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All-Star Lawn Care

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All-Star Lawn Care

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We offer general lawn care and property maintenance such as landscaping, mowing, trimming, shrubbery trimming, leaf removal/clean up, fertilizer, aeration, seeding and over-seeding. While there are a multitude of lawn care companies we separate ourselves from the rest of the pack because of our motto ; Professional, Responsible, Reliable.

We offer general lawn care and property maintenance such as landscaping, mowing, trimming, shrubbery trimming, leaf removal/clean up, fertilizer, aeration, seeding and over-seeding. While there are a multitude of lawn care companies we separate ourselves from the rest of the pack because of our motto ; Professional, Responsible, Reliable.


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Southern prestige

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2 years of experience

At Southern Prestige we are family owned and operated; We are dedicated to serve our customers with the best variety of services available! “With Southern Prestige there’s no problems, only solutions!”

At Southern Prestige we are family owned and operated; We are dedicated to serve our customers with the best variety of services available! “With Southern Prestige there’s no problems, only solutions!”



Cody richards landscaping

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Cody richards landscaping

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I like to take time for detail on all jobs I've been doing construction/landscaping for a little more then 5 years, building my own business from the bottom looking forward to it!

I like to take time for detail on all jobs I've been doing construction/landscaping for a little more then 5 years, building my own business from the bottom looking forward to it!



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Lawn Grooming & Landscape Design

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Lawn Grooming & Landscape Design

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9 years of experience

We are an experienced landscaping company that does quality work to perfect all your landscaping needs! With over 10 years of experience, we assure greatness and designs that will last for years to come!

We are an experienced landscaping company that does quality work to perfect all your landscaping needs! With over 10 years of experience, we assure greatness and designs that will last for years to come!


Complete Creations

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Complete Creations

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11 years of experience

Complete Creations has a team of four members with 15 years of experience in landscaping all over the Tri Cities area. We use our expertise in colorscaping, planting design, installments, and hardscaping to create a landscape that is perfect for you!

Complete Creations has a team of four members with 15 years of experience in landscaping all over the Tri Cities area. We use our expertise in colorscaping, planting design, installments, and hardscaping to create a landscape that is perfect for you!

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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

When you purchase mulch for delivery, it’s usually by the cubic yard, so you’ll want to convert your space to cubic yards to get the right amount. First, determine the square footage of the area you want to cover, and then determine how deep the bed of mulch will be—a good rule of thumb is around three inches. Multiply your square footage in feet by the depth in inches and divide by 324. You may want to add a ½ to one additional cubic yard to ensure you have enough.

The depth of your decomposed granite depends on its intended use, but around 3 to 4 inches is the most common depth. Driveways that need to support a lot of weight should be at a depth of no less than 6 inches. Walkways that won’t see a lot of weight but lots of foot traffic should be built at a depth of 3 to 4 inches, and patios should also be between 3 and 4 inches deep.

Since the nature of the landscaping project can heavily influence the overall cost, it helps to understand what different types of landscaping projects cost on average. For example:

  • Plant a tree: $100–$2,000

  • Build a retaining wall: $3,250–$9,200

  • Reseed a lawn: $450–$1,700

  • Install a water fountain: $950–$4,800

  • Install a paver patio: $2,400–$7,000

  • Install a concrete walkway: $1,200–$2,400

  • Install a flower bed: $800–$3,000

  • Landscape lighting: $2,000–$6,000

The best mulches for trees are wood chips, bark nuggets, or pine straw. Depending on your goals, you may want to avoid using plastic, stone, rubber, or wet grass clippings. Plastic mulch prevents water from reaching the mulched areas of your tree, stones don’t offer any nutritional benefits to the soil, rubber can release byproducts into the soil when it decomposes, and wet grass clippings can lead to rot. 

Plastic may prove beneficial in cold climates in the winter, but wood chips are the ideal option for most environments.

While you don’t need to put anything down before mulch, you can apply a pre-emergent herbicide to prevent weed growth. As long as you remove weeds before you spread mulch, you should be in the clear. But a herbicide is something that you can put down before mulch as an extra layer of protection.

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