Find top-rated Pros in your area

Enter a zip code and get matched to businesses near you.

Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc.

Landscaping, Lawn and Yard Work, Pavers and Hardscaping,

About us

Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. and Lawn Care offers premier outdoor living space solutions. We have a large retail nursery and several divisions covering everything from Landscaping, Lawn Care, Irrigation, Night Lighting, and much more. Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. was started in 1969 by Bob Lenc Jr. In 1985 the current owners, Bill and Karen Bishop, took over the business. Under the Bishops’ direction the company has grown into 7 different related landscape departments with 25 full time employees and over 100 seasonal employees. We consider ourselves one of the premiere Iowa landscaping firms. We are active members of the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association, the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Home Builders Association of the Greater Des Moines Area. We specialize in both small and large residential or commercial projects We take pride in the work we produce and work hard to make sure our clients are equally proud of their landscapes. We handle small jobs, like planting one tree, and large projects that can include all aspects of landscape design and construction. From start to finish, Bob Lenc Landscaping, the Des Moines Iowa landscaping specialist, is your source for Endless Possibilities.

Business highlights

56 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Landscaping, lawn care, lawn sprinklers, landscape lighting, holiday lighting, snow removal.

Services we don't offer

Ask for details

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

1%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.444 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
52%
4
20%
3
9%
2
5%
1
14%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.3
professionalism
4.5
responsiveness
4.2
punctuality
4.3
Showing 26-44 of 44 reviews

Dennis G.
06/2017
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
Pleased with both
Description of Work: Lawn treatment and landscaping

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mary H.
05/2017
5.0
landscaping, mulch, hardscaping
  + 1 more
Perfectly excellent!!
Description of Work: We hired Gary (landscape architect at Bob Lent) to create a design for our yard and the area around the house and the deck. The outcome takes our breath away. It is incredibly beautiful. He used plants and rocks we already had on the property in addition to those brought in on the truck. The workman who completed the design were clean, quiet, friendly and artists themselves. Truly!! I cannot recommend Gary and his team highly enough.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

JoAnn M.
06/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: They added some bushes and stones to a landscaping project we had done three years ago. The selected bushes and stones make the area look much better. We are very please with the work done.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$615

Christy O.
01/2016
1.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: I left a message on Dec 31st. I wasn't expecting a call that day as it was New Year's, however, never did receive a return call. If he's too busy to take on anymore this winter, all he needed to do was call & say so. Very unprofessional.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0


Ann D.
08/2015
5.0
landscaping, tree service
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Looked over yard for future landscaping projects

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Norma H.
03/2015
5.0
snow removal
  + -1 more
.
Description of Work: .
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Mary B.
06/2014
1.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Bob Lenc Landscaping sent a representative to my home to review my needs. They never followed through with a bid, or timetable to complete the work. I called several times asking for an update. The person on the phone assured me someone would get back to me, and they never did.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0


Laura B.
06/2012
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
It went very well.
Description of Work: Tom Gordon came out and quoted me for lawn service. At the same time, he gave me recommendations on yard work to do. I had told him I had a tree that needed trimming and limb removed. He pointed out my evergreen tree had spider mites, the neighbor's tree was encroaching and we discussed cleaning up a flower bed. He also mentioned trimming in my front yard I could do. The quote was reasonable so I had them come. They called that day because I have a dog and needed to keep him inside. They did the work and cleaned up the area nicely. Tom also did some additional trimming as a favor. They were fantastic to work with.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

