For most landscaper profiles the best primary category is Landscaper — use it when: landscape installs and garden makeovers. Choose Lawn care service instead if mowing, fertilising, weed control. Choose Gardener instead if garden maintenance (common UK/AU). Most trades are service-area businesses: the category tells Google what you do, and your service areas (up to 20) tell it where. Neither needs keyword-stuffing.
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Primary category
- Landscaper — Landscape installs and garden makeovers who else uses it
- Lawn care service — Mowing, fertilising, weed control
- Gardener — Garden maintenance (common UK/AU)
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Landscape designer — only if: landscape design plans
- Lawn sprinkler system contractor — only if: irrigation / sprinkler systems
- Tree service — only if: tree trimming / removal who else uses it
- Snow removal service — only if: snow removal (winter)
Categories to avoid
These are often added to landscaper profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Garden center (unless retail)
- Nursery (plants)
Address or service area?
Usually set up as a service-area business: hide the street address and list the cities, ZIP codes or postcodes you genuinely serve (up to 20). Don't create a separate listing for each town. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Weekly lawn mowing
- Garden clean-up
- Landscape design
Check before you change anything
Search “landscaping” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.