The Best Landscape Designers in Jacksonville, FL
We graded 9 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 5,364 Google reviews of 42 top-rated landscape designers nationwide; 9 of them in Jacksonville, FL. Updated November 2, 2026.
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Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and LandscapingHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Landscaping maintenance”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%8Overall Experts Score 20%91Job match= 93Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.86★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.93Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Landscaping maintenance” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about landscaping maintenance
Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and Lan…We have had the pleasure of having Earth Works transform and maintain our lawn and landscaping for 6+ years. Ashton and Jay are here weekly maintaining the fine professionalism we have been used to and come to expect. They are prompt, precise, and professional with the work accomplished to our lawn and…
Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and Lan…Had my first service and I couldn’t be happier. It is pricier than other services but it’s the full package (includes lawn fertilization, small tree trimming, bush pest control, weeding in plant beds) and worth every penny! My man Erick was great to work with and worked on all the priorities we discussed. Can’t wait to see him next week!
Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and Lan…So happy we have chosen Earthworks for our lawn care and maintenance. Everyone is so nice and respectful and they treat our yard as if it’s their own. Jacob takes great care of our weed control and goes out of his way to contact me to let me know everything that is going on and his plan from week to week. Thank you, Earth Works!
Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and Lan…I had aeration and top dressing done to my yard today. The two workers that came to do the job, Eric and Christian were very professional and polite. They made sure each area of the yard was addressed and paid attention to problem areas. They are hard workers and were focused on the job. I would very much recommend…
Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and Lan…I recently had Earth Works Jax handle some mulching and minor landscape touch-ups, and I couldn’t be more impressed. Eric and Christian from their team arrived right on time, treated my property with great respect, and delivered results that went well beyond expectations. Their professionalism and deep knowledge of…
Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and Lan…Daryl Bryant was our Earth Works spray tech today, 11/1/23. Daryl was applying funguscide, insecticide and fall fertilizer. It is important note, that Daryl was applying this as preventative, early so we would not experience any future problems. Daryl always takes the time to explain the application and the benefits…
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of landscape designers).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Serenoa Landscape DesignJacksonville, FL | A 99How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%99+58.1Reliability 26%99+25.8Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty99−0.1Experts Score= 99Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAA– | 5.00 | — |
| 2 |  Wacca Pilatka LLCJacksonville, FL | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%97+56.9Reliability 26%96+25Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty98−0.2Experts Score= 97Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAA– | 4.97 | — |
| 3 |  ProGreen Landscape SolutionsJacksonville, FL | A 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%97+52.9Reliability 24%96+23.3Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty79−2.1Experts Score= 95Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AABAAA | 4.94 | — |
| 4 |  Holiday's Nursery & LandscapingJacksonville, FL | A 92How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%92+58.4Reliability 28%91+25.7Replies to reviews 8%98+8.1Experts Score= 92Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––AA | 4.90 | — |
| 5 |  Gardenista JaxJacksonville, FL | A 92How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%94+55.2Reliability 26%92+24Value 15%85+12.9Experts Score= 92Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AA– | 4.92 | — |
| 6 | Earth Works Jax Lawn Care and LandscapingJacksonville, FL | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%94+51.3Reliability 24%90+21.8Value 14%90+12.7Replies to reviews 7%81+5.7Craft & service penalty91−0.9Experts Score= 91Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.93 | — |
| 7 |  Coconut Grove Landscape & DesignJacksonville, FL | A 90How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%92+54Reliability 26%88+23Value 15%86+13.1Craft & service penalty98−0.2Experts Score= 90Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAA– | 4.95 | — |
| 8 |  Pure Pro Lawn & LandscapeJacksonville, FL | A 88How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%89+52.2Reliability 26%80+20.9Value 15%99+15.1Craft & service penalty98−0.2Experts Score= 88Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAA– | 4.92 | — |
| 9 |  C & L LandscapeJacksonville, FL | B 78How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%86+46.9Reliability 24%81+19.6Value 14%88+12.4Replies to reviews 7%39+2.8Craft & service penalty58−4.2Experts Score= 78Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AACAAD | 4.77 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Landscape Designers in Jacksonville, FL at a glance
How the 9 landscape designers we rated in Jacksonville, FL compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A889%
- Grade B111%
- Grade C00%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up889%
- 4.80–4.89★00%
- 4.60–4.79★111%
- Below 4.60★00%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality77323%
- Professionalism75123%
- Responsiveness66920%
- Punctuality59218%
- Value53416%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price19131%
- Reasonable40164%
- Overpriced81%
- Not sure224%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.