# Help me name my landscape design business **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 30, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178 "2006-01-30T05:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/1 "2006-01-30T05:57:03Z")
I am thinking about doing some landscape design work after I finish the course I’m taking (in landscape design, naturally enough), and I would like a very cool name for my business. I plan to specialize on low-maintenance, low water use designs, so it would be super if that were incorporated as part of my business name. My forerunners so far are Laurel Leaf Landscape Design and Huntington Landscape Design (I live in the Huntington area, and I think it has a nice ring to it). I wanted to call my business Threshold Landscape Design, but it just doesn’t seem to work. So, any suggestions from all you smart, talented, creative people? ---
**Author:** ![socal57chevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@socal57chevy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socal57chevy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/2 "2006-01-30T06:43:11Z")
Sodbusters Not very Hi-Tech, but catchy and maybe easy to come up with a jingle. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/3 "2006-01-30T06:46:13Z")
Xeri Escape Xtraordinary Xeriscape Eco-Wise Landscaping Drip-Dry Design Lazy Landscaping Desert Design Landmark Landscaping Low-Maintenance Landscaping (not catchy, but to the point) [sub] Sorry, I’m a bit pooped today and not feeling especially creative.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/4 "2006-01-30T12:35:04Z")
Uh, We Cut Grass and Stuff Landscaping. UWCG&SL. Rolls right off the tongue. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/5 "2006-01-30T13:07:07Z")
Oooh, I like **Large’s** Xeri Escape. Just Deserts ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/6 "2006-01-30T14:28:25Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > Uh, We Cut Grass and Stuff Landscaping. UWCG&SL. Rolls right off the tongue. 😃 Psst – she’s talking landscape _design_, not maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/7 "2006-01-30T14:38:34Z")
Arid Earth Design ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/8 "2006-01-30T14:53:18Z")
Green Earth Company Xeri-licious kinda porny.I like it! Back to Nature Landscaping Mostly Natural Getting to H20 U. Landscaping The Easier Way Landscaping Oh Sod it. (heeee) A Better Way Landscaping. The Naked Gardener. Oooooooooooooooooh. Catchy! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/9 "2006-01-30T14:55:34Z")
Don’t be an Ape: Xeriscape! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/10 "2006-01-30T15:25:50Z")
I knew you guys could come through for me. {sniff} How about a play on the current movie, The Constant Gardener - The Never Gardener? I also kinda like Au Natural Landscape Design. (Xeri-Licious? I like it!) ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/11 "2006-01-30T15:34:53Z")
How about “Laurel and Hardy Perennials”? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/12 "2006-01-30T16:27:47Z")
Cut and dried. Drier patch. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/13 "2006-01-30T16:37:19Z")
Sod Off Landscaping ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/14 "2006-01-30T16:57:08Z")
**Tuffturf Landscape Design** **Evergreen Landscape Design** **EZ Care Landscape Design** ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/15 "2006-01-30T17:25:34Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Psst – she’s talking landscape _design_, not maintenance. Sure, that falls under **And Stuff**. :dubious: Ok, ok, lets try: Mow Better Homes and Gardens. No? How about: Featherlou presents Your New Garden. Too artsy? Featherlou’s Ye Olde Gardene Designe? Too fake colonial? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/16 "2006-01-30T17:31:25Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > …Ok, ok, lets try: Mow Better Homes and Gardens. No? Actually I like this one. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/17 "2006-01-30T17:52:22Z")
Water Savings! Landscape Design No Mow H[sub]2[/sub]O Landscapes ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/18 "2006-01-30T19:27:11Z")
“Carefree Landscape Design” - C.L.D. doesn’t give you a bad company initial, which is alwaysimportant. This is more a descriptive name without a negative mental image. “Laurel Leaf Landscape Design” - L.L.L.D. The name is good, it makes me picture green things with no negative associations. It’s not descriptive, but it gives me a positive good feeling. You can always add “Specializing in” under the company name, which is probably a good thing in the long run. You can change the “specializing in” part, without losing your name recognition, later if you need to shift with the market demands. “Huntington Landscape Design” I would keep away from the name as it would send people searching the internet, to medical pages about Huntington’s, and I’ll bet a number of local companies start with the same name. The name is meant to catch and reel in clients at a glance, so you should blank your mind, and say the name. What’s your first impression at hearing the name? You shouldn’t have to think about a company name to get what they do. Example “Arid Designs” is bad in that I associate the name imediately with lots of baren inhospitable landscape, which isn’t the way to get someone to pick you over another name randomly. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/19 "2006-01-30T21:10:22Z")
Splendor in the Grass Lovely Lawns Garden’s Gate Leaves 'n Grass (Get it? _Leaves of Grass_ …) Buff Sweaty Men for Your Yard (for the female clientele 😃 ) 10 Yard Down (for the football fans) A Tree Grows in Huntington ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178/20 "2006-01-30T23:21:08Z")
> [@Harmonious Discord](#): > > “Carefree Landscape Design” - C.L.D. doesn’t give you a bad company initial, which is alwaysimportant. This is more a descriptive name without a negative mental image. Too bad about the connection with women’s sanitary products. 😃 > [@](#): > > “Laurel Leaf Landscape Design” - L.L.L.D. The name is good, it makes me picture green things with no negative associations. It’s not descriptive, but it gives me a positive good feeling. Plus, it has a built-in logo idea. > [@](#): > > “Huntington Landscape Design” I would keep away from the name as it would send people searching the internet, to medical pages about Huntington’s, and I’ll bet a number of local companies start with the same name. Hmm, hadn’t thought of the Huntington’s disease connection. That’s why I pay you guys the big bucks. 😃 > [@](#): > > Example “Arid Designs” is bad in that I associate the name imediately with lots of baren inhospitable landscape, which isn’t the way to get someone to pick you over another name randomly. That’s pretty much exactly what my husband said about that one - what a bunch of smart cookies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-landscape-design-business/342178.md?page=2)