Answering service for landscapers and lawn care, run by AI
Voxlivo is a 24/7 AI answering service for landscaping and lawn care companies. While your crews are out, it answers in about two seconds, finds out the property and the work, books the estimate into your calendar and emails you the details, so spring leads don't sit in a voicemail box until dark.
Receptionist: Thanks for calling Greenway Lawn and Landscape. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
Caller: Hi, I need weekly mowing, and the flower beds need a good cleanup too.
Receptionist: We can help with both. Can I get your name and the best number to reach you?
Caller: Chris Walker, 615 555 0133.
Receptionist: Thanks Chris, that's 6-1-5, 5-5-5, 0-1-3-3. What's the property address, and is there a gate or a dog the crew should know about?
Caller: 48 Hollow Creek Road. There's a side gate, no dog.
Receptionist: Got it. I can book an estimate visit Monday between 12 and 5. They'll look at the lawn and the beds and give you a price for both.
Why landscapers use an AI receptionist
- You can't hear the phone over a mower, and you can't answer it with both hands on a trimmer.
- Spring brings a rush of mowing, cleanup and planting requests at once. A missed call can mean a whole season of visits going to someone else.
- Estimate calls follow the same questions every time: the property, the work and how often. That's exactly what a receptionist does well.
Calls it handles
- ✓Weekly and every-other-week mowing quotes
- ✓Spring and fall cleanups and leaf removal
- ✓Mulch, planting, sod and seasonal color
- ✓Design and hardscape estimates, like patios and retaining walls
- ✓Irrigation start-ups, shutdowns and sprinkler repairs
- ✓Snow removal sign-ups, if you offer it
- ✓Current customers asking about a skipped visit or their schedule
What it asks every caller
- ✓Name and best callback number, read back digit by digit
- ✓Property address, and whether it's a home or a business
- ✓What they need done, and how often
- ✓Rough yard or lot size, if they know
- ✓Gate codes, dogs and anything else the crew should know
- ✓Best day and window for an estimate visit
Storm cleanup and urgent jobs get flagged
If a caller mentions a gas smell, fire, smoke, sparks or flooding that's actively spreading, the receptionist tells them to hang up and call 911 first. For the urgent jobs you list, such as a tree or large limb down after a storm, it marks the call urgent and, on Growth and above, transfers it to your phone. Routine requests arrive in the summary email so you can plan the week.
How booking works
Estimate visits and first services go into your Google Calendar in the windows you set. It quotes only the prices you give it, word for word, such as a mowing rate for a standard lot, and otherwise says you'll price the job after seeing the property. It notes how often the customer wants service, so your team can add them to the regular route.
What it costs
Plans start at $49 a month for 100 minutes, about 40 calls. For most landscapers we recommend Growth: $99 a month for 200 minutes, with text summaries and live transfer of urgent calls. Every plan includes 24/7 answering, Google Calendar booking, recordings and transcripts, and setup done for you. See all plans.
Answering service for landscapers: voicemail, live operators or AI?
Landscapers usually weigh three options for the calls they miss in the field: voicemail, a live answering service, or an AI receptionist. Here's what each one costs and what a homeowner gets when they call for a quote.
Voicemail
Included with your phone line
A greeting and a beep. Urgent problems wait until someone checks messages, and new callers often try someone else instead.
Live answering service
Ruby: $250 a month for 50 minutes
A trained person answers and takes a message or schedules. Priced by the minute, so a busy month costs more. Ruby's most popular plan is $720 a month for 200 minutes.
Per-call AI receptionist
Smith.ai: $150 a month for 75 calls
AI answers every call, priced per call: $2.00 a call on Pro (75 calls). Wrong numbers and quick questions cost the same as a booked job.
Voxlivo
From $49/mo for 100 minutes
AI answers in about two seconds, 24/7, books into Google Calendar and sends you every call. Growth ($99/mo, 200 minutes) adds text summaries and live transfer of urgent calls.
Competitor prices from their public pricing pages, checked October 29, 2026: Ruby pricing · Smith.ai AI Receptionist pricing and FAQ. Side-by-side details: Voxlivo vs Ruby, Voxlivo vs Smith.ai, and our guide to AI receptionists, answering services and voicemail.
Questions landscapers ask us
How much does an answering service for landscapers cost?
Voxlivo starts at $49 a month for 100 minutes, about 40 calls. We recommend Growth: $99 a month for 200 minutes, about 80 calls, which adds text summaries and live transfer. Live answering services usually charge by the minute at a much higher rate. Ruby, for example, lists $250 a month for 50 minutes on its public pricing page.
Is an AI answering service as good as a live operator for lawn care calls?
For mowing quotes, cleanups and booking estimates, it asks the same questions every time, answers every call at once during the spring rush and books straight into your calendar. A person is still better for a detailed design conversation or an unhappy customer, which is why Growth and above can transfer those calls to your phone. It speaks English only today.
Can it quote mowing prices?
Only the prices you give us, word for word, such as a weekly rate for a standard lot. Most landscapers prefer it to book an estimate for anything else, and it tells the caller you'll price the job after seeing the property.
Can I change what it says when the season changes?
Yes. Tell us what to change, like switching from spring cleanups to fall leaf removal or snow removal sign-ups, and we update the receptionist. Script changes whenever you ask are included on Growth and above.
Does it work with Jobber, LMN or Service Autopilot?
Not directly. It books into Google Calendar and emails you a full summary of every call, so you can copy a new customer into your software in a few seconds.
Also built for
Hear it answer like your front desk would.
Call the two-minute demo and play a customer, or tell us about your business. A person sets it up, and you can be live in about a day.