Small Crew vs 200-Employee Firm

    Trim Gym Lawn Care vs Aldershot Landscape ContractorsAffordable weekly lawn mowing for East GTA homeowners or a 73-year-old Burlington landscape construction firm with 200 employees and 80 vehicles? Two fundamentally different scales and scopes.

    Updated March 2026 — We compare 38 features across pricing, company scale, service areas, lawn care, landscape construction, and year-round capabilities.

    16
    Trim Gym wins
    16
    Aldershot wins
    6
    Tied

    Trim Gym Lawn Care is an independent GTA lawn mowing company offering weekly residential grass cutting from $45/visit with the same crew every visit, transparent pricing, and no contracts — frequently compared with larger or better-known competitors by homeowners in North York, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Scarborough, and Toronto who want to make an informed choice.

    Key Comparison Facts

    • • Pricing: Trim Gym charges $45–$90+/visit flat-rate with every price published online — no quote required, no callbacks.
    • • Consistency: Same dedicated crew every visit — no rotating technicians or franchisee variability common in national chains.
    • • Coverage: All GTA postal codes M1–M9 and L3T–L6Z covered across North York, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Scarborough, Toronto.

    Full Feature Comparison

    How Trim Gym measures up against Aldershot Landscape Contractors — from weekly residential mowing to major landscape construction projects.

    Feature
    Trim Gym Lawn Care logo — residential grass cutting service GTATrim Gym
    AldershotWinner
    Pricing & Booking
    Published Pricing Online
    Yes — every service priced
    No — consultation/bid required
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Weekly Mowing Rate
    From $45/visit +HST
    Within maintenance contracts
    🏆 Trim Gym
    One-Time Service (No Contract)
    From $70 +HST
    Not advertised
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Quote Requests
    Online quote request; invoice sent separately
    Traditional bid process
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Contract-Free Options
    Yes — cancel anytime
    Contract-based programs
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Company Profile
    Year Established
    2026
    1952 (73 years)
    🏆 Aldershot
    Team Size
    Small dedicated crew
    ~200 employees
    🏆 Aldershot
    Vehicle Fleet
    Small fleet
    80+ vehicles
    🏆 Aldershot
    Leadership Structure
    Owner-operated
    8-partner team (DeLuca family)
    🏆 Aldershot
    Online Reviews
    5.0 ★ (47 reviews)
    Not prominently featured
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Referral Program
    $25 credit per referral
    Not advertised
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Professional Staff
    Trained lawn care crew
    Landscape architects, engineers, technologists
    🏆 Aldershot
    Service Areas
    North York
    Available
    Not offered
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Vaughan
    Available
    Not offered
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Richmond Hill
    Available
    Not offered
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Markham
    Available
    Not offered
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Scarborough
    Available
    Not offered
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Burlington / Hamilton Area
    Not offered
    Home base
    🏆 Aldershot
    Greater Toronto (Commercial)
    Not offered
    Major projects (Bloor-Yorkville, etc.)
    🏆 Aldershot
    Lawn & Property Care
    Weekly Residential Mowing
    Core service — in-house
    Within maintenance programs
    🏆 Trim Gym
    String Trimming & Edging
    Included every visit
    Within maintenance
    — Tie
    Power Blowing Cleanup
    Included every visit
    Within maintenance
    — Tie
    Fertilization & Weed Control
    From $299/season
    Plant health care programs
    — Tie
    Sod Installation
    Kentucky Bluegrass, priced online
    Within construction projects
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Stump Grinding
    Available
    Not offered
    🏆 Trim Gym
    Spring & Fall Cleanups
    From $149 +HST
    Full seasonal programs
    — Tie
    Tree & Shrub Maintenance
    Not offered
    Available
    🏆 Aldershot
    Bent Grass Maintenance
    Not offered
    Specialty service
    🏆 Aldershot
    Design & Construction
    Landscape Design/Build
    Not offered
    Core service — major projects
    🏆 Aldershot
    Landscape Construction
    Not offered
    Core service — 73 years
    🏆 Aldershot
    Commercial Projects
    Not offered
    Bloor-Yorkville, RBG Rose Garden
    🏆 Aldershot
    Hardscaping
    Not offered
    Available
    🏆 Aldershot
    Year-Round Service
    Snow & Ice Removal
    Via The Blizzard Wizard
    In-house service
    — Tie
    Power Sweeping (Parking Lots)
    Not offered
    Available
    🏆 Aldershot
    Seasonal/Festive Decorations
    Not offered
    Available
    🏆 Aldershot
    Seasonal Colour Planting
    Basic planting & mulching
    Full annual programs
    🏆 Aldershot
    Extras
    Garden Bed Maintenance
    Available
    Within programs
    — Tie
    Residential Focus
    100% residential
    Commercial + residential
    🏆 Trim Gym

