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For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list organized and send occasional seasonal promotions, I would not buy a complicated CRM/marketing platform. You want something that is easy to maintain and doesn't become another job.

My top picks

1. Brevo — my pick if your list is big

This is particularly interesting for a landscaper because you might have, say, 1,500–3,000 past and current customers but only send 1–2 emails a month.

Brevo's pricing is based primarily on how many emails you send, rather than simply how many contacts you store. That makes it attractive for a large, relatively inactive customer database. SMB Compare CompareTiers

You could maintain segments such as:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Spring cleanup customers
• Fall cleanup customers
• Lawn treatment customers
• Customers who haven't booked in 12+ months

Then send something like "Fall Cleanup — Book by September 15" to only the appropriate group.

2. MailerLite — probably the easiest

If your list is relatively small—say under 1,000–2,000 customers—I'd seriously consider MailerLite. Current small-business comparisons consistently highlight it for its clean interface and straightforward email/automation tools. Constant Contact Capterra

For a two-person operation, that's a big advantage: you don't need to learn marketing software to use it.

3. Constant Contact — best if you want support

Constant Contact is probably the safest "I just want this to work" choice. Its current plans include contact management, signup forms, templates, scheduling and reporting, and it offers live phone/chat support. Plans currently start at $12/month, with Standard starting at $35/month. Constant Contact

I'd choose this if neither of you particularly enjoys technology and you'd rather pay a little more for a polished, supported product.

What I'd actually do in your shoes

If you have <1,000 customers: MailerLite.

If you have 1,000–5,000+ customers and only send occasional promos: Brevo.

If you want the easiest setup and don't mind paying a bit more: Constant Contact.

I would skip HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, and similar heavyweight CRMs for now. They're excellent products, but a two-person landscaping company sending occasional promotions probably won't get enough benefit from the additional complexity.

One important point: don't use your regular Gmail/Outlook account to blast the customer list. Use an email-marketing service so unsubscribes, deliverability, list management, and campaign tracking are handled properly.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list (e.g. 300, 1,500, 5,000) and whether you want email only or email + text messages, I can narrow this down to one choice and tell you what I'd pay per month.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid the big, complicated marketing platforms. You probably need:

• a clean customer list (past clients, leads, neighborhoods)
• seasonal promos (spring cleanups, mulch, fall leaves, snow services)
• automatic reminders (annual maintenance, “time to schedule” emails)
• simple templates you can reuse
• maybe a way to collect new leads from your website

My shortlist:

What I’d choose for a landscaping business

Pick MailerLite if you have, say, 200–5,000 customer emails and want something simple:

• Tag customers: “weekly mowing,” “spring cleanup,” “commercial,” “past estimate”
• Send 4–8 campaigns per year
• Create an automatic “annual reminder” email

Pick Brevo if you have a large database (for example, thousands of old customers) but only send occasional promotions. www.mailercloud.com

A good setup would be:

1. Export all customers from your invoicing/CRM software.
2. Add columns:
   • Name
   • Email
   • Service type
   • Last service date
   • Neighborhood/town
3. Create 4 lists:
   • Current recurring customers
   • Past customers
   • Leads/estimates
   • Commercial properties
4. Schedule seasonal emails:
   • February: “Book spring cleanup”
   • April: “Mulch & planting specials”
   • August: “Fall cleanup spots filling”
   • November: “Leaf removal / winter services”

For a two-person crew, I’d probably start with MailerLite + a simple customer spreadsheet rather than buying a full CRM. It will cover most of what you need without becoming another job to manage. www.constantcontact.comwww.accelrio.com

If you tell me what you currently use for invoicing/estimates (QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, Square, paper, etc.) and roughly how many customers are in your list, I can narrow it down further.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid a heavyweight CRM/marketing platform. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at segmentation and attractive emails.

My top picks

1. mailchimp.com — best overall

This would be my first choice if you want simple and professional.

• Easy drag-and-drop promotional emails.
• Good customer tagging/segmentation—for example, lawn maintenance, landscape installs, irrigation, past customers, etc.
• Good-looking templates without needing design skills.
• Easy unsubscribe/compliance handling.
• Particularly attractive if you later use Jobber or Housecall Pro: both have Mailchimp integrations that can sync customer lists. Jobber can use client tags to create marketing segments. Jobber Help Center Housecall Pro Help Center
• One caveat: Mailchimp's free-plan limits changed in 2026; Housecall Pro currently documents the free limit as 250 contacts. Housecall Pro Help Center

Best for: "We want to send a nice email every month or two and not think about the software."

