BrightView Landscapes

Services

Commercial Landscaping Giant With a Residential Side

BrightView is primarily a commercial operation — 22,000+ employees, 200+ branches, maintaining corporate campuses, HOA communities, shopping centers, and public spaces. They’re the largest commercial landscaping company in the US. But they also have design-build and tree care divisions that serve residential customers, and their scale gives them access to resources and plant materials that smaller firms can’t match.

Design-Build Projects

Their landscape architects create custom outdoor spaces from concept through construction: gardens, patios, outdoor kitchens, water features, fire pits, and pool surrounds. The process starts with a site analysis (soil, drainage, sun, existing vegetation) and moves to detailed plans with 3D renderings. For homeowners who want a full outdoor transformation rather than basic mowing and mulching, BrightView brings serious design capability.

Tree Care

Their ISA-certified arborists handle pruning, removal, stump grinding, cabling, pest and disease treatment, and risk assessments. They use resistograph drills and tomography equipment to detect internal decay — especially valuable if you have mature trees that add significant property value and need expert evaluation, not just a guy with a chainsaw.

Maintenance and Sustainability

Mowing, edging, pruning, mulching, fertilization, irrigation management, seasonal color rotations. For HOAs and residential communities, they offer full property management including snow removal, holiday lighting, and 24/7 storm damage response.

On the sustainability front, BrightView uses smart irrigation controllers that adjust watering based on weather and soil moisture (20–40% water savings), electric and propane-powered equipment, and native/drought-tolerant plant selection. They also do LEED-compliant landscape design for new constructions.

A note on fit: BrightView is best for larger residential projects or communities. If you just need someone to mow your quarter-acre lot every week, they’re overkill. Their sweet spot is design-build work and property management for HOAs and estates where scale and professionalism matter.