When creating a commercial landscaping contract there are some things you need to keep in mind in order to make sure that both you and the client are protected. If you are not sure the main things that you need to include in a commercial landscaping contract take a quick look at this presentation.

1. 3 Tips for Commercial
Landscaping Contracts
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2. When it comes to contracts, each one has to
follow and meet a certain set of criteria. Writing
a commercial landscaping contract isn’t
something that should be done on a whim or in
a rush. It’s important that the drafted contract is
well-written, understandable, and most
importantly, agreeable. A contract will act as a
formal and legal binding between parties.

3. Most importantly is the fact that the contract is
signed by two capable parties, that each party
agrees to the provided terms, and that the
landscape company will provide services to you in
exchange for monetary payment.
Though it may seem difficult, when done correctly,
writing a contract isn’t such a daunting task as
many think it will be. In order to make the task of
writing commercial landscaping contracts much
easier for even the most novice landscaping
company, consider some of the tips and tricks in
this presentation.

4. All Parties Need to be in Agreement
• While it has been previously mentioned, one of the
most important parts of contract building is ensuring
that each party completely agrees 100% to the terms
of the contract.
• The contract by all means should be fair to each client
who is involved and within the contract there should
be favorable terms for each side.
• Nowadays a lot of clients like to have wiggle room and
you may run into some that can get their way out of
contracts that become unfavorable to them. But,
generally in this case, it’s your commercial landscaping
business that takes the hit.

5. Have Set Contract Terms
• No matter what you include or don’t include in your
contract, be sure that each of the terms is clearly
defined.
• For example, some commercial landscaping companies
will decide to include a term regarding non-refundable
deposits. Things happen in life and not every contract
job will go smoothly. However, with a term including
information regarding non-refundable deposits, in the
event that a job doesn’t go as planned, depending on
the terms you have set in the commercial landscaping
contract, your company may decide to protect any
payments that have been made to you, which means
that no money will be lost on your part.

6. • If for some reason a client experiences a
random crisis in his/her life and cannot
commit to paying the rest of the fees, the fees
associated with ordering and gathering
materials, per your contract, cannot be given
back to the client.
• Remember, time is money, and any time that
your company puts into starting a job for a
client should be paid for. Be sure to include
such clauses in your contract.

7. • Companies may also want to consider adding
terms regarding when payment is due, ie. no later
than 30 days of the beginning of the landscaping
job or you may want to say that after 30 days
interest fees will be added to any payment due.
• Commercial landscaping companies should also
include terms that involve any type of warranties
on plants and trees planted during the job.
Clients want to know that the flowers, trees,
shrubs, bushes, etc. that you provide to them will
last.
• No one wants to spend thousands on a new
landscape that doesn’t last from year to year.

8. Remember, Plans can Change
• You may find that a lot of clients have an “idea”
of what type of landscaping job they want done,
but in the end this idea is generally manipulated
with certain details added and sometimes details
are taken out.
• In your contract make sure you include a term
that involves change orders and any type of
administrative fees associated with them.
• This becomes extremely important when clients
decide they no longer want a certain part of the
original design as before.

9. • For instance, a client may say that he wants
three flower beds planted outside of his
business but a few days later decides that only
two flower beds are needed, but you have
already ordered enough flowers and plants for
three flower beds, not just two.
• In the end it’s safest to work with clients who
have a clear idea of the landscaping job they
want done, but since minds can change
frequently, change order fees are wise when
creating commercial landscaping contracts.

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