2. brevo.com — best value for occasional promotions

This is the one I'd investigate if you have a large customer list but don't email very often.

Brevo's pricing model is based primarily on emails sent rather than the number of contacts stored, which can make more sense for a landscaping company that has, say, 1,500 past customers but only sends four campaigns a year. Mailercloud Capterra

Best for: Lots of customers + relatively infrequent marketing.

3. constantcontact.com — easiest for a non-marketing person

Constant Contact is worth considering if you put a premium on simplicity and human support.

Its current plans include live phone/chat support, contact management, segmentation, templates, scheduling, and 300+ integrations. Constant Contact

The downside is that it can become more expensive than necessary for a tiny company.

Best for: "Neither of us wants to become an email-marketing expert."

One important question: do you need a customer-management system too?

If you're currently keeping customers in QuickBooks + your phone + spreadsheets, I'd actually consider solving the customer management problem first.

For landscaping, something like getjobber.com can manage customers, scheduling, estimates, invoicing, etc., and its Mailchimp integration can automatically sync your client list into Mailchimp. Jobber specifically supports using client tags to target different customer groups. Jobber Help Center Jobber

Similarly, housecallpro.com integrates with Mailchimp and can sync customer names, emails, tags, and lead sources. Housecall Pro Help Center

What I'd choose for you

For a landscaping business, I'd probably start with Mailchimp, unless you already have a field-service CRM. Then I'd connect the two rather than maintaining a separate customer spreadsheet.

A very useful setup would be one master customer list with tags like "current maintenance," "past customer," "landscape install," "irrigation," and "prospect." Then your occasional promotions can be highly targeted instead of blasting every customer with every offer.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional seasonal promos, I’d avoid anything overly complicated. You probably need simple contact management + attractive emails + basic automation, not a full marketing department.

My top picks

\*Pricing varies by list size and billing plan; current 2026 comparisons put Constant Contact around $12/month, Brevo around $9, and Mailchimp around $8–$13 for entry plans. www.capterra.comwww.mailercloud.com

🥇 I'd choose Constant Contact

For your situation, ease of use matters more than having the most sophisticated automation.

Constant Contact is particularly geared toward small businesses and gives you email templates, contact management, basic automation, scheduling, SMS/social options, and human support. Its current plans start around $12/month. www.constantcontact.comwww.constantcontact.com

For a landscaping company, I'd set up a few customer groups:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn/landscape installation customers
• Commercial customers
• Prospects/estimates
• Spring cleanup
• Fall cleanup
• Irrigation / mulch / landscaping / other specialty services

Then you can send highly relevant promos instead of blasting everybody.

For example:

Spring: "Book your spring cleanup by March 15"

Early summer: "Mulch & bed maintenance — a few openings available"

Fall: "Get on the fall cleanup schedule"

Winter: "Reserve your spring landscaping project early"

That's exactly the kind of seasonal/rebooking marketing that tends to make sense for landscaping businesses. ustechautomations.com

🥈 MailerLite — if keeping costs down is important

I'd look seriously at MailerLite if you're comfortable doing a little more setup yourself.

It's clean, relatively easy to learn, and combines email campaigns, forms, landing pages and automation. Current small-business comparisons put it among the strongest beginner options. www.constantcontact.comwww.constantcontact.com

🥉 Brevo — interesting if you have a big customer database

Brevo has an unusual advantage for your business: it prices primarily around emails sent rather than contacts stored.

So if you eventually have, say, 3,000 former/current customers but only send four or five campaigns a year, Brevo can be attractive. It also includes CRM and SMS capabilities. www.capterra.comwww.mailercloud.com

The downside is that I think it's a little more complicated than you need for a two-person landscaping operation.

What about Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is perfectly good and has a huge integration ecosystem, but I wouldn't automatically pick it just because it's the most famous name. Current comparisons show it can become less attractive as your contact list grows because of its contact-based pricing. www.mailercloud.com

What I'd do in your shoes

Start with Constant Contact unless your customer list is already several thousand people.

I'd keep the system extremely simple:

Customer list → tags/groups → seasonal email → track who clicks → follow up with interested customers.

And don't over-automate. For a landscaping company, 6–12 good emails per year can be plenty.

