Provo, Utah
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Screened topsoil, landscape rock, mulch, fill and road base delivered and spread across Provo, picked for the ground your lot sits on, valley clay or bench gravel.
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Topsoil and Materials in Provo
Topsoil in Provo is not one product for every yard. A lot down in the Riverbottoms already has plenty of clay. Dumping more heavy, unscreened dirt on top just makes the drainage worse and gives you a lawn that stays soggy in spring and cracks open in August. What that yard needs is a lighter screened soil worked together with compost, so roots can push down into the ground below it.
Up on the east bench it flips. Edgemont and Rock Canyon lots can have gravel, cobble and very little real soil, so sod laid straight on that ground dries out between waterings and browns in the first heat wave. There, a solid layer of screened topsoil is the difference between a lawn that roots deep and one that you are reseeding every fall. Same city, opposite problem.
We deliver and spread it, not just drop a pile on your driveway and drive off. Topsoil, landscape rock, bark mulch, fill dirt and road base all come in, get placed, raked to grade, and packed where they need packing. Lots near downtown and in the older parts of Provo often have tight side yards and mature trees, so we plan how the material gets to the back before the truck shows up.
Provo runs from the Utah Lake flats up to the Rock Canyon bench, so one side of town is heavy clay and the other is gravel, and the yard has to be built for the ground it actually sits on.
Know your Provo ground
The Provo challenges
Cheap fill and unscreened dirt in this valley is often the same Lake Bonneville clay that is already in your yard. Spread it over clay and you get a sealed layer that sheds water instead of soaking it up. We look at what is coming in and what is already there before anything gets dumped.
A lot of crews till Provo clay deep and call it prepped. Wasatch clay heals back into a brick after tilling, often within a season. We scarify the surface and blend compost and topsoil into it instead, so the new soil and the old ground knit together.
Gravelly bench lots drain fast, which sounds great until the sod dries out between secondary water cycles in July. A few inches of real topsoil holds water where the roots are. Skip it and you end up running the sprinklers more and getting a worse lawn for it.
Landscape rock spread over bare clay with no fabric or edging sinks in, mixes with mud and washes onto the walks. On the sloped lots up toward Rock Canyon, small round rock slides downhill. We prep the bed, edge it, and size the rock to stay put.
The J&H approach
We check the soil you have, how it drains and how the yard is graded. That tells us whether you need topsoil, amendment, fill or some mix of them. Ordering the wrong material is the expensive mistake, so we sort that out before the order goes in.
For lawns and beds we use screened topsoil and work it into the top of the native ground with compost, instead of laying a separate layer on top. Roots cross that line instead of stopping at it and spreading sideways.
Material gets spread to grade with a slope away from the house. Road base under patios and pads gets compacted in thin lifts. Rock and mulch go down over fabric with edging, so the beds stay clean through a Provo winter.
What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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