For Landscapers and Gardeners

SEO for Landscapers and Gardeners

Get found by homeowners planning their next garden project — with SEO tools built for local service businesses.

From a full landscape redesign to regular garden maintenance, most customers start with a Google search. Illumae gives landscaping and gardening businesses the same SEO infrastructure larger contractors use — keyword research, technical audits, AI-assisted content, and structured data — without the agency price tag. From £40/month per domain, or free to start.

Find the Garden and Landscaping Terms People Search

Homeowners search in specific ways — "garden landscaping quote", "lawn care near me", "patio installation cost". keyword research and rank tracking gives you real search volume and difficulty data for these terms, then tracks your organic Google ranking for each one so you can see what's moving the needle.

Draft Content on Garden Projects and Seasonal Work

AI content generation drafts articles from a target keyword — planting guides, seasonal maintenance tips, or project cost breakdowns. Every draft runs through a fact-consistency audit before publishing, checking for internal contradictions and unhedged claims about specific figures like pricing or timelines.

Fix the Technical Issues Costing You Quote Requests

A broken contact form or slow-loading gallery page can cost you a customer browsing for inspiration before requesting a quote. site audit crawls your site and returns a health score with a prioritised, page-by-page fix list — flagging broken links, missing meta tags, slow pages, and images without alt text (easy to miss on photo-heavy portfolio pages).

Understand Who's Linking to Your Business

backlink checker shows domain authority and spam-risk banding for every backlink pointing to your site, so you can see which are helping and which might be worth scrutiny. If you find links worth disavowing, Illumae generates a properly formatted Google disavow file ready to submit through Search Console.

Add Local Business Structured Data for Your Landscaping Business

Illumae's Schema Generator produces valid JSON-LD structured data using a LocalBusiness subtype for home and construction services, including your structured address, opening hours, and price range. You paste the generated code into your site's page head — Illumae doesn't inject it automatically.

Frequently asked questions

What keywords should a landscaping business actually track?+

It depends on your services and area, but Illumae's keyword research gives you real search volume and difficulty data to decide with evidence. Useful starting points are project-specific terms ("garden redesign", "patio installation"), seasonal terms ("spring garden clearance"), and cost queries ("how much does landscaping cost") that attract homeowners early in their research.

Does it track where I rank in the local map pack?+

No — Illumae tracks organic Google search rankings only. The Google Maps local pack — the map and three business listings that often appear above organic results — is a separate ranking system Illumae does not currently monitor. If 3-pack tracking matters to you, you'll need a dedicated tool for that.

How does the site audit work for a landscaping website?+

Illumae crawls every page and returns a health score with a prioritised fix list — flagging missing meta titles on service pages, broken links, images without alt text (common on portfolio and before/after pages), and slow-loading pages, which matters when customers are browsing photo galleries on mobile.

What does the structured data actually include?+

It's JSON-LD markup that tells Google your business name, address, phone number, opening hours, and price range in a machine-readable format, using a proper LocalBusiness subtype for home and construction services. You paste the output into your site's page head yourself, or hand it to your developer.

Can I try it before paying?+

Yes. The free plan includes 3 AI article generations, keyword research, a content calendar, and a basic dashboard — no card required.

Try your first 3 articles free

No credit card required. See real output for your own business before you pay anything.