One other thing I'd consider: if you're already using a landscaping/job-management system such as Jobber, Yardbook, Housecall Pro, etc., the best answer may be to use its customer database as the master list and connect it to an email platform, rather than maintaining two separate customer databases.

If you tell me (1) roughly how many customers are on your list, (2) what software you currently use for estimates/invoicing/jobs, and (3) whether you want SMS/text promos too, I can narrow this down to the one I'd buy and the exact setup I'd use for your company.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list and send occasional seasonal promotions, I’d keep it simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM/marketing automation system.

My top picks

Current 2026 comparisons generally put MailerLite among the simplest SMB options, while Brevo is particularly attractive when you have a relatively large list but send campaigns only occasionally. www.constantcontact.com

What I'd choose for a landscaper

1. MailerLite — my default recommendation

If you've got, say, 300–2,000 customers and want to send:

• Spring cleanup specials
• Mulching/fertilization promotions
• Fall cleanup reminders
• "We have openings next week" emails
• Referral offers
• Holiday/customer-appreciation messages

…it gives you pretty much everything you need without turning marketing into another job.

2. Brevo — potentially the best value

This one is particularly interesting for your situation. If you have 1,000 customers but only email them 6–10 times a year, paying according to send volume rather than simply the size of your database can make a lot of sense. Brevo also has CRM and SMS capabilities if you eventually want to expand. www.mailercloud.com

3. Constant Contact — best if you want hand-holding

I'd choose this if neither of you wants to learn much software. It emphasizes ease of use, templates, list management, and human support. Its current entry plans start around $12/month, although pricing scales with your list. www.constantcontact.com

4. Mailchimp — good, but probably more than you need

It's still a very capable choice, especially if you're going to connect your email marketing with other software. But its pricing is increasingly tied to contact count, so I wouldn't automatically pick it for a landscaping company that mostly sends occasional promotions. mailchimp.com

One thing I'd do differently than most small businesses

Don't just create an email list called "Customers."

I'd have a few simple tags/groups:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn care
• Landscaping/hardscape
• Seasonal cleanup
• Prospects/leads

Then you can send something like:

"We have 6 openings for fall cleanup in Coral Gables next week"

to the right customers rather than blasting everyone.

That kind of geographic/route and seasonal segmentation is particularly useful for landscaping businesses. www.beltstack.com

My short answer: start with MailerLite. If your list is fairly large but you're only going to send a handful of campaigns per year, I'd seriously consider Brevo instead.

If you tell me roughly how many customer contacts you have now (e.g. 300, 1,000, 5,000) and whether your customer list currently lives in QuickBooks, your landscaping software, Gmail/Outlook, or a spreadsheet, I can narrow it down to the cheapest/best option for your exact setup.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid the big “marketing automation” platforms unless you plan to build complex sales funnels. You probably need:

• a clean customer list (past clients, leads, HOA contacts)
• seasonal promo emails (spring cleanup, mulch, irrigation checks, fall pruning)
• reminders and follow-ups
• easy templates you can reuse
• something you won’t spend hours managing

My top picks:

1. MailerLite — Best overall for a small landscaping company

Best if: you want simple + affordable.

Why it fits:

• Easy customer list management
• Good-looking newsletters without design skills
• Signup forms you can put on your website
• Basic automations (welcome emails, follow-ups)
• Less overwhelming than many competitors

Great use case:

“Email everyone who got a spring cleanup last year: book before March 15 and get priority scheduling.”

2. Constant Contact — Best if you want maximum simplicity/support

Best if: you want something very straightforward and don’t mind paying a bit more.

Why it fits:

• Built with local businesses in mind
• Easy seasonal promotions
• Good templates
• Helpful support options

It’s commonly recommended for small businesses that want email marketing without a steep learning curve. www.constantcontact.com

3. Mailchimp — Best if you want room to grow

Best if: you may eventually connect marketing with your website, ads, or other tools.

Pros:

• Strong integrations
• Good reporting
• Lots of features

Downside:

• More complicated than you likely need for occasional promos. www.shopify.com

4. HubSpot CRM + email tools — Best if you need customer tracking

Best if: you’re losing track of quotes, follow-ups, and leads.

A landscaping company can use it to track:

• “Quoted — waiting”
• “Scheduled”
• “Completed”
• “Needs annual follow-up”

It’s more CRM than email newsletter software, though.