Nathan P.
08/2011
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
We didn't end up using Bob Lenc, but the consultation process was great, and they showed up when they said they would, gave us a proposal when they said they would, and were generally just a pleasure to work with.
Description of Work: We called Bob Lenc for a simple landscape design in the backyard to create a "garden" around a couple of existing trees and to remove a poorly done "garden" overrun with old plants and crumbling landscape stone. The designer they sent out was right on time, very friendly and really listened to our wants/needs in the new garden. The only reason we didn't go with Bob Lenc is that they were quite a bit more expensive than one of the other designers we had come visit. But we will definitely be talking them the next time we have any size project to spec out.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mark B.
08/2011
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, irrigation systems
  + 1 more
We had Bob Lenc install our irrigation system when we built our home, and they did a great job at a fair price. We've always gotten excellent service from Lenc whenever we've called them. Just out of curiosity, we checked to see how much it would have cost us to buy the materials to treat our lawn this year. The price that Lenc is charging us is nearly identical to the cost of the materials if we had bought them, plus Lenc does the application. We've decided to have Lenc continue to treat our lawn in the coming seasons, since it actually costs us less to have them do it when we figure our time in. We are completely happy with Lenc and their employees and service
Description of Work: We have always done all of our own lawn maintenance, including applying fertilizer and other treatments. Unfortunately, we were unable to do it this year due to unforeseen circumstances. We called Bob Lenc for an estimate to do the work. They came out the next day and gave us the estimate. They explained that the lawn season had already started, so they would have to catch us up on the first application to get us on the right schedule. We felt that the estimate was fair and so we hired them. An employee was here the following week doing the catch-up work. Their schedules were off as well because of all of the rain we had this spring. They have been here three times to make applications since we hired them. The people who came to do the work have been professional and friendly. We had a question about aeration that the employee who was here couldn't answer, so she called her supervisor and got us an answer right away. This was a small thing but we were very pleased and impressed with their service.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

Julanne L.
05/2011
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
I've had them for several years. They are very professional. They are very efficient and have innovative ideas. I would continue to use them in the future.
Description of Work: I used the services of Bob Lenc Landscaping & Lawn Care about 2 months ago. They did some landscaping around the house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000

Lucinda B.
05/2011
3.0
landscaping, hardscaping
  + 0 more
Estimator was no call/no show for appointment... then shows up out of the blue hours later, blaming the office girl. Not very professional for the biggest firm in the area! If they don't want to do small jobs they should just say so and refuse them.
Description of Work: Called for an estimate on a smallish (less than $5000) residential landscaping job. Office staff set up an appointment for estimator to come to my home at 1pm on my day off. Estimator did not show up until 4pm, said that he had several missed appointments that day due to errors in scheduling. Estimate was slightly above others I'd received, but would not have used them anyway due to disorganized start to the interaction.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
2.0


Response from Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc.
On behalf of Bob Lenc Landscaping, let me convey an apology that you were not 100% satisfied with our company. I would also like to apologize for our designer's lack of professionalism. We pride ourselves on our timely responses to customer needs; so we will not take this situation lightly. I hope the call from our customer service manager was of some help today. Please consider our offer to rectify the situation. The benefit of using Bob Lenc Landscaping is our ability to complete any job, large or small. We take every job very seriously. Thank you, Jonathan Bishop CFO Bob Lenc Landscaping and Lawn Care

Cassie S.
01/2011
4.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
The process went well. There was not really any room for negotiating, we tried. It looks much cleaner, very much like the drawings. Everyone was courteous and professional. We were pleased with the end product. It took a bit longer than we thought it would to get started, but once it was started it was completed promptly.
Description of Work: Front yard landscaping, removing current landscaping and replacing with new easy maintenance landscaping. Added a concrete step to also.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000

Catherine H.
11/2010
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Did a quality job and provided what we asked for. They made one minor mistake but corrected it once it was pointed out.
Description of Work: They did our landscaping around our front gate by the street.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,700

Laura B.
10/2010
4.0
landscaping, hardscaping
  + 0 more
The actual work that was done was fantastic. I'm pleased with the result and the plan. My only frustration was connecting with the designer. You have to stay on top of her. I was surprised as I thought with the housing slowdown, we could get action quicker. No, you still have to drive the deadlines. We did drop the ball on having the based prepped, which was our fault and set up back 2 weeks as it rained in between. However, we started the project in June and finished in October which shouldn't be.
Description of Work: We had Bob Lenc draw up a plan for a brick patio with hardscape and greenery. We had them install the flagstone pavers and we did the plant work. Also, we had flagstone from other projects so they did the base and laid the stones. We also prepped the area such as digging out the space. So, the project could have cost a lot more but we contributed a lot of the work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Response from Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc.
Bob Lenc Landscaping's success hinges on our customer's satisfaction. I regret that you were not 100% satisfied with our services. In our busy season, Bob Lenc must schedule landscaping projects about 1 month in advance. If you change your project's scheduled start date, the 1 month time gap must start over as a courtesy to our other customer's deadlines. Our service records of your project are consistent with this scheduling policy: Your initial call was on June 4th. After meetings with our designer, you made decisions on your project, and our designer delivered the project drawing to you near the end of June. The start date was to be toward the end of July, but in July, as is very common, you wanted to make some changes to the project. After meetings with our designer, she delivered your second project drawing in the beginning of August. Thus the start date was now in the beginning of September, but as you said in your report, when we were to start the project your prep work was not complete. This pushed the project back into October; at which time, we were able to finish it. I hope this better explains the situation. If it seemed that you weren't being valued, please know that we appreciate your business very much, and we hope to work for you again in the future. Signed: Jonathan Bishop – CFO: Bob Lenc Landscaping and Lawn Care

