Licensed landscapers in Arlington County, VA
8 landscapers hold an active licence on the Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) register in Arlington County, checked 4 Nov 2026: 7 licensed 10 years or more and none with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.
- Active licences
- 8
- Median time licensed
- 16.8 yrs
- Lead-Safe certified
- 0
- Google reviews
- 146
Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.
Ranked list
- 1
Enhanced Homes LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 2
Gardenwise Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 3
Creighton Construction LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 4
Discovery Contractors Inc
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 5
Greater Washington Home Masters
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 6

Jacobson Design LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 7
Organic Edible Gardens LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
- 8
Northern Virginia Ponds LLC
- Licence active
- No complaints
Questions people ask about landscapers in Arlington County
How many licensed landscapers are in Arlington County?
8 landscapers hold an active Virginia Board for Contractors (DPOR) licence with a mailing address in Arlington County, checked on 4 November 2026. 7 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a landscaper need a licence in Virginia?
Yes, when the job is worth over $1,000, and the licence class caps the job size: C up to $30,000, B up to $150,000, A above that. Below $1,000 no contractor licence is needed (Code of Virginia § 54.1-1100). Look for an active LSC licence.
How do I check a landscaper's licence in Arlington County?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Virginia DPOR website, or search this page. Every landscaper listed here was matched to an active licence on the Virginia DPOR register.
Which landscapers rank highest in Arlington County?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Enhanced Homes LLC (92), Gardenwise Inc (88), Creighton Construction LLC (61). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do landscapers charge in Arlington County?
Landscapers in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro earn a median $20.53 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.
Do I need a lead-safe certified landscaper in Arlington County?
If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 53% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 0 of the 8 licensed landscapers listed are certified.