My recommendation for your situation

I’d choose:

#1: MailerLite if you just want to send occasional promotions
#2: Constant Contact if you want the easiest experience and support
#3: HubSpot + MailerLite/another email tool if your customer tracking is becoming messy

A simple setup that works well for landscapers:

• Import every customer you’ve served in the last 2–3 years
• Tag them:
  • Lawn maintenance
  • Hardscape
  • Irrigation
  • Seasonal cleanup
  • Commercial/HOA
• Send 6–10 emails/year:
  • Spring opening
  • Summer maintenance
  • Hurricane/storm cleanup
  • Fall cleanup
  • Holiday gift cards/referrals

If you tell me roughly how many customers are in your list (100? 1,000? 5,000?) and whether you already use software like QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan, I can narrow it down further.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid a big, complicated CRM just for email marketing. You mainly need:

• One clean customer/contact list
• Easy segmentation (past customers, current customers, residential/commercial, ZIP code, etc.)
• Occasional promotional emails
• Seasonal reminders
• Simple automation, if useful
• Low cost and very little administration

My top picks

🥇 If you already have Housecall Pro: use it

This would be my first choice if you're already running your landscaping operation through Housecall Pro. Its current Marketing Center can send one-time email campaigns and automated campaigns, and you can target customers based on things particularly useful for a landscaper: last service date, location, customer type, tags, lead source, lifetime value, and creation date. help.housecallpro.comhelp.housecallpro.com

That means you could do things like:

"Spring cleanup — $50 off for customers we haven't serviced since last year."

and target exactly those customers instead of maintaining a separate spreadsheet/list.

It also supports SMS campaigns, although you'll need the appropriate customer consent for marketing texts. help.housecallpro.comhelp.housecallpro.com

🥈 Best if you just want email: MailerLite

For a two-person company that doesn't need another business-management system, I'd lean toward MailerLite.

Its free tier currently supports up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails/month, with two user seats. Paid plans start around $12/month and add more automation, templates, segmentation, and other features. www.mailerlite.com

It's particularly attractive if your list is, say, 300–2,000 homeowners and you're only sending a promotional email once every month or two.

You could have lists/tags such as:

• Past customers
• Current maintenance customers
• One-time cleanup customers
• Commercial
• Residential
• Lawn care
• Landscaping/design
• Customers who haven't booked in 12 months

Then send a seasonal promotion to only the relevant group.

🥉 Constant Contact: easiest traditional choice

Constant Contact is a good option if you want something that feels very straightforward and "business owner friendly." It has drag-and-drop email creation, contact management, segmentation, signup forms, reporting, and automation. www.constantcontact.com

Current advertised starting prices are $12/month for Lite and $35/month for Standard, although the actual price depends on contacts and sends. www.constantcontact.com

I'd choose it over MailerLite if having accessible support and a very polished, conventional email-marketing interface is more important than minimizing cost.

What about Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is still perfectly capable. Its audience tools include contact profiles, segmentation, tags, signup forms and behavioral targeting. mailchimp.com

But for your particular use case, I wouldn't choose it simply because it's famous. You're not running a sophisticated ecommerce marketing department. You want to occasionally remind homeowners that you're available for mulch, cleanups, pruning, fall leaves, irrigation, landscape installations, etc.

MailerLite or an integrated landscaping CRM will probably give you less administrative overhead.

One more important possibility: Jobber

If you're considering changing/adding your actual landscaping business software, rather than just finding an email program, I'd look at Jobber.

Jobber specifically markets its landscaping software with built-in email marketing, seasonal reminders, promotions, review requests, referrals, websites/request forms, scheduling, quoting, and other business-management functions. www.getjobber.com

So the decision I'd make is:

Already use Housecall Pro → use Housecall Pro's marketing.

Already use Jobber → use Jobber's marketing.

Don't need a business-management system, just want a customer email list → MailerLite.

Want the simplest conventional email-marketing experience + support → Constant Contact.

Want advanced marketing capabilities and don't mind more complexity → Mailchimp.

For a two-person landscaping company doing occasional promos, my personal ranking would be Housecall Pro (if you already use it) → MailerLite → Jobber → Constant Contact → Mailchimp.

One particularly useful setup for you would be a "90-day / 6-month / 12-month since last service" customer segmentation, because that lets you send genuinely useful seasonal offers instead of blasting the entire customer base every time. Housecall Pro's current campaign targeting is especially well suited to that. help.housecallpro.com

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM or complicated marketing platform.

