Stop losing estimates to voicemail. Tinylawn is a 24/7 landscaping answering service that sends you an estimate-ready lead with the project, address, and timing.
Caller said
“I want an estimate for a patio and some new beds, not a whole yard redesign.”
Written down
Asked only for
Lead ready Estimate requested
There’s no fixed script. Tinylawn works from what the caller says, your business info, and the questions you choose.
When the call ends, the landscaping request is already written up, with the recording, transcript, and summary attached.
New lead
8:47 PM
62 Ridge Rd. · Aerial and parcel view attached
Summary
Homeowner wants an estimate for a patio and new planting beds, not a full yard redesign. Hoping to start in spring.
Spring projects and fall cleanups arrive in waves, often on evenings and weekends when homeowners are planning.
Most landscaping companies weigh three options for the phone: let voicemail catch it, hire a traditional answering service, or use an AI receptionist. Here is how they differ where it matters.
| Tinylawn | Traditional answering service | Voicemail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answers 24/7 | Picks up instantly, day, night, weekends, and holidays | Live operators, often with hold times during busy periods | Takes messages, and many callers hang up without leaving one |
| What happens on the call | Keeps what the caller describes about the project, asks only for missing details, and asks the questions you save | Operator follows a generic script and takes a message | Caller leaves whatever details they think to mention |
| Next step | Captures the requested time for your team to confirm, and alerts you right away | Usually passes a message for your team to schedule | No — you call back and play phone tag |
| What you get afterward | Structured lead with summary, transcript, recording, and photo requests by text | A typed message with name and number | A voicemail to replay and decipher |
| How you pay | Monthly plans from $49 for 25 calls, $129 for 75, $249 for 150 | Typically billed per minute or per call, so busy months cost more | Free, but a missed caller may call someone else |
Every Tinylawn plan includes 24/7 coverage and bilingual answering, and the free trial runs 14 days with no credit card. Traditional answering service pricing varies by provider; check how yours bills overage minutes before comparing costs.
The intake and lead on this page are written examples. This one is a real recording of Tinylawn answering the phone.
A real Tinylawn call
Ready to play
0:00 3:33“We run a 3-crew operation and used to have my wife answering phones between her own job. Tinylawn took that stress completely off her plate. We've grown 30% since switching.”
Start free for 14 days. No credit card.
Only real calls count toward your plan. Hang-ups and spam are free.
Annual includes 2 months free
For solo operators with lower call volume.
$49
/ month
Usage included
Plan limits
Recommended
For busy solo operators and established single-location businesses.
$129
/ month
Usage included
Everything in Pro, plus
For higher-volume businesses that need larger team and feature limits.
$249
/ month
Usage included
Everything in Growth, plus
Custom
For multi-location operators with more complex needs.
$499+
/ month
Usage included
Custom plan includes
Growth and Scale add team workflows and higher limits.
A landscaping answering service picks up the calls you can’t take while you are on a mower, running equipment, or meeting a client, plus evenings and weekends. A traditional service takes a message. Tinylawn answers 24/7, keeps the project the caller describes, captures the property address and timing, and texts you a summary with the recording and transcript so you can call back ready to quote.
Because homeowners call during the workday and in the evening, exactly when crews can’t answer, and many will not leave a voicemail. They call the next landscaper instead. Spring rush, storm cleanup, and marketing pushes make it worse. An answering service keeps those estimate requests from going to a competitor without hiring office staff.
Mostly in name. Both answer your calls remotely. The differences that matter are whether calls are answered live, whether the questions fit landscaping work, what you receive afterward, and the pricing model. Tinylawn is an AI virtual receptionist on a monthly plan that asks about the project and property and attaches lot size and aerial imagery to each lead.
It answers inbound calls while you are on a job, driving between properties, or off the clock, so new leads do not fall into voicemail. Tinylawn keeps the project details the caller describes, collects the property address and timing, asks any questions you save, like budget range, and texts you a summary so you can follow up faster. Requested estimate times wait for your team to confirm.
Yes. Callers usually say what they want, and Tinylawn keeps it, whether that is recurring maintenance, a cleanup, planting, drainage, or a full renovation. Saved questions can apply to specific services, so design-build calls can carry different questions than maintenance calls. Each request arrives with the service the caller asked for.
A typical landscaping answering service takes a name and number, then sends you a message. Tinylawn keeps what the caller describes, answers from your services and FAQs, asks the questions you save, and records the request for your team to confirm. That means fewer call-backs, less phone tag, and better context before you call the prospect.
Yes. Many landscaping businesses start with after-hours and weekend coverage only, since that is when homeowners often call. You can use conditional call forwarding so your phone rings first during the day and routes to Tinylawn only when you cannot answer.
No. You keep your current number and forward calls to your Tinylawn line. Customers still call the number on your trucks, yard signs, Google Business Profile, and ads, so nothing changes on the customer side.
Start from your website and the services you already sell. After calls come in, Tinylawn surfaces questions callers asked and services they requested that you have not covered yet—things like one-time cleanups, front-yard-only work, or payment policies. Review each suggestion with evidence from the call, then add an FAQ, add or reactivate a service, or dismiss it.
Tinylawn answers with your business name and the greeting you set, in a natural voice. If someone asks whether they are talking to a person, it says it is an AI assistant for your business. When a caller wants someone from your team, it can transfer the call on Growth and Scale, or take a message and alert you.
Yes, on Growth and Scale. After a call lands, your team can leave an internal comment on the call record and @mention who should quote, schedule, or call back. Mentions appear in the in-app Notifications center and open the exact note. Callers never see team comments.
Plans start at $49 per month for 25 calls, with Growth at $129 for 75 calls and Scale at $249 for 150 calls. Every plan includes 24/7 coverage, bilingual answering, and virtual site visits. The free trial ends after 14 days, with no credit card required.
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