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Last update on August 12, 2025

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Avatar for Titan Excavating, LLC
Titan Excavating, LLC
5.0(
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Designer - LandscapeLandscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping - For Business+5 more

Serving Defiance, IA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Will made a great suggestion for our driveway and was great to work with! Tree stump (28) removal and leveling was also done."
Parking
Drive
Drive
Drive
Parking

+25

Response time9 hrs
10 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Barry Contracting
5.0(
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Landscape - Soil, Sand, Mulch and Rock Delivery

Serving Defiance, IA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Very reliable, hard working and professional. Knowledgeable of tree removal. He did a walk through at the end of the project to make sure I was satisfied. I had multiple trees damaged by a storm and he completed the project the same day it was started. Highly recommend this company."
4.5ft wide maple
removed tree
cottonwood
Successfully dropped
Cleaned up and onto the next

+5

Response time2 days
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Broken K Express
5.0(
2
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Landscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Soil, Sand, Mulch and Rock DeliveryDesigner - Landscape+2 more

Serving Defiance, IA and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Job was done above and beyond my satisfaction! Land cleared fence removal..dirt work done to where water would run where it needs to, price was affordable! Highly recommend @@"
Tree grove clean out
Tree grove clean out
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NPRIMO'S LAWN
5.0(
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Lawn & Yard Waste Clean UpLawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Defiance, IA and surrounding areas

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"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."
Response time10 hrs
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Sam's Lawn Service
4.6(
10
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Defiance, IA and surrounding areas

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"He is an excellent worker. My yard always looks very, very nice. He is prompt and friendly. He is the groundskeeper for 37 rental properties in this area, so I had seen his work. He has all of his own tools and mowers. I have not been disappointed. He is a single dad and is very conscientious. He really went over and above."
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sam's lawn service
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+11

Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Landscaping questions, answered by experts

The best way to landscape your front yard on a budget is to invest in hiring a professional for hardscaping—things like upgrading walkways, redoing driveways, and installing partitions around garden beds. You can often do the softscaping yourself—think laying down mulch, caring for your lawn, removing weeds, and planting flowers and shrubs. It’s also almost always worthwhile to pay a professional for routine yard maintenance, as this dramatically improves curb appeal and delivers above 100% ROI in most cases.

It is for the purpose of protecting them from hail because you’ll be removing it soon after the threat is over. However, plastic or vinyl tarps aren’t recommended as a long-term way of protecting your plants from frost because they’ll trap too much moisture inside, which is actually not a good thing for your plants. But in the short term, it’s fine to use even an overturned garbage can to protect a plant from hail.

The truth is, there really is no such thing as a 100% deer-proof plant. Deer will decimate even the prickliest flora if they’re hungry enough. However, there are plenty of beautiful plants that deer don’t necessarily enjoy. These include thistles, wisteria vines, sword ferns, and beautyberries.

Deer are herbivores, and they love vegetable gardens as much as Peter Rabbit. If you don’t want to fence in your entire property, consider creating an attractive raised-bed veggie garden with mesh fencing around it to keep out deer and other critters.

If you want to take your tree-planting hobby beyond your outdoor space, here are a few great ways to do it:

  • Encourage your neighbors to participate in the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA program, which has a four-step framework that helps communities grow and maintain their own tree cover.

  • Support businesses that plant trees. 

  • Lobby your local government to plant more trees around your community.

  • Donate to a tree-planting charity.

It is possible to DIY complete hardscaping projects, but in most cases, hiring a professional is best to get the job done correctly. Hardscaping—including installing patios, decks, retaining walls, walkways, and water features—is challenging and time-consuming, so the money you spend on a professional is typically worth it. Not only will the quality be better, but you could avoid problems that come along with a lack of hardscaping experience, like drainage issues that can lead to costly foundation damage and leaks in your home.

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