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Landscaping

We offer comprehensive landscape services that integrate hardscapes, such as paver patios and firepits, with vibrant softscaping and essential drainage solutions. Our team provides professional, year-round care, ranging from 3D designs and installation to mulching and fall cleanups to ensure your outdoor living space remains beautiful and functional throughout every season.

Hardscape

   We offer all the hardscape services needed to transform your space into a functioning and aesthetic extension of your home. We specialize in custom paver patios and walkways that serve as the foundation of your outdoor space, using durable materials like natural flagstone or concrete pavers to ensure a slip-resistant and long lasting surface. To enhance the structure and flow of your landscape, we offer expertly crafted retaining walls and seating walls that not only manage slopes and prevent erosion but also provide built-in seating for guests.

   For those who love to entertain, we design and install fully-equipped outdoor kitchens and custom fire pits that act as the centerpiece of social gatherings. Our outdoor kitchens can include everything from built-in grills and stone countertops to dedicated prep zones, while our fire pits range from rustic wood-burning designs to sleek, modern gas features. By integrating these elements, such as a walkway leading from the kitchen to a cozy fire pit area, we create a cohesive outdoor living environment where families can cook, dine, and relax year-round.

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Softscape

   Adding softscapes to your home helps incorporate you property into the natural landscape by breaking up the hardness of your homes structure and adding curb appeal. We create curb appeal by introducing a dynamic layer of color, texture, and fragrance that evolves with the seasons. By strategically layering diverse plant heights and seasonal blooms, we create a soft, inviting atmosphere that balances the clean lines of stone and brick features. Don't worry if you lack a green thumb, we specialize in low maintenance plants because time is of the essence, especially these days.

   Trees serve as the structural backbone of any softscape, providing essential vertical interest and definition that evolves over decades. Beyond their aesthetic role as focal points, trees offer profound environmental and economic value. A single mature tree can provide a cooling effect equivalent to ten room-sized air conditioners, significantly lowering summer energy costs. They are vital for managing your property's ecosystem, with deep root systems that stabilize soil to prevent erosion and can absorb hundreds of gallons of stormwater to mitigate runoff. Furthermore, strategically planting native trees can support over 500 species of local wildlife, creating a private, biodiverse sanctuary that can increase your overall property value by up to 20%. 

Drainage

   Proper drainage is the silent protector of your landscape, essential for maintaining the structural integrity of both your home and outdoor living features. Without a strategic water management plan, heavy rainfall can lead to severe soil erosion, saturated ground that "drowns" expensive plant life, and standing water that creates hazardous, slippery surfaces. Left unchecked, poor drainage often results in shifting or cracked patios and retaining walls, as hydrostatic pressure from trapped water undermines their foundations. Our services ensure that water is efficiently channeled away from your property’s foundation and outdoor features, protecting your long-term investment. 

   We offer a variety of specialized drainage solutions tailored to the unique needs of your yard. For subsurface issues and waterlogged lawns, we install French drains, gravel-filled trenches with perforated tiling that intercept and redirect groundwater. To manage rapid surface runoff on driveways and patios, we utilize channel drains and catch basins that capture high volumes of water and direct it into safe discharge points. We also specialize in sustainable, aesthetic alternatives like dry creek beds and bioswales, which mimic natural waterways to control erosion while enhancing the beauty of your landscape. By integrating these systems we create a dry, functional environment that remains usable year-round. 

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Maintenance

 

 

   Landscape maintenance services are essential for preserving the health and professional appearance of your landscape. As the growing season draws to a close, professional fall cleanup services are essential to prepare your landscape for the winter months and ensure a vibrant return in the spring. We focus on leaf removal and the clearing of organic debris, which prevents the buildup of mold, fungal diseases, and pests that can suffocate your landscape and harbor pathogens over the winter. We also perform critical seasonal tasks such as pulling weeds, cutting back perennials, shrub pruning and tree trimming. By investing in a meticulous cleanup, you protect your delicate softscapes, lawn, and ensure that your outdoor surfaces remain clear or debris. Staying on top of your landscape maintenance is essential to keeping your property looking beautiful year after year and preventing costly repairs if left untouched.

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Rasmussen

Lawn Care

Phone: 515-446-8052

Email: Info@RasmussenLawnCare.com

Service Areas

Ankeny, IA
Des moines, IA
Saylorville, IA
Bondurant, IA 
Altoona, IA
Johnston, IA
Grimes, IA

 Urbandale, IA
Clive, IA
Waukee, IA
Polk city, IA 
Granger, IA

Pleasant Hill, IA

West Des Moines, IA

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