Amy S.
10/2010
4.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
We selected this company after talking with several at the Home and Garden Show. The initial process went fairly smoothly. We met with the designer, discussed our needs and then things went downhill. The designer would miss appointments, not return phone calls and had trouble furnishing us with a complete estimate. Eventually, we got things straightened out and once the work started, things went very well. There were some weather delays, but the crew worked very hard to meet our deadline despite the rain. Once the work was finished, we again couldn't get the designer to return phone calls to complete the follow up work that was promised. Overall, we are pleased with the result, but it wasn't worth the aggravation of dealing with that designer. We would recommend the company conditionally.
Description of Work: We requested a complete redo of our flower beds and plants around the house. We also wanted an area behind our garage cleaned of lawn debris and weeds and replanted.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0

$2,000

Response from Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc.
On behalf of Bob Lenc Landscaping, let me convey an apology that you were not 100% satisfied with our company. I would also like to apologize for our designer's poor customer service. I hope the call from our customer service manager was of some help today. Please consider our offer to rectify the situation, and contact us if you think of another way that we could make up for your trouble. Thank you for your business, Jonathan Bishop CFO Bob Lenc Landscaping and Lawn Care

S P.
10/2008
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
They did a great job. We're very responsive to our questions. They did take out a small ornamental tree that we were trying to save because they said it wasn't healthy. We weren't 100% happy about that but they compensated us in a way that left us satisfied. The staff was professional. They're prices are a little high, but they showed and and did a nice job on the work.
Description of Work: They removed 4 very over-grown bushes, added dirt to improve the grading around the house and replaced river rock, etc. They also did a "kill" on some weeds, placed dirt and did an overseed with straw. The grass is growing well.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500

NANCY W.
09/2008
5.0
hardscaping
  + -1 more
They took out some of the gardens we had. They did an excellent job. Ethelgive Eitel is the one that was in charge of this. Compared to the 3 estimates I got, she was on the lower end. We added to the project and she was very reasonable. She knew we were working on a brick stoop and having a hard time finding bricks. She actually called when she was out shopping for another client to let us know she found some.
Description of Work: They re-did our whole yard. We took out railroad ties, put in stonework and boulders. They terraced our yards so we don't have a lot of water rushing down through the yard, also to prevent future wash outs.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

NANCY W.
09/2008
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
They took out some of the gardens we had. They did an excellent job. Ethelgive Eitel is the one that was in charge of this. Compared to the 3 estimates I got, she was on the lower end. We added to the project and she was very reasonable. She knew we were working on a brick stoop and having a hard time finding bricks. She actually called when she was out shopping for another client to let us know she found some.
Description of Work: They re-did our whole yard. We took out railroad ties, put in stonework and boulders. They terraced our yards so we don't have a lot of water rushing down through the yard, also to prevent future wash outs.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
    • 1
    • 2(current)

Contact information

5430 Lower Beaver Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

www.boblenclandscaping.com

Service hours

Sunday:
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Eco-friendly Accreditations

LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
No
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
No
Use Green Products or Work Practices
Yes
State Contractor License Requirements

All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our State Contractor License Requirements page.

*Contact business to see additional licenses.


Service Categories

Landscaping,
Lawn and Yard Work,
Pavers and Hardscaping,
Tree Service,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Lawn Irrigation,
Snow Removal,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Misting systems,
Leaf Removal,
Landscaping - Lighting,
Landscaping - Lakefront

FAQ

Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.

Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Monday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. offers free project estimates.
Yes, Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. offers eco-friendly accreditations.
Yes, Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. offers a 1% senior discount.
Yes, Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. offers emergency services.
Yes, Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. offers warranties.
Bob Lenc Landscaping, Inc. offers the following services: Landscaping, lawn care, lawn sprinklers, landscape lighting, holiday lighting, snow removal.
Ask for details

Contact information

5430 Lower Beaver Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

www.boblenclandscaping.com

Service hours

Sunday:
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM