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A2 Excavating, LLC

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A2 Excavating, LLC

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13 local quotes requested
Free onsite estimate

We are extremely passionate about the work that we do. You can depend on us to provide a high quality service at a fair and honest price. We understand that the future of our business depends upon our reputation and that is why customer service is by far our highest priority. If you are looking for a professional you can trust, please call today to schedule a no-obligation estimate!

We are extremely passionate about the work that we do. You can depend on us to provide a high quality service at a fair and honest price. We understand that the future of our business depends upon our reputation and that is why customer service is by far our highest priority. If you are looking for a professional you can trust, please call today to schedule a no-obligation estimate!

Backyard Escape Landscaping, LLC

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Backyard Escape Landscaping, LLC

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10 years of experience

New landscape company with over 16 years of experience. The same person will meet with you, design your project, and install it. We are a small company that wants to give you personalized service.

New landscape company with over 16 years of experience. The same person will meet with you, design your project, and install it. We are a small company that wants to give you personalized service.

United Lawn Services

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United Lawn Services

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We are a Landscaping and lawn care provider. Veteran owned and operated! Established in 2010

We are a Landscaping and lawn care provider. Veteran owned and operated! Established in 2010

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MGI Landscapes & Outdoor Living

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MGI Landscapes & Outdoor Living

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

MGI Landscapes specializes in creative landscape designs and installations for both residential and commercial customers. While installing your outdoor living space, our attention-to-detail will ensure a show-stopping landscape. Only quality products and plant material are utilized in each and every project! Since the best-laid plans are, in the end, determined by the installation craftsmen, we employ the area's best landscape technicians, professional horticulturists and skilled workers.

MGI Landscapes specializes in creative landscape designs and installations for both residential and commercial customers. While installing your outdoor living space, our attention-to-detail will ensure a show-stopping landscape. Only quality products and plant material are utilized in each and every project! Since the best-laid plans are, in the end, determined by the installation craftsmen, we employ the area's best landscape technicians, professional horticulturists and skilled workers.

Turf Tamers LLC.

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Turf Tamers LLC.

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Customers say: True professional
26 years of experience

Established in 1999 by owner-operator Mike Svaleson, Turf Tamers has grown from humble beginnings to become a leading landscaping and lawn care service in the Fargo-Moorhead area. What started with just a push mower, weed eater, and a dolly cart has blossomed into a comprehensive range of services, including lawn care, landscaping, snow removal, sprinkler system installation, dirt work, grading, and more.

Established in 1999 by owner-operator Mike Svaleson, Turf Tamers has grown from humble beginnings to become a leading landscaping and lawn care service in the Fargo-Moorhead area. What started with just a push mower, weed eater, and a dolly cart has blossomed into a comprehensive range of services, including lawn care, landscaping, snow removal, sprinkler system installation, dirt work, grading, and more.

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JJV Rubber Mulch and Safe Rock LLC

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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.

Accelerated Green Works Inc

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Accelerated Green Works Inc

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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 95% of Angi customers
Recommended by 95% of HomeAdvisor customers

Our mission is to express our commitment and perseverance to quality for our customers. Our purpose is to build a full service lawn care, landscaping and concrete company of superior strength, competence and reputation. We want to excel in the ground maintenance industry by helping our clientele with lawn care, landscaping, concrete installation or any professional yard needs. We guarantee to stay on top of the latest industry trends so that our customers will always get the best service necessary to meet their needs. We will perform all aspects of our business in a professional manner for outstanding customer service. And, we will perform this operation in the safest possible way to successfully complete each and every job. License: #43953. Additional email: [email protected]

"Ever since we moved into our newly built home 8 or so years ago, we needed help with the original installation of sod, the fence for our dogs, the automated sprinkler system, etc. Accelerated Green Works (AGW) has always been the team we’ve trusted for all of this work. Usually, I do my own snow shoveling, but, periodically when I’m out of town, a blizzard pops up and my wife needs to teach elementary school in the morning. The latest episode of snow storms this past week occurred while I was out of town. I arranged with AGW to plow / shovel early in the morning for my wife to get out, but school was promptly cancelled. Therefore, I scheduled AGW to shovel later that night once the snow / wind stopped and my wife would need to get out to drive me home from the airport. The AGW team worked with me every step of the way to get the job done right. I’m sure they can’t always schedule these jobs as perfectly as they did for me that day/night, but they definitely did a fantastic job coordinating with me and accommodating my every need. Excellent work. The scheduling was perfect. The plowing / shoveling of my driveway and sidewalks was professionally done with good communication with me to ensure we were both on the same page. AGW seems to consistently do excellent work every time I’ve worked with them. Thank you, Brett, Jodi, Michelle, and the rest of the AGW team!"

