Professional Landscaping & Lawn Care Services in Sauk Rapids, MN
Reliable Landscaping & Lawn Care Services Throughout Benton County, MN and Surrounding Areas
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WELCOME TO Complete Yard Care Company.
Hiring four different outfits for mowing, planting, plowing and stonework means four schedules and four people pointing at each other when something slips. We handle all of it. One crew learns your property in April and still knows where the septic lids sit in January. That memory is worth more than any brochure.
Veteran-owned, family-operated, and built to answer for the whole property rather than for one line item on somebody else's bid sheet.
- Free estimates on every project
- 50% off landscape design when we install it
- Commercial and residential properties
- One crew from spring cleanup through winter plowing
SAUK RAPIDS SOIL DOES NOT FORGIVE SHORTCUTS.
The Mississippi runs right through this stretch, and the ground beside it swings from river sand to heavy glacial clay inside a single lot. Sand drains so fast that new seed dries out by midday. Clay holds water until it heaves whatever you set on top of it. Complete Yard Care Company digs before we design, because a patio base that works on the east side of town can fail two miles west. Reading the ground first is why our walls stay plumb, and our lawns fill in.
WE BUILD FOR THE FROST, NOT FOR THE PHOTO.
Minnesota code sets footings 3.5 feet down in Benton County for a reason. Frost moves everything that is not anchored below it. So our patio bases go in deep and compacted in lifts, our walls get drainage aggregate and proper backfill, and our grading carries water away at a real slope. None of that shows in a finished photo. All of it shows in year 10.
➜ LANDSCAPING IN SAUK RAPIDS
why choose us?
Quality of Services
Complete Yard Care Company is committed to delivering high-quality landscaping and lawn care services with attention to detail and dependable workmanship.
Competitive Pricing
We offer competitive pricing on all landscaping and lawn care services while maintaining the high standards our customers expect.
Professionalism
Our professional team provides reliable, courteous, and efficient service, ensuring every landscaping project is completed with care and professionalism.
Family-Owned and Operated
As a family-owned and operated landscaping company, we take pride in providing personalized service and building lasting relationships with our customers and local communities.
➜ OUR LANDSCAPING SERVICES
WHAT WE DO
Twelve services, one number to call, and the same crew on your property whether the job is a weekly mow or a 40-foot retaining wall.
Lawn Care
Mowing at 3 inches or higher shades out weed seed and keeps roots deep through July. We cut on a set rotation, never taking more than a third of the blade, and leave clippings to feed the soil.
Lawn Maintenance
Beyond the cut there is edging, pruning, bed upkeep and the spring and fall cleanups that decide how a lawn wakes up. We schedule all of it so nothing gets remembered in October.
Landscaping
Custom digital design comes first, so you see the beds, trees, curbing and water features before a shovel moves. Then we install what we drew, and the design costs half price when we build it.
Seeding
Hydroseed goes down as a slurry of seed, mulch and tackifier that holds on slopes where dry seed washes off. Very few crews in this area run it. Aeration and overseeding round out the thin spots.
Irrigation
Heads placed for head-to-head coverage waste far less than a system that soaks the driveway. We install, adjust and repair zones, then blow the lines out every fall before the first hard freeze.
Snow Removal
Roughly 48 inches falls here in an average winter, and salt quits working near 15 degrees. We plow, shovel, haul the piles off site and switch to sand when the pavement gets too cold.
➜ SERVICE AREAS
SERVING SAUK RAPIDS AND ALL OF BENTON COUNTY.
We run out of Foley, MN, which puts every corner of Benton County inside a short drive. Sauk Rapids, MN sits at the center of what we cover, along with St. Cloud, Sartell and Waite Park, as well as the rural properties and acreages spread between them along the Mississippi.
Distance changes what a snow route can promise, so we keep our territory tight on purpose. A plow that has to cross three towns before it reaches you arrives late, and late is the same as never on a work morning.
Sauk Rapids, MN
St. Cloud, MN
Sartell, MN
Waite Park, MN
St. Joseph, MN
Foley, MN
Rice, MN
St. Stephen, MN
Clear Lake, MN
ONE CREW, TWELVE SERVICES, EVERY SEASON.
Free estimates · 50% off design with install · Commercial and residential
Veteran-owned and family-operated · 20 years in business · Serving Benton County, MN
➜ Common Questions
frequently asked questions.
Nineteen questions we get asked across the fence, in the driveway, and on the phone in December. If yours is not here, send it through the contact page and we will answer it straight.
Does landscaping increase the value of a home?
Well-planned landscaping typically returns a meaningful share of its cost at resale, and mature trees, defined beds and a usable patio are what buyers notice first in listing photos. Curb appeal also shortens how long a house sits.
What is the difference between hardscaping and softscaping?
Hardscape is the built, non-living part of a yard: patios, walls, walkways, steps and curbing. Softscape covers everything alive, from turf and trees to shrubs and perennials. Most properties need both, and the hardscape usually goes in first.
What hardiness zone is central Minnesota in?
Benton County and the St. Cloud area sit in USDA zone 4b, with pockets of 4a on colder rural ground. Anything you plant should be rated zone 4 or lower, or it will not reliably survive an average winter here.
What plants grow best in central Minnesota?
Zone 4 natives and proven cultivars handle the swings best. Serviceberry, ninebark, red twig dogwood and Black Hills spruce hold up in shrub form, while coneflower, little bluestem, hosta and daylily fill beds without asking for constant watering.
When is the best time of year to start a landscaping project in Minnesota?
Planting and hardscape work runs from the ground thaw in April through late October, with early spring and early fall giving plants the easiest establishment. Booking over winter usually gets you a better spot in the season's schedule.
