Full Bed Tear-Out Spring Cleanup and Re-Mulch in West Des Moines

This property on South 42nd in West Des Moines had a lot going on - multiple large planting beds spread across the front, sides, and back of the yard, all needing a full reset. Old mulch pulled out, beds cleaned up, fresh mulch laid back down. That's the short version. The longer version is that a job like this takes real attention to detail to pull off cleanly across that many beds.

What makes a re-mulch job look sharp isn't just the mulch itself. It's everything that happens before it goes down. We did a full spring cleanup first - clearing out the debris and dead material that had accumulated over winter - so the beds were actually clean before fresh mulch ever touched them. Skipping that step is how you end up with a yard that looks halfway done.

The property has a nice mix of established shrubs, ornamental trees, and perennial plantings throughout. Some beds follow the concrete edging along the walk and driveway. Others curve out into the yard with their own defined borders. Each one got the same treatment - cleaned out and freshly mulched so the whole yard has a consistent, finished look rather than a patchwork of some beds done and some not.

A full-property spring cleanup and mulch refresh like this one is one of those services that has an outsized impact on how a home looks overall. The beds are defined, the lawn around them looks neater by contrast, and the whole yard just reads as well-kept. It's a solid foundation for the rest of the season.