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Landscape Maintenance in Des Moines That Keeps Your Property Pristine

Year-round care for weeding, pruning, irrigation, and seasonal upkeep, handled by a crew that shows up on schedule.

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Protect Your Investment And Your Weekends

You invested in your outdoor space, but the upkeep takes time, careful planning, and a lot of physical work.

Without informed upkeep every season, what started out beautiful quickly becomes a burden as the years roll by.

Brilliant Borders Landscaping treats your landscape as the investment it is. Every plan starts with your priorities mapped into clear goals, then carried out by certified crews dedicated to helping you live the life you want outdoors.

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Full-Service Landscape Maintenance in Des Moines

Choose the services your property needs or combine them under the Brilliant Care Annual Plan for scheduled visits across every season. Each program is built around your site, your plantings, and the level of detail your home deserves.

Landscape Maintenance

Beds edged, mulched, and weeded on a set rotation so your plantings stay defined and healthy. Fine garden care keeps perennials shaped, spent blooms removed, and borders looking intentional from the street and from your patio.

Lawn Care Services

A turf program matched to Iowa soil and weather, covering feeding, weed pressure, and pest issues before they spread. Your lawn holds color through summer heat and recovers quickly after drought or heavy use.

Fall Leaf Cleanup

Leaves cleared from turf, beds, and hardscape before they mat down and smother the lawn. Gutters and drainage paths stay open, and your property heads into winter clean instead of buried.

Spring Cleanup

Winter debris removed, beds cut back and re-edged, and fresh mulch laid to lock in moisture. Your landscape starts the season sharp, with problems from winter damage flagged early while repairs are still simple.

Lawn Maintenance

Weekly mowing, crisp edging, string trimming, and cleanup of clippings from walks and drives. Cut heights adjust with the season so the turf stays thick, shaded at the root, and free of scalping along slopes and bed lines.

Irrigation Services & Repairs

Spring startups, midseason checks, and winterization keep your system running the way it was designed to. We also offer smart controller upgrades and drip irrigation services to help save on water usage and keep bills down.

Aeration & Overseeding

Core aeration opens compacted soil so air, water, and nutrients reach the roots. Fresh seed follows into those openings, thickening thin areas and crowding out weeds before the next growing season.

Fertilization & Weed Control (7-Step Program)

Seven timed applications feed the turf through spring green-up, summer stress, and fall recovery while pre-emergent and targeted post-emergent controls hold crabgrass and broadleaf weeds back all season.

Tree & Shrub Pruning

Cuts made at the right time of year, with the right technique, protect bloom cycles and structure. Ornamentals keep their form, sightlines stay open, and limbs are kept clear of roofs, walkways, and lighting.

Professional, Careful, and Excellent Work

Notified us in advance to prepare for job. Any concerns during installation was answered quickly. Workers did excellent job with landscaping and keeping existing yard clean and undamaged. Extremely Happy with results.

— Barbara M.

Professional, Flexible, and Reliable Team

I contracted with Brilliant Borders for a new backyard patio. It wasn’t a huge project, but the whole team, Christian, Armando, Alex, and Alvaro, were great to work with. They were very responsive to questions and check-ins, and were easy to work with on adjusting the design and the scope and worked quickly, even with unexpected rain delays. I was very happy with the final result and would definitely recommend them.

— Elizabeth H.

A Smooth and Professional Experience

Jason and his team were fantastic to work with. Courteous, professional, and timely on the job completed. I was pleasantly surprised how smoothly the job went from start to finish.

— Matt B.

Brilliant Borders: One Expert Team For Design, Build & Maintenance

Your property deserves a landscaping partner who builds carefully, maintains faithfully, and stands behind every detail.

Landscapes are what we build; people are why we build.

Designed, Built, Maintained

Your investment should not fade after installation. When your outdoor space is built, the same team that created it can maintain it, keeping every planting bed, patio, and feature at the standard it met on day one, season after season.

A Design Process Built Around You

Your ideas become clear, tangible goals before any work begins. Every space is planned with your wishes as the focal point, from outdoor kitchens and pools to pergolas and fine garden details, so the finished design reflects exactly what you asked for.

A Certified Crew On Your Property

Your project is handled by skilled professionals who never stop learning. Every team member completes contractor certifications, Greenius training, and winter coursework through Brilliant Borders University, bringing better results to your property each year.

Quality Work. Warranty-Backed.

Your work is done right the first time and backed in writing. Concrete carries a 1 year warranty, walls and patios are covered for 5 years, plants for 60 days, and trees for 12 months, so you always know exactly where you stand.

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Serving Des Moines & Surrounding Communities

From complete outdoor living builds with kitchens, pools, pool houses, and pergolas to year round site maintenance, Brilliant Borders Landscaping serves homeowners across the Des Moines metro, including:

  • Johnston
  • Waukee
  • Cumming
  • West Des Moines
  • Ankeny
  • Altoona
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How Your Outdoor Project Comes Together

From the first phone call to the final walkthrough, your project follows a clear, organized process. You always know what happens next, who is handling it, and when your property will be ready to enjoy.

Connect

Reach out by phone or online and share your vision, whether that is a complete outdoor living space, a custom design build, or year-round maintenance. You will hear back promptly with next steps.

Consultation

A member of our team walks your property with you, listens to your goals, and evaluates the site. Your ideas guide the conversation, so we understand how you want to make the most of your outdoors.

Plan & Design

Your dream becomes a clear, visualized plan. You’ll review a custom design shaped around how you want to live outside, with materials, layout, and budget clearly explained before your plan is finalized.

Scheduling

Once you approve the plan, your project is placed on a firm schedule. You receive a realistic timeline, dependable communication, and a crew that shows up when promised.

Hand the Upkeep to a Team You Can Count On

Tell us about your property and how you use it, and you will receive a maintenance schedule built around your plantings, irrigation, and seasonal priorities across the Des Moines area.

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