"rigo did a great job installing a concrete basketball court in our backyard as well as landscape around our house. It was done well and efficiently at a competitive price."
R & J Concrete is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.
We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of Concrete and Landscaping services that are customizable to each individual project. You will find us to be competitively priced, paying close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!\n
We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.
We invite you to experience a tradition of customer satisfaction that will exceed your greatest expectations. Our professionalism and quality workmanship will accurately reflect your taste and lifestyle. From conception to completion, we work with you until the job is done. We are ethical, honest, and easy to communicate with.\nCall us today you'll be pleased you did. Thank you\n
"Amazing services!!!! They came to my home and cleaned up everything l!!!! I see why they named there company Turn around lawn service. They did a complete 180 on my yard !!!! Very satisfied!!!!"
I offer a eco friendly land clearing practice called “forestry mulching” that cleans out unwanted overgrown vegetation and trees up to 6 inches I use a track skid steer along with a drum style mulcher with 34 knives on it. It takes the overgrowth and trees down to the ground and mulches them up on site eliminating clean up and hauling off. Forestry mulching benefits include no hauling off site or burning piles it leaves a nice mulch finish on top that over time decays and puts nutrients back into the ground improving soil quality and eliminating erosion and also can do select mulching leaving bigger trees and just thinning out the smaller ones and brush I do fence lines, residential, back yard clean up, groves, right aways and just about anything I can get at and not to steep. Forestry mulching is a faster more efficient way of land clearing of small trees and overgrowth than traditional land clearing methods and doesn’t disturb the top soil. I’m just getting started in this business and looking for opportunities, as of right now doing it part time through winter and summer but hoping to expand and get into it full time and hope to build a satisfactory company and build good long term customer relationships. Will travel 25-30 miles from Smithland. Call/text 712-420-0562 leave voicemail if no answer. Thank You Very much
"Norbert and his team did a wonderful job weeding our landscape and trimming the small bushes. They did the job we hired them for in a timely and efficient manner. I would hire them again."
"He did a really good job and I was very happy with his work. He was on time and very professional. I would highly recommend him to others and will probably have him back out to clean up my yard again next spring."
"KYLE WAS QUICK AND EFFICIENT
KNOWLEDGEABLE
PROFESSIONAL AND RESPECTFUL
FAST RESPONDING
OVERCOMING VERY CHALLENGING OBSTACLES!!
EXTREMELY PATIENT WHEN I ASKED A MILLION QUESTIONS!
FOCUSED ON ALL MY WANTS AND NEEDS
GAVE ME A FREE QUOTE.
WENT ABOVE AND BEOND TO HELP ME WITH MY DREAM GARDEN AND NOW BEAUTIFUL YARD!
I DONT THINK I COULD HAVE FOUND ANYONE MORE PERFECT FOR THE JOB!
MY LAWN LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
IF I COULD GIVE 10 STARS I WOULD!!!!"
The best time to plant is between spring and autumn. Springtime weather is typically mild and is when nurseries start to bloom. When the summer weather arrives and it’s hot out, it’s best to avoid planting bare-root plants, but you can still plant many in-container varieties. The first sign of fall is another great opportunity to plant biennials if you live in southern states, or a lovely vegetable garden up north.
While you can leave roots in the ground, if you don’t want the shrub to regrow again over time, it’s best not to leave any roots behind. Ensure you remove as much of the shrub as possible, including the root ball and any main roots you can see, to prevent new growth. Some gardeners opt for using a chemical treatment to prevent the stump from growing back, but this can kill beneficial microorganisms living in your soil.
A half inch above ground level is ideal for metal edging. This provides enough depth for the edging to hold in place and enough height to keep in most landscaping materials (like mulch or gravel). If you install edging too high off the ground, it will stand out from your landscaping and pose a tripping risk. If you install it too low, your ground cover won’t stay in place.
There are two main times of year to apply mulch: mid to late spring and late fall. Spreading mulch in mid to late spring helps protect new seedlings as the soil warms up. It's best to wait until temperatures are steady, as mulching too early in the spring can slow down the soil's warming process and hinder plant growth. Fall mulching is also beneficial, as it insulates the soil and helps regulate its temperature when the first frosts arrive.
There are several reasons your grass may be dying that could be in or out of your control. The most common issues include poor drainage, under/overwatering, poor soil pH, low soil nutrients, low sunlight, or too much foot traffic.
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