Capital Landscaping

Capital Landscaping is a full-service landscaping and outdoor living company located in Des Moines, Iowa. We can help you in every stage of the process of transforming your yard from initial design and final installation to maintaining the perfect lawn for you. We specialize in residential landscapes and outdoor living, and offer a variety of services. You can find examples of our work in the tabs above, and if your interested in working with us just go to our contact page or call us at 515-244-2724.

The right outdoor lighting, or landscape lighting, can completely transform your outdoor entertaining area. Adding light enhances the ambiance and increases vision, allowing you to enjoy the view - even after sundown. Many homeowners update their outdoor living areas in the summer when more time is spent in backyards. Outdoor patio lights and deck lighting are getting used constantly, so it's a natural time to consider making improvements. When you work with Capital Landscaping, our lighting designers can help you craft a space that compliments your home, landscaping, and existing furniture - encouraging you to enjoy the outdoors long into the night.

Fire pits and fireplaces are the perfect addition to your backyard patio. If you want one, Capital Landscaping is the place to call as the Des Moines metro's trusted fire pit contractor. We can build in a variety of sizes, styles, and colors - the possibilities are endless! Backyard fire pits are a great way to entertain your family and guests in the beautiful summer months. Grill hot dogs, make s'mores, or just gather around the fire for a relaxing conversation. Whether you choose a fire pit or fireplace, both can be incorporated into larger outdoor living spaces or can be done as standalone projects.

Capital Landscaping is a Des Moines-based commercial snow removal and ice management company. We know that when a storm hits, you need your parking lot plowed fast. We're dedicated to keeping your commercial business accessible with minimal interruption during all the winter months and the inconvenient weather they bring. If you own an office building, restaurant, retail center, or any other business with a parking lot, you'll greatly benefit from our services. Our approach to snow removal and plowing is preventive and thorough.

Capital Landscaping can handle every aspect of your outdoor project. We have experience in a variety of construction services such as driveways, decks, pergolas, and drainage to make your outdoor living space complete. And these areas are only the beginning - if you can dream it, we can do it! For smaller projects involving lumber like fences, pergolas, and gazebos, we use cedar, pressure-treated lumber, or vinyl. Larger wood projects such as decks are usually built with either cedar or pressure-treated lumber.

Patios are the perfect spot to entertain guests, relax in the sun, or enjoy the outdoors under the shade of an umbrella. If you are looking to make something out of your outdoor space, a patio may be the right option for you. Installing a patio comes with a host of benefits: a great grilling area, a place to hold birthday parties, graduation parties, and family gatherings, and a greater connection to the outdoors. We'll draw up a design that gives you all the aspects you're looking for - then execute the build with precise workmanship and attention to detail.

Flagstone patios are a great way to create a more natural look for your outdoor living space. All our flagstone patios are made with stone in earthy blue, gray, and red tones that blend into the Des Moines landscape and complement it beautifully. Flagstones provide a great textured surface that's extremely durable, so you can trust it to outlast your needs. As for installation, flagstone can be laid 2 ways: in a loose cut style, or a tight cut style. Loose cut patios are hand-laid with natural flagstone, leaving 2-4 inches of space between each piece.

Outdoor water features add a pleasant aesthetic to any property, whether it's incorporated into a home's backyard or on an office's surrounding landscape. Capital Landscaping offers several different types of water features to choose from including streams, waterfalls, boulder fountains, and ponds. And if you have a different idea, we can make that happen too. Find more outdoor living project ideas here. Choosing a type of water feature is often difficult but we are here to help! Both streams and waterfalls can be designed to empty into a pond, or a dry rock bed - the result will be beautiful either way.

We offer custom lawn service packages to Des Moines and the surrounding metro area including West Des Moines, Altoona, Johnston, Urbandale, and Waukee. See the options below to start building your package today! Mowing your yard a couple times a week can be time consuming - and not to mention, exhausting! Instead, let Capital Landscaping take care of it and help you maintain a beautiful lawn. We'll design a lawn-mowing schedule based on your preferences along with your lawn's needs, and execute it throughout the summer months.

You already turn to Capital Landscaping for landscape design and lawn maintenance, but did you know we service and repair irrigation systems, as well? Whether you own a home or business in the metro, we can help. For the majority of the year, you don't need to worry about irrigation system maintenance. In the spring though, residential irrigation systems need to be turned on after being winterized the year before. We'll perform start-up services for you, which can include locating and fixing both broken sprinkler heads and broken sprinkler lines.

Do you have a slope that is washing out or crumbling? Don't worry, Capital Landscaping will travel anywhere in Central Iowa to fix your problem. We install commercial and residential retaining walls in West Des Moines, Urbandale, Clive, Johnston, Des Moines, Ankeny, Waukee, Altoona, and surrounding areas. Retaining walls are built with landscaping blocks and are often necessary since many yards have slopes or uneven areas. In those instances, retaining walls serve a functional purpose, but they also serve an aesthetic purpose.