Landscaping reviews in Des Moines, Iowa

We've used Berber for hardscape, sod and now rock landscaping.
Berber is very responsive to requests and patient with changes along the way. I had an idea but no plan and he worked with me, sharing his ideas of what would work and why it would look good. He likes designing! Extremely hardworking crew and very efficient. They also cleaned up all their mess which is appreciated.

Great work! I am very happy with the clean up that was done!

We had Friend Landscaping do an overhaul on our existing landscaping when we moved into our house. We had great service and we continue to recommend Friend Landscaping to our friends & family.

Bill was very professional when he came out to review our property, once we determined what was needed, he immediately gave us a bid and was out the very next week to provide the services. Thank you Friend Landscaping, we look forward to doing business again with you in the near future!!!

Bill is a professional. He has a vision and it ends up so beautiful. His crew works long hours to get it done. I am so impressed with their talent. If you want a real professional landscaper I recommend Bill Friend.

Friend Landscaping created our Landscaping 2.0, completely tearing out our old and putting in totally new. Bill understood our goals, recommended the right design and product, and he and the team completed the work with excellence.

We had a drainage problem after any rain the ground would hold water for days you couldn't walk in the grass without soaking your shoes. I contacted Bill and at his suggestion he installed a 4" drain system and now we can have a 3" rain and the ground is wet like you would expect but no soaked shoes. I can mow this with my compact tractor after a rain and before I would have to wait 2 or 3 days for it to dry up. Bill showed up and put in the 500 ft and finished one day when done you could hardly tell they put it in. Excellent work, I will have them do my next project.

We moved into our new construction home in 2007. On June 30, 2018 there was torrential rain in the Des Moines metro, causing a lot of local flooding and flooded basements. This was the first of 3 occasions that summer when a small amount water worked its way up through a concrete seam in our basement floor.
We contacted several local wet basement outfits to see what could be done to correct the problem. The general consensus from the majority of them was that we had more of a landscaping problem than a wet basement problem. One outfit even went as far as to say, "Take care of your landscaping and if that doesn't correct the problem, than call me".
After a lot of research into Des Moines area landscapers, we chose Friend Landscaping for this project. They built up the grade around our house, installed underground gutters, built two small retaining walls and installed a French drain across the back of the house; all to force rain water away from the foundation of the house. In addition, they replaced all of the old landscaping with a clean, attractive layout and long-lasting materials. We've had several heavy downpours since the work was done in September 2018 and it is clear that the landscaping is working as designed and the water issue in our basement has not reoccurred.
We highly recommend Friend Landscaping for anyone who has drainage issues around their house and would definitely hire him for future jobs. Bill kept us informed of the project time-line; and he and his crew always kept the jobsite clean and safe while the work was in progress.

Bill Friend has been our landscaper for several years. He is always courteous, professional and responsivie. Whenever we call him with a request for assistance, he always helps us in a timely fashion. He has excellent ideas and he listens to what we want. We highly recommend Friend Landscaping.

Bill & the crew at Friend Landscaping do an awesome job clearing snow from our lot & sidewalks each year! Being an Online Auction Service we have critical times/days when we need to have our lot cleared for customer preview/pickup as well as consignor drop-off and Friend Landscaping has always been responsive to those needs ensuring all is cleared for our customers! Highly recommend!!

My basement got flooded couple of years ago due to heavy rains over july 4th weekend. It’s due to my home seller’s poor landscaping work. Bill worked on this project in April 2020, and fixed this grading issue around my window well. He also did a really nice landscaping work around it, installed drain tail, catch basins, grounded gutters, and adjusted grading to improve drainage, reseeded the area. Bill and his crew is very professional and they finished the project couple of days early. He kept us in the loop throughout the project, answered lot of questions and made this expensive project less stressful. I been wanting to see how his grading project is going to work during heavy rains. Finally yesterday evening we got some heavy rains in Ankeny and I could able see the project in action. My sump pump hardly ran during the rain. I didn’t see any rain water coming into my window well. Water was nicely flowed into the drain tail and towards street. I am happy and satisfied with Bill’s work.

Bill and his crew is very thorough, professional and I would highly recommend them.

Bill has done all of our landscaping around our house and pool! We are in love with everything! Thank you for all your hard work and time! Will be calling again soon for another project!

We have used Friend Landscaping for two large landscaping projects and for snow removal and have been very pleased. Bill and his crew do great work at fair prices. We would definitely use Friend Landscaping again.

Friend Landscaping hung our Christmas lights this year.... and they will from now on. They were here when they said they would be to install and take down. Bill is very honest and professional. He has also done numerous landscaping projects for us and we highly recommend him.

Bill is creative in his landscaping design including taking time to walk me through the design and offered suggestions on plants. His provides estimates promptly and when an unexpected drainage issue occurred he contacted me immediately with possible options. This allowed the work to continue on time. Started and finished as promised. My landscaping is beautiful - even my neighbors took notice complimenting me on the view and design!

Bill's company replaced a retaining wall at our home this summer. We appreciated his time to provide us with a quote and getting us on his schedule this year. Bill's crew did a fabulous job on the replacement and it looks great! Bill communicated with us during the project to make sure we were happy with the results. Highly recommend Friend Landscaping!

This is the 2nd time we have used Friend Landscaping. At our previous home they did a composite deck and landscaping. Bill is helpful, professional — comes when he says he will and does top notch work.

We recently moved into new a construction home. Bill did hardscaping last fall, completed plants and trees this spring. He works with the budget you have and again was prompt, reliable and so easy to work with. His recommendations for low maintenance, colorful plants are great. We are thrilled with the finished product. Highly recommend.

I can't say enough about Friend Landscaping! From the first phone call, until the end, Bill & crew were nothing but professional, on time & thorough during our whole project. I highly recommend them for any projects that you may be thinking of. I know we will definitely use them again!

Our new landscaping is fantastic! Bill provided excellent customer service throughout the entire process. He was flexible with our schedule, was clear in his advice and in explanation of the process, materials and cost. The job was completed earlier than expected and exceeded our expectations on every level. The quality of the completed project is excellent. We really appreciated that he reached out to us after the installation was complete to make sure we were completely satisfied. We will definitely use Bill for future landscaping projects.

Bill did an excellent job on several projects for us at our new house. Extending a retaining wall, building a stone staircase and replacing a pool liner all were done with care and professionalism. I would highly recommend his company for your landscaping and pool needs.

Bill Friend & crew installed Designer Palm Trees for us along with landscaping rock! Very punctual and neat! We are very pleased with their workmanship! We will definitely give them a call should we need any additional work done!