Making life easier is the goal of Shawn Edwards, the owner of A+ Lawn & Landscape. At a young age, Shawn started dabbling in the lawn care industry. Since 1988 he has turned his creative ideas into a booming, successful business. The extensive range of services A+ Lawn and Landscape makes available to its residential and commercial customers in Central Iowa is truly unique. From lawn care to mowing to irrigation to landscaping. A+ Lawn and Landscape is a one-stop shop - providing nearly every landscaping service a business or homeowner could dream of, all in a single, convenient location.
Whether your home is a place for quiet reflection and relaxation or a spot to gather with family and friends, the beauty of your home deserves to be illuminated day and night. By utilizing professional lighting of trees, shrubs, walkways, driveways and other areas on your property, you can proudly display the highlights of your home while also adding an extra layer of security to otherwise darkened portions of your property. Customers all across the communities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and other surrounding areas in Central IA can take advantage of how the professional outdoor lighting we install can enhance the beauty and value of their home for years to come.
Spending time outside is something that we all enjoy, but when that time gets ruined by pesky mosquitoes and their itchy, painful bites, it can put a damper on that enjoyment. In order to control mosquitoes on your property and protect you and your loved ones, we offer expert mosquito control services. Throughout the mosquito season, we apply four treatments to help prevent them from being on your central Iowa property in West Des Moines, Des Moines, Ankeny, and the surrounding cities. Mosquitoes are some of the most annoying and bothersome pests and are around mostly between May and October.
Once your landscape plants, trees, and shrubs have been installed, it is important to ensure they stay maintained with routine trimming and pruning services. These tasks help plants achieve maximum health and growth and also help to maintain your overall curb appeal. Trimming and pruning services are provided by our expert landscape maintenance crews to central Iowa properties throughout Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and more. Trimming and pruning are often used on an interchangeable basis, but these terms are actually very different.
In modern design, the line between indoor and outdoor living spaces continues to blur. Unique and creative custom patios and walkways add a sense of continuity to interior and exterior spaces as well as a feeling of openness. An attractive and well thought out design will complement the architecture and add appeal as well as value to your home. A+ Lawn & Landscape works with customers in the central Iowa cities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and adjacent areas. We consult with you to understand your vision and we are experts in design, outdoor construction, and implementation of hardscaping elements that beautify your home.
When flea and tick season starts, you are at danger of contracting harmful diseases that these pests transmit with their bites. They carry a number of diseases, and the best way to reduce your risk is by applying routine pest control treatments throughout the peak season. Our top-rated flea and tick prevention services are offered to central Iowa properties in Des Moines, Ankeny, West Des Moines, and the surrounding communities. Starting in late April to early May, we begin applying flea and tick control treatments at your property.
Ongoing maintenance is important toward ensuring that your property is receiving its best care throughout the seasons. At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we provide maintenance for your property from spring through summer and into fall and winter, all year-round. Our lawn maintenance services are intended to not only keep your property polished and groomed at all times but to also provide it with what it needs to flourish. We work with both commercial and residential properties throughout the greater Central Iowa regions.
Everyone at A+ Lawn & Landscape would like to thank you for your business in the 2020 year! We've closed down the garden center for winter to prepare for the cold months, but we look forward to seeing everyone in 2021! Questions? Give Us a Call! Our garden center is the place for customers in our local communities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, and Ankeny, IA to find hardy Midwest plants that will enhance their property. Whether you are looking for landscaping plants, potted plants, hard goods, or assistance in selecting the right vegetation and flowers for your landscaping needs, our knowledgeable staff is here to help!
At A+ Lawn & Landscape, our decades of experience combined with ongoing training has enabled us to provide some of the best professional planting and softscape services to the greater central Iowa areas of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and other local communities. Softscaping refers to all of the living elements in your landscape design. Landscaping as a whole is the combination of all the softscape and hardscape elements that go into making the exterior of your home or business stand out.