Dan S on March 2023

Our mission is to express our commitment and perseverance to quality for our customers. Our purpose is to build a full service lawn care, landscaping and concrete company of superior strength, competence and reputation. We want to excel in the ground maintenance industry by helping our clientele with lawn care, landscaping, concrete installation or any professional yard needs. We guarantee to stay on top of the latest industry trends so that our customers will always get the best service necessary to meet their needs. We will perform all aspects of our business in a professional manner for outstanding customer service. And, we will perform this operation in the safest possible way to successfully complete each and every job. License: #43953. Additional email: [email protected]

"Ever since we moved into our newly built home 8 or so years ago, we needed help with the original installation of sod, the fence for our dogs, the automated sprinkler system, etc. Accelerated Green Works (AGW) has always been the team we’ve trusted for all of this work. Usually, I do my own snow shoveling, but, periodically when I’m out of town, a blizzard pops up and my wife needs to teach elementary school in the morning. The latest episode of snow storms this past week occurred while I was out of town. I arranged with AGW to plow / shovel early in the morning for my wife to get out, but school was promptly cancelled. Therefore, I scheduled AGW to shovel later that night once the snow / wind stopped and my wife would need to get out to drive me home from the airport. The AGW team worked with me every step of the way to get the job done right. I’m sure they can’t always schedule these jobs as perfectly as they did for me that day/night, but they definitely did a fantastic job coordinating with me and accommodating my every need. Excellent work. The scheduling was perfect. The plowing / shoveling of my driveway and sidewalks was professionally done with good communication with me to ensure we were both on the same page. AGW seems to consistently do excellent work every time I’ve worked with them. Thank you, Brett, Jodi, Michelle, and the rest of the AGW team!"

Dan S on March 2023

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Signature Landscapes

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Signature Landscapes

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Customers say: True professional
25 years of experience

Signature Landscapes is a full service Design/Build Firm providing Landscape design, installation and maintenance services.

Signature Landscapes is a full service Design/Build Firm providing Landscape design, installation and maintenance services.

Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

A light layer of mulch can help protect a tree, retain moisture, and keep the soil healthy. However, it’s important to avoid over-mulching or piling the mulch up around the trunk of a tree, a practice notoriously called “volcano mulching.” That piled mulch can increase the chances of rot and disease on the tree trunk as well as overwhelming the soil, which needs access to a certain amount of air. Topped trees have it hard enough: mulch sparingly while they heal.

Generally, you want the soil for your edible plants to have good drainage, organic matter for nutrients, a loose texture (like loam soil), and a balanced pH level. However, the type of plants you're growing will dictate the exact characteristics your soil needs to thrive. For example, brussels sprout prefers more acidic soil, while broccoli prefers more alkaline soil. 

The best way to keep dirt around your foundation is to ensure your drainage is working properly and redirecting water well away from the foundation. Soil erosion is one of the most common causes of basement flooding, so it’s important to make sure you’re retaining the soil you replaced after learning how to regrade around the foundation. In addition, your foundation planting can also help prevent erosion. For example, plant roots to help keep soil in place.

Yes, you can lay pea gravel directly on the dirt. First, dig a trench 2 to 6 inches deep the length and width of the area you want to cover. Plants and weeds will eventually grow through the pea gravel if you don’t lay down landscaping cloth.

Yes, it is possible to add too little mulch. Anything less than 1 inch will likely result in too little coverage around your plants, allowing weeds to grow through and minimizing the positive effects that a deeper bed of mulch would have, like maintaining proper soil moisture and insulating the ground.

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