My top picks

🥇 I'd choose Brevo for you

For a landscaping company that might send something like:

• Spring cleanup special
• Mulch/planting promotion
• Hurricane/storm cleanup availability
• Fall landscaping special
• "We have a few openings next week"
• Customer referral promotion

Brevo is particularly attractive because you don't have to send constantly. Its free plan allows up to 300 emails per day, and it also offers pay-as-you-go credits specifically suited to businesses that don't send frequently. It has contact lists, segmentation, signup forms, templates, reporting, and automation. www.brevo.com

Brevo

🥈 Constant Contact if you want "dead simple"

I'd choose Constant Contact if neither of you wants to learn much software.

It has drag-and-drop templates, contact management, list segmentation, signup forms, scheduling, reporting, and automated campaigns. Current plans start at $12/month for Lite and $35/month for Standard, with the latter adding more useful segmentation and automation. www.constantcontact.com

Constant Contact

The other nice thing for a landscaping company: you can put a QR code on your truck, invoices, business cards, or yard signs that takes customers to an email signup form. Constant Contact specifically supports signup forms and QR-code-based list building. www.constantcontact.com

🥉 Mailchimp

Mailchimp is excellent, particularly if you eventually want more sophisticated customer segmentation. You can, for example, create groups based on customer information and engagement and send different campaigns to different segments. mailchimp.com

Mailchimp

But for two people + landscaping + occasional promotions, I'd personally put it behind Brevo and Constant Contact. You don't need a Ferrari to send a spring mulch promotion.

What I'd actually set up

I'd create a single customer database with a few simple tags:

• Current customer
• Past customer
• Prospect
• Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping
• Cleanups
• Irrigation
• Commercial
• Residential

Then send one useful email every 1–2 months, rather than trying to become a "newsletter company."

For example, instead of "Our April Newsletter," send:

Spring is here — we've opened 8 spots for mulch & landscape refreshes

That's much more likely to generate actual landscaping jobs.

Bottom line:
Brevo = my pick if keeping costs low and sending occasionally.
Constant Contact = my pick if ease of use/support matters more than price.
Mailchimp = pick it if you expect your marketing to become considerably more sophisticated.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you currently keep them in QuickBooks, Google Contacts, Excel, Jobber, Housecall Pro, etc., I can narrow this down to the best one for your exact setup.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list, send seasonal promos, and stay in touch with past clients, I’d avoid heavy CRM systems at first. You’ll probably get the most value from a simple email marketing tool. www.beltstack.com

My top recommendations:

For your specific business, I’d lean:

1. MailerLite — my first choice

• Upload your existing customer spreadsheet
• Create groups like:
  • Lawn maintenance customers
  • One-time cleanup customers
  • Irrigation customers
  • Leads who never booked
• Send simple campaigns:
  • “Spring cleanup spots are open”
  • “Fall leaf removal schedule”
  • “Book before summer heat arrives”
  • “Refer a neighbor, get $X off”

2. Mailchimp — if you want more marketing power
Good if you plan to build a bigger customer database, connect forms from your website, or create automated follow-ups. www.shopify.com

3. Constant Contact — if you dislike learning software
A good choice if you want something straightforward and may value more hands-on support. www.constantcontact.com

A simple setup I’d recommend:

1. Put every customer into one spreadsheet (name, email, service type, last service date, neighborhood).
2. Import it into MailerLite or Mailchimp.
3. Send no more than 1–2 useful emails per month.
4. Add an automatic “thanks for working with us” email after jobs are completed.
5. Collect emails from every new estimate and customer (with permission).

One thing I’d consider alongside email: a lightweight customer management tool. Landscaping is very repeat-business driven, so remembering who had mulch last spring, who needs pruning, and who asked about irrigation can be as valuable as promotions.

If you tell me roughly:

• how many customers are on your list now (50, 500, 5,000?),
• whether you do mostly recurring mowing or one-off projects,
• and whether you need texting too,

I can narrow it down to the best fit.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promos, I’d avoid complicated marketing/CRM software. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at making a professional-looking seasonal email.