    About Trim Gym Lawn Care

    Trim Gym Lawn Care is a residential lawn maintenance company built for one thing: keeping your lawn mowed, trimmed, and clean every week. Every visit includes mowing, string trimming, hard-edge trimming, and power blowing. We're "Your Lawn's Personal Trainer" — consistent, disciplined, always on schedule.

    We cover five East GTA cities: North York, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, and Scarborough. All prices are online: weekly mowing from $50/visit, fertilization from $299/season, cleanups from $149. View all areas.

    Also offering sod installation, stump grinding, garden beds, and planting/mulching. No contracts. Winter snow removal via The Blizzard Wizard. Browse our portfolio, blog, or FAQ.

    About Aldershot Landscape Contractors

    Aldershot Landscape Contractors is one of Ontario's largest and oldest landscape firms, founded in 1952 by Joseph DeLuca (1920–2007) as a market gardener in the Burlington area. As Hamilton and the surrounding region grew, the company expanded into landscape construction and became a major force in Ontario's landscape industry.

    Today, Aldershot operates with approximately 200 employees and a fleet of 80+ vehicles, led by an eight-partner team that includes DeLuca family members Justin DeLuca, Lisa DeLuca, and Bill DeLuca (partner emeritus), along with partners Iain Souter (Design-Build), Renato Campagnolo and Scott Cressman (Estimating), Mike Peister and Ryan Hannigan-Daley (Construction). Their staff includes professional landscape architects, engineers, and technologists.

    Their three core divisions are Landscape Construction, Design/Build, and Grounds Maintenance. Notable portfolio projects include the Bloor-Yorkville streetscape in downtown Toronto and the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) Rose Garden in Burlington. They serve both commercial and residential clients.

    Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario. Contact them at (905) 689-7321.

    Small Residential Crew vs Major Construction Firm

    Aldershot builds streetscapes and botanical gardens with 200 employees. Trim Gym mows residential lawns. These companies exist in entirely different categories.

    Trim Gym = Residential Lawn Crew

    Every week: mow, trim, edge, blow. Plus spring and fall cleanups, fertilization, and sod installation. A small, focused team that knows your lawn and shows up every week.

    • Weekly mowing from $50/visit — prices online
    • No contracts — cancel or skip anytime
    • 100% residential focus — homeowners only
    • Winter via The Blizzard Wizard

    Aldershot = Major Construction Firm

    Founded 1952. 200 employees. 80 vehicles. Eight partners. Professional landscape architects, engineers, and technologists. They build streetscapes, botanical gardens, and major commercial landscapes — plus maintain them year-round with industrial-scale equipment.

    • 73-year family legacy (DeLuca family)
    • Major projects: Bloor-Yorkville, RBG Rose Garden
    • Commercial + residential grounds maintenance
    • Burlington HQ with Ontario-wide reach

    These companies exist in entirely different categories. Aldershot is a major construction firm that also does maintenance; Trim Gym is a focused residential lawn mowing crew. The geographic overlap is minimal (Burlington vs East GTA), and the service scopes don't intersect. For a direct competitor comparison, see Trim Gym vs Groundhog or check whether DIY mowing saves you money.

    Scale Comparison

    The difference in scale between these two companies illustrates why they serve completely different markets.

    ~200
    Aldershot Employees
    80+
    Aldershot Vehicles
    1952
    Year Founded
    8
    Partners

    Trim Gym is purpose-built for homeowners who want a reliable weekly mowing crew at a transparent price. Aldershot is built for municipal streetscapes, botanical gardens, commercial campuses, and estate-level construction. Both are excellent at what they do — they just do very different things. See our pricing page or what GTA homeowners actually pay.

