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L. Miller Landscaping

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L. Miller Landscaping

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10 years of experience

Iowa City, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Marshalltown, IA; Davenport, IA; Waterloo, IA - If you're searching for effective Landscaper for commercial and residential properties, make a call to "L. Miller Landscaping"

Iowa City, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Marshalltown, IA; Davenport, IA; Waterloo, IA - If you're searching for effective Landscaper for commercial and residential properties, make a call to "L. Miller Landscaping"

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Wayne's Specialty Services

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16 years of experience

Payment is expected upon the completion of satisfactory work unless prior arrangements have been made. Seasonal mow clients are invoiced once monthly and payment is due upon receipt. I offer discounts to seasonal customers on some jobs. Many of the tasks I perform have hourly minimums. Estimates are free.

Payment is expected upon the completion of satisfactory work unless prior arrangements have been made. Seasonal mow clients are invoiced once monthly and payment is due upon receipt. I offer discounts to seasonal customers on some jobs. Many of the tasks I perform have hourly minimums. Estimates are free.

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A+ Skidloader Services, LLC

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A+ Skidloader Services, LLC

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20 years of experience

A+ Skidloader Services, LLC is a family-owned business with locations in Ames and Clear lake Iowa. We are the Residential Water Control Experts. We specialize in keeping water away from your home, and install paver patios and window wells after we correct the grade. We carefully select our employees--we can teach them landscaping, but we can't teach them character--that is the most important asset our employees possess. We are insured through Grinnell Mutual Insurance Company for 1,000,000, and have XCU coverage as well (special grader's and excavator's insurance). We don't provide free estimates, we provide free PROMISES. We PROMISE to return your phone calls and emails in a timely manner. We PROMISE to do your job for the contracted price, and if an unknown issue arises, we PROMISE to make you aware of it immediately. We also PROMISE to act with integrity and honesty. We PROMISE to do the job correctly. We PROMISE to leave the jobsite clean when we are done. We PROMISE to communicate with our clients as needed. We PROMISE to provide our customers with VALUE. We PROMISE your experience with us will be pleasant. WE really don't sell landscaping, grading, or the other things that we actually do. We sell PEACE OF MIND and the PROMISE that your outdoor living space will be better for having selected us to complete your project.

A+ Skidloader Services, LLC is a family-owned business with locations in Ames and Clear lake Iowa. We are the Residential Water Control Experts. We specialize in keeping water away from your home, and install paver patios and window wells after we correct the grade. We carefully select our employees--we can teach them landscaping, but we can't teach them character--that is the most important asset our employees possess. We are insured through Grinnell Mutual Insurance Company for 1,000,000, and have XCU coverage as well (special grader's and excavator's insurance). We don't provide free estimates, we provide free PROMISES. We PROMISE to return your phone calls and emails in a timely manner. We PROMISE to do your job for the contracted price, and if an unknown issue arises, we PROMISE to make you aware of it immediately. We also PROMISE to act with integrity and honesty. We PROMISE to do the job correctly. We PROMISE to leave the jobsite clean when we are done. We PROMISE to communicate with our clients as needed. We PROMISE to provide our customers with VALUE. We PROMISE your experience with us will be pleasant. WE really don't sell landscaping, grading, or the other things that we actually do. We sell PEACE OF MIND and the PROMISE that your outdoor living space will be better for having selected us to complete your project.

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JJV Rubber Mulch and Safe Rock LLC

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21 years of experience

JJV Rubber Mulch and Safe Rock, stands poised and proud by providing rubber mulch products that utilizes NON-TIRE recycled rubber in the production process. JJV Rubber Mulch continues to offer a safe and clean alternative.

JJV Rubber Mulch and Safe Rock, stands poised and proud by providing rubber mulch products that utilizes NON-TIRE recycled rubber in the production process. JJV Rubber Mulch continues to offer a safe and clean alternative.

Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

Depending on the size of the river rock and the density of your soil, add woven landscape fabric or sand under river rock. The extra layer will ensure your river rock sits evenly and doesn't create puddles or uneven areas throughout the design. In some cases, nothing is necessary beneath river rock, but be sure to speak with a landscaper to keep your landscaping looking sharp.

Among the most common types of gravel are pea gravel, crushed stone, marble chips, jersey shore gravel, and base gravel. Gravel has different densities depending on whether it’s wet or dry or mixed with sand.

If you like the look of mulch in your plant beds, be aware that it can attract a variety of pests, including termites. To avoid wood-to-foundation contact, leave a one-foot barrier around your house and fill it in with rocks or gravel, starting mulch past that barrier and working it outward into your plant beds. 

It depends. High-end colored mulch can be fairly costly. However, you'll have to replace less-expensive natural mulches, like pine needles and cedar mulch, more frequently. 

The cost is balanced out somewhat, though, as although you'll have to replace colored mulch less often, you'll have to replenish nutrients in your soil more frequently to make up for the decrease in organic matter and nitrogen from the mulch.

Before you begin landscaping with rocks, put down a weed barrier or landscape fabric to prevent pesky weeds from poking through. 

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