AI doesn’t plant a tree and doesn’t know your soil. It helps with the rest: the quote written up after the site visit, an image of the project to show the client, the schedule for a maintenance contract, the visit report, the seasonal follow-up.
AI helps landscapers with tasks such as “Dictate a maintenance visit report,” “Write the quote for a landscaping project,” and “Show the client an image of their future garden.” Start with a single task, in Wispr Flow: allow 5 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
Wispr Flow · Dictation on your phone
TodayThe client on a contract doesn’t see what was done while they were away, and wonders what they are paying for each month.
With Wispr FlowA report sent to the client before you leave the street, and a record of each visit for the contract.
Claude · On your phone: dictation and photos
TodayThe quote gets done at night, from memory, and the green waste removal or the topsoil you forgot comes out of your margin.
With ClaudeA description item by item, clear for the client, with what is included, what is not, and the points to confirm.
ChatGPT · Image creation, from a photo and a sketch
TodayOn a plan seen from above, the client can’t picture the heights or the volumes, and puts off the decision.
With ChatGPTA mood image of the finished garden, seen from the house, to decide before the work starts.
Also
Claude · Excel file, in the conversation
A table the client can read, one row per plant, with the points to verify flagged.
Claude · Excel file, in the conversation
A month-by-month schedule to attach to the contract, with the number of visits and what is not included.
Brevo · “Write with AI”
A seasonal follow-up sent to all your clients, with a single way to book a visit.
A clear summary of the tax credit for this case, with the official pages to pass on to the client.
Canva · “Canva AI”
A before-and-after visual in your colors, with its caption, ready to post.
Claude · Word file, in the conversation
A two-page guide, specific to this garden, that the client keeps and that frames your plant guarantee.
What to check
Wispr always sends your voice to its servers and does not work without a connection. The free plan stops at 1,000 words per week on phone. No photo that shows a person, a license plate, or the inside of the house. Dictate only when parked.
Dictate a maintenance visit reportWispr Flow · Dictation on your phoneThe prompt to copy
Visit on [date] at [Ms., Mr.] [name]’s, [address]. Work done: [mowing and edging, trimming the hornbeam hedge, weeding the beds, leaf cleanup]. Green waste: [hauled away, or chipped and left as mulch]. What I noticed: [a shrub suffering from drought, a leak in the irrigation, spots on the boxwood]. What I recommend planning for: [work to be quoted]. Next visit planned: [week or date]. Time on site: [duration], with a crew of [number].
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobDictate a maintenance visit report
In your jobBuild a maintenance contract schedule
In your jobWrite the quote for a landscaping project
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
On your phone, you dictate the site visit and attach the photos: it writes the quote’s description of work, puts your plant palette in a table, and builds the schedule for a maintenance contract.
Recommended planFree to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you use it every day.
You dictate the visit report before you get back in the truck: the text is written with punctuation, in the email or the text message to the client.
Recommended planFree, $0: 1,000 words per week on phone, 2,000 on desktop. Then Pro, $15 per user per month ($12 if billed yearly).
From a photo of the site and your sketch, it creates a mood image of the future garden: the client sees the idea before signing.
Recommended planFree, with a limit on images, $0. Plus, $20 per month, if you use it often.
To offer fall pruning or planting to all your clients in a single send. The Aura assistant writes the subject line and the body, and you review.
Recommended planFree, €0 per month: 300 emails per day, with the Brevo logo. Starter, from €7 per month, to remove it.
For a question about the tax credit, VAT, or a rule on planting near a property line: it searches the web and shows the official page.
Recommended planFree to start: 3 “Pro” searches per day, 1 “Research” report per month. Pro, $20 per month (€22 on the French App Store).
To show a finished project, before and after, in your colors. Your next clients choose you from photos.
Recommended planCanva Free, €0: up to 20 AI uses.
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Claude, Wispr Flow, ChatGPT, Brevo, Perplexity, and Canva. All of them can be used for free to get started.
Yes. From a photo of the site and your sketch, it creates a mood image of the future garden: the client sees the idea before signing. The plan to choose: Free, with a limit on images, $0. Plus, $20 per month, if you use it often.
With “Dictate a maintenance visit report,” in Wispr Flow (Dictation on your phone). Allow 5 minutes the first time. A report sent to the client before you leave the street, and a record of each visit for the contract.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.