    Service Areas: Burlington vs East GTA

    Trim Gym — East GTA

    • North York — Willowdale, Bayview Village, Don Mills, York Mills
    • Vaughan — Woodbridge, Maple, Thornhill North
    • Richmond Hill — Oak Ridges, Mill Pond, Elgin Mills
    • Markham — Unionville, Cornell, Markham Village
    • Scarborough — Agincourt, Malvern, Rouge, Bluffs

    Two offices: North York (Singer Ct) + Scarborough (Lee Centre Dr)

    Aldershot — Burlington / Ontario-Wide

    • Burlington — headquarters and home base (est. 1952)
    • Hamilton Area — original market where company grew
    • Greater Toronto — major construction projects (Bloor-Yorkville)
    • Ontario-Wide — large-scale commercial and institutional projects

    Phone: (905) 689-7321 · Burlington, ON

    If you live in the East GTA and need weekly lawn mowing, Trim Gym is your local option. Learn about what lawn care costs in your area or compare weekly vs biweekly mowing.

    Which Company Do You Need?

    Hire Trim Gym if…

    Hire Aldershot Landscape if…

    • You need major landscape construction (streetscapes, parks, estates)
    • You're in the Burlington/Hamilton area or need Ontario-wide service
    • You want a company with 73 years of experience and 200+ staff
    • You need commercial grounds maintenance at scale
    • You want professional landscape architects and engineers on the project
    • You need specialty services like bent grass care or festive decorations

    The bottom line: If you're an East GTA homeowner who needs a reliable weekly lawn mowing crew at a fair price, Trim Gym is built for that. If you need a 200-person construction firm to build a streetscape or manage a commercial campus, Aldershot has been doing that since 1952. Ready for the mowing side? Get a free quote or check our spring cleanup checklist.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Does Aldershot Landscape serve North York, Vaughan, or Scarborough?
    Aldershot Landscape Contractors is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, west of Toronto. While they take on major projects across the Greater Toronto Area (like Bloor-Yorkville), their primary service area is the Burlington/Hamilton region. Trim Gym Lawn Care operates from offices in North York and Scarborough and serves North York, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, and Scarborough.
    Is Aldershot Landscape too big for residential lawn mowing?
    Aldershot Landscape Contractors has ~200 employees and 80 vehicles — they're built for large-scale landscape construction and commercial grounds maintenance. They do serve residential clients, but their scale and scope is very different from a small weekly mowing crew. If you need a focused, affordable weekly lawn mowing service for your East GTA home, Trim Gym offers that starting at $50/visit.
    How much does Aldershot Landscape cost?
    Aldershot does not publish pricing online. As a large design-build-maintain firm with 200 employees, their pricing reflects the scale and scope of their projects. Trim Gym publishes every price: weekly mowing from $50/visit, one-time cuts from $70, fertilization from $299/season, and seasonal cleanups from $149.
    Who founded Aldershot Landscape Contractors?
    Aldershot Landscape Contractors was founded in 1952 by Joseph DeLuca (1920–2007), who started as a market gardener in the Burlington area. The company expanded into landscape construction as Hamilton grew. Today it's led by an eight-partner team including Justin DeLuca, Lisa DeLuca, and Bill DeLuca (partner emeritus), continuing the family legacy with roughly 200 employees.
    What major projects has Aldershot Landscape completed?
    Aldershot's portfolio includes notable projects like the Bloor-Yorkville streetscape in downtown Toronto and the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) Rose Garden in Burlington. These are large-scale commercial and institutional landscape projects — very different from residential lawn mowing, which is Trim Gym's specialty.
    Does either company offer snow removal?
    Both provide winter services. Aldershot Landscape handles snow and ice removal in-house, along with power sweeping for parking lots — reflecting their commercial focus. Trim Gym provides residential snow removal through our sister company, The Blizzard Wizard (theblizzardwizard.ca), from November through April.

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    Disclaimer: This comparison was written by Trim Gym Lawn Care using publicly available information from aldershotlandscape.com as of March 2026. Aldershot Landscape Contractors is one of Ontario's most respected landscape firms with 73 years of history — we greatly respect their legacy and the entirely different market they serve. Aldershot Landscape Contractors is a trademark of its respective owner. If anything here is inaccurate, please contact us.

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