While weeds will never permanently be gone from your yard, professional lawn and landscaping companies can certainly provide services and tips for keeping your lawn virtually weed free. At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we offer routine weed control services right alongside our fertilization applications. Utilizing a combination of pre-emergent and post-emergent weed herbicides, we can prevent weeds from crowding out the healthy grass on your lawn. We work from spring through fall providing six rounds of weed control applications for residential and commercial properties around the communities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, and Ankeny, IA.
Mowing your residential or commercial lawn routinely takes up a lot of your time. Let our company handle that task for you. With more than 30 years of experience, we have the skills to properly mow your central Iowa lawn. Each time we visit your property to mow, we also string-trim, edge, and blow grass clippings off of driveways and sidewalks. We provide 5-star rated lawn mowing services to homes and businesses in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and nearby cities. When we mow your lawn, we are careful not to remove more than one-third of the blade height in a single mowing session.
Shawn founded A+ Lawn and Landscape, Inc in 1988. Shawn started in the lawn care industry at the early age of 10 years old, working for his mentor Denny Pennington. Denny was the owner of a ChemLawn Franchise. After college and moving up the career ladder at ChemLawn, Shawn decided to offer the community a full line of lawn and landscaping services. Shawn appreciates and understands that without his very dedicated co-workers, the company would not be what it is today. Melanie Grew up in Dennison, IA and attended school in Omaha.
Throughout most of the year, your irrigation system will operate fine with minimal maintenance. However, during both fall and spring, special services are needed to shut down and start up your irrigation system. We provide trained and certified technicians, who are experts at handling sprinkler systems, to come to your property. At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we service businesses and homes with sprinkler systems in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and other communities of central Iowa. During winterization (or fall shutdown), we need to prepare your sprinkler system for the colder season ahead.
Along with being a leading irrigation contractor in the central Iowa region, our team of qualified specialists can take care of your irrigation and sprinkler maintenance and repairs, no matter what brand you have on your property. At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we listen to the concerns, needs, and questions of our customers to better service their property. If you are experiencing abnormal watering on your lawn or suspect there are problems with your irrigation system, calling us would be a great first step!
At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we proudly serve the central Iowa region, including Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and other surrounding areas. Our 30+ years of experience allow us to give our commercial and residential clients the best service around. Along with our garden center, we provide most lawn care services any property owner will need. When you sign up for our lawn care services, we provide all the aspects you need for a healthy, lush lawn. The health of your lawn starts with your soil, and we create a custom-blended fertilizer to ensure that your lawn gets the nutrients it needs to foster growth.
Our irrigation contractors can create, install, repair, or maintain irrigation and sprinkler systems throughout central Iowa, including Ankeny, West Des Moines, Des Moines, and nearby cities. We offer expert irrigation and sprinkler services for homes and businesses. With more than 30 years of experience, we know the best ways to plan out an irrigation system that will properly water your yard and how to assess a system that needs maintenance or repairs. When we design a custom irrigation system, we take into account all areas of your yard, including landscape beds.
When it comes to caring for your lawn and landscaping, there are a number of different aspects to consider that can affect the health of your grass, soil, and landscape plants. Some of these include supplying nutrients, protecting against insects and other pests, and fighting disease. Tackling these issues requires a multifaceted approach, which is why we offer a variety of lawn care services to both residential and commercial customers across the areas of Des Moines, West Des Moines, and Ankeny, Iowa.
Responsible for the efficient operation and repair of existing irrigation systems. Expected to work in a co-operation with other crews and customers to complete a professional, quality project on time.
At A+ Lawn & Landscape, our fertilization program is a routine that is divided into six distinct treatments applied to your property every 5-7 weeks. Proper fertilization begins with using top-of-the-line fertilizers in specifically blended formulas that stimulate your soil to grow strong, healthy grass. We work across the central Iowa area covering residential and commercial properties in Des Moines, West Des Moines, and Ankeny. We apply our fertilizer at the same time as your weed control. This method is a quick way of both protecting and enhancing your lawn.