can cancel anytime.
- Does it chase unpaid invoices for me?
- Yes. SoloDesks nudges you with payment reminders when an invoice sits unpaid and suggests follow-ups when a quote goes quiet — useful in the seasons when you're too busy digging to chase money.
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It takes about a minute to set up, and the free plan doesn't ask for a card.
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