My top picks

Brevo is particularly attractive if "occasional" really means occasional. Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day; its Starter plan begins at $9/month. It also supports contact management, email campaigns, automation, and SMS. help.brevo.com

Constant Contact would be my choice if you want the least learning curve. Its Lite plan starts at $12/month and includes drag-and-drop templates, contact management, signup forms, reporting, social posting, and phone/chat support. www.constantcontact.com

Mailchimp is still good, but its free tier is limited to 250 contacts and 500 sends/month. One interesting option for you is its Pay As You Go email credits, which Mailchimp specifically describes as being suited to infrequent senders. mailchimp.com

What I'd do for a landscaping company

I'd set up Brevo and keep the customer database very simple:

• Customer name
• Email
• Phone
• Residential/commercial
• Current customer / past customer / prospect
• Services they've used or are interested in
• ZIP code/service area
• Date of last service

Then send perhaps 4–8 good emails per year, rather than constantly emailing people:

• 🌱 Spring: "Get on the schedule before spring dates fill up"
• ☀️ Early summer: lawn/landscape maintenance reminder
• 🌳 Fall: leaf cleanup, pruning, winter prep
• 🎄 Holiday: gift certificates or a small seasonal promotion
• ⭐ Occasional before/after photos and customer referral offers

One important point: don't just dump every customer email you've ever collected into a marketing list without considering consent. Email marketing platforms generally require permission-based lists and provide unsubscribe mechanisms; Constant Contact, for example, explicitly requires permission-based lists and tools for consent/unsubscribe compliance. www.constantcontact.com

Bottom line:
Brevo = best value for your situation.
Constant Contact = easiest/most approachable.
Mailchimp = best if you expect your marketing to become more sophisticated.

If you tell me roughly how many customer contacts you have (e.g. 200, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you want text-message promos too, I can narrow this down to the best one and tell you exactly what I'd choose.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list, send seasonal promos, and stay top-of-mind, I’d avoid overly complex marketing systems. You likely need:

• easy customer import (past clients + leads)
• simple newsletters/promos
• before/after photos
• seasonal reminders (spring cleanup, mulch, fall leaves, snow services)
• basic tracking (who opened/clicked)
• maybe a signup form for new customers

My top recommendations:

My pick for your situation

I’d choose:

1. MailerLite → if you just want something simple that you’ll actually use.
Example workflow:

• Add every completed customer
• Tag them: “weekly mowing,” “landscape install,” “spring cleanup,” “commercial”
• Send 4–8 emails/year:
  • “Book spring cleanup before spots fill”
  • “Fall leaf cleanup schedule”
  • “New patio/planting projects”
  • “Refer a neighbor and get a discount”

2. Constant Contact → if you want more hand-holding and phone support. It’s a common fit for local service businesses that don’t want to spend time learning marketing software. www.constantcontact.com

One thing I’d add

Since you’re a service business, pair the email tool with a simple customer database/CRM rather than keeping contacts only in your phone. Options worth looking at:

• Jobber — field-service management (quotes, scheduling, client info)
• Housecall Pro — another contractor-focused platform

If your main goal is “send occasional promos to past customers”, I’d keep it simple and start with MailerLite or Constant Contact rather than buying a full CRM.

A couple questions would change the recommendation:

1. About how many customers are in your list now (100, 500, 5,000+)?
2. Do you also need scheduling/estimates/invoicing software, or only email marketing?

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list and occasionally send promotions, I’d keep it simple. You don’t need a big CRM/marketing system.

My top picks

🥇 I'd probably choose Constant Contact

For landscaping, I'd set it up with a few simple groups:

• Current customers
• Past customers
• Prospects / estimates
• Commercial customers (if applicable)
• High-value / recurring customers

Then you can send things like:

🌴 Spring cleanup availability
🌱 Mulch & planting special
☀️ Summer lawn/landscape maintenance openings
🍂 Fall cleanup scheduling
🎄 Holiday landscaping / lighting

Constant Contact has contact management, signup forms, segmentation, templates, scheduling and reporting, and its current plans start at $12/month for Lite and $35/month for Standard, with pricing varying by contact count. www.constantcontact.com

The Standard plan at $35/month is probably more than you need initially; I'd start with Lite unless you specifically want more automation and segmentation.

💰 Brevo is worth a serious look

If keeping costs down is important, Brevo may actually be my first choice. Its free plan currently allows up to 300 emails per day, and it supports contact segmentation, signup forms, templates, automation and campaign analytics. www.brevo.com

That's particularly attractive for a landscaping company that might only send one or two promotional emails per month.

What I would not do

I wouldn't buy an elaborate landscaping CRM solely for this purpose. Your customer/job-management software and your email-marketing software can be separate.

