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Northline Lawn services
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a LawnLandscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or GardenLandscape - Soil, Sand, Mulch and Rock Delivery

Serving Backus, MN and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Northline Lawn Services provides dependable, professional lawn and property maintenance throughout the Brainerd Lakes Area. We specialize in mowing, edging, trimming, seasonal cleanups, and small landscaping projects. We take pride in clean, detailed work, reliable communication, and treating every property like it matters. Whether you need regular lawn maintenance or a one-time cleanup, we’re here to get the job done!

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J & C's Outdoor Services
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Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or GardenLandscape - Soil, Sand, Mulch and Rock DeliveryLawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Backus, MN and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

Hello my name is Josh Lombard owner of J and C’s Outdoor services LLC where we can help you with any outdoor needs from concrete, lawn care, spring/fall clean ups, gutter cleaning, landscaping, snow removal! I’ve been in this line of work for about 6-7 years now ranging from residential to commercial from past experience! We mainly focus on residential work at J and C’s Outdoor services LLC. Striving for not only the best quality but the best hospitality as well! If you’d like to receive an estimate or have any questions, don’t hesitate to call!

Thelen's Precast Plus Snowplows
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Landscape - Soil, Sand, Mulch and Rock Delivery

Serving Backus, MN and surrounding areas

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In business since 1991

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Thelen's Precast Plus Snowplows 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. \n

Response time10 mins
Boulder Banks Landscape & Design
New to Angi
Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden

Serving Backus, MN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2020

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of lawn care and landscaping services that are customizable to each individual property. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

Flagstone Fire Pit
Flagstone Fire Pit Patio
Response time7 hrs
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Garden Structures & More
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Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden

Serving Backus, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1998

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Hal is a bit of a character and drives an old truck, but he is very pleasant and takes great pride in his workmanship. One of the few times in our history of several home projects where a project has exceeded our expectations."
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Mulch and Topsoil FAQs, answered by experts

Pea gravel is the most common type of gravel, and it can be made of limestone, granite, basalt, sandstone, and many other types of rock. The strength in gravel comes from the distribution across the stones, so while one rock type may not be particularly strong (like sandstone), the matrix of small rocks that is gravel can become incredibly strong when installed correctly. 

You should exercise care when deciding how to landscape over a leach field for your septic system. You typically want lightweight materials that won’t damage the drain field’s perforated pipes. When adding plants to the area, select plants with shallow roots, such as grass or flower gardens. Trees with deep roots could damage the pipes in the field.

To take advantage of any deals on ordering gravel in bulk, it can also be beneficial in the long run to work on other gravel projects you plan to complete someday. These may include filling in a gravel driveway, building a patio, constructing a fire pit area , planning a garden walkway, or using stone instead of mulch in your flower beds.

There are a few ways you can reduce the cost of mulch delivery, including the following:

  • Place your order in the winter months for spring delivery

  • Choose a more affordable mulch color

  • Opt for a more affordable type of mulch

  • Place larger orders to get a lower cost per cubic foot

  • Opt to lay your own mulch to save on installation costs

  • Add on other delivery or landscaping services to save on travel costs

  • Prepare a single delivery site in the front of your property, and use a wheelbarrow to move smaller quantities 

Weeds can grow through rubber mulch, but it depends on if you removed all the weeds in your garden beforehand. Weeds already in the soil can grow even when using rubber mulch. However, that doesn’t mean that your garden will be littered with rubber and weeds, but it does mean that the occasional weed might still pop up. Another way you can increase your weed suppression is by using landscape fabric as a second layer. 

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