The key is having a clean list where you can record things like:

Name | Email | Customer/Past customer/Prospect | Services used | Last service | ZIP code

That lets you eventually send much more relevant promotions—for example, a mulch offer to customers who have previously used your landscaping services rather than blasting everyone.

My ranking for your situation:

1. 🥇 Constant Contact — easiest, most business-owner-friendly
2. 🥈 Brevo — best if low cost is the priority
3. 🥉 Mailchimp — excellent, but potentially more platform than you need

If you tell me roughly how many contacts you have now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 5,000) and whether you already use something like QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or Google Contacts, I can narrow this down to the cheapest/best setup for your specific company.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I would not buy a complicated marketing system. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at simple segmentation.

My top 3

What I'd pick for your business

I'd start with Brevo.

Landscaping is a particularly good fit for its pricing model because you might have, say, 1,500 past and current customers but only send 4–8 promotional emails a year. Paying primarily for how many emails you send makes more sense than paying a substantial monthly fee simply to keep those 1,500 people in your database. Brevo's free tier currently includes 300 sends/day, plus contact management and basic reporting. help.brevo.comwww.hubspot.commailchimp.com

You could organize customers into groups such as:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn-care customers
• Landscaping/hardscape customers
• Irrigation customers
• Spring cleanup prospects
• Customers who haven't booked in 12+ months

Then your occasional campaigns could be things like:

March: Spring cleanup openings
April: Mulch/bed installation
May: Lawn treatment or mowing openings
September: Fall cleanup
November: Leaf removal / winterization
January: "Book early for spring" promotion

That is about as sophisticated as I'd make it for a two-person operation.

One other option worth considering

If you also want the software to become your actual customer database/CRM, I'd look at HubSpot. Its free tools include contact management, forms, email marketing and reporting, so you can keep customer information and marketing activity together. www.hubspot.com

I'd choose HubSpot if you find yourselves wanting to track things like:

Customer → estimate → accepted → job completed → follow-up → next service

rather than merely maintaining an email list.

What about Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is still perfectly good, but I wouldn't make it my first choice for you. Its interface and templates are polished, and it does have a pay-as-you-go option specifically intended for infrequent senders. But its current free plan is limited to 250 contacts/500 sends per month, so you can outgrow the free tier quickly. mailchimp.com

My ranking for you:

1. 🥇 Brevo — best fit for occasional promotions + lots of customer records
2. 🥈 MailerLite — best if ease of use is your #1 priority
3. 🥉 Constant Contact — best if you want hand-holding/support
4. HubSpot — best if you want a real CRM as well
5. Mailchimp — good, but less compelling for your particular use case

One important point: don't use your regular Gmail/Outlook account to blast your customer list. Use an email-marketing service so unsubscribes, spam compliance, list management and delivery are handled properly. For promotional emails, make sure the people on the list have appropriately consented to receive marketing messages. www.constantcontact.com

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you already use QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, or another landscaping/CRM system, I can narrow this down to the one I'd actually use and what it would cost you per month.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list and send occasional promos (spring cleanups, mulch offers, fall leaf removal, irrigation reminders, referral offers), I would avoid overly complex marketing systems. You want something you’ll actually use 4–6 times a year. getbookedout.cowww.beltstack.com

My recommendations:

What I’d pick for your situation

Option 1 (most likely best): MailerLite

• Import your past customers from a spreadsheet
• Create tags like:
  • Weekly mowing
  • Landscape installs
  • Spring cleanup
  • Irrigation
  • Commercial
• Send a few polished emails each year
• Automate a “Thanks for working with us — book next season early” message

Option 2: Jobber + email tool
If you don’t already have scheduling/invoicing software, consider combining operations and marketing. A customer record that knows “John had a patio installed in 2025” is more useful than just an email address. tradesoftwareguide.com

A simple campaign schedule that works well for landscapers

• February/March: “Book your spring cleanup”
• April/May: “Mulch, planting, and landscape upgrades”
• August: “Fall planting and lawn repair”
• October/November: “Leaf cleanup / winter prep”
• After every completed job: review request + referral reminder

One thing I’d avoid: buying a big CRM/marketing platform before you have a clear need. For two people, a clean customer list + a reliable email sender usually beats a complicated system.

If you tell me:

1. roughly how many customers are on your list (100? 1,000? 5,000?),
2. whether you already use software for estimates/invoices (QuickBooks, Jobber, etc.), and
3. whether you want email only or email + text,

I can narrow it down to the best one or two choices.