Landscaping in South Dakota is a windbreak trade before it is a flower trade. Shelterbelts were planted because the fetch is long, and a new house on former cropland often has none. Young trees lean, snap, or dry out because the wind, not just the sun, pulls the moisture. Staking and watering are part of planting here. A pretty row set on the wrong side of the house does not protect the wall that takes the gust.
East river yards deal with richer soil, thunderstorm rain, and trees that become sails. West river yards deal with drier ground, grit, and a shorter list of plants that will stand up. Do not buy a plan drawn for the other half of the state. Mowing still needs a definition: how often, what happens in a dry week, and whether cleanup after a blow is included. Leaves and broken limbs are not a footnote on a weekly cut.
Grade and downspouts matter because wind-driven rain will find the foundation if the water dumps at the wall. Extensions that end three steps out are theater. Beds piled against siding hold moisture on the windward face. A limb on the roof is tree work and a roof look, not mulch. Say whether you need the storm hauled off, a windbreak started, or a yard that has been leaning for years.
Irrigation heads that spray the siding keep the same wall wet the wind is already punishing. Lines that surface after a freeze and a controller running through a wet week belong in the call if you have a system. Blowouts before hard cold are part of owning pipe in this state. You do not need a drawing to start. You need the direction of the prevailing gust and what the last one broke.
Say mow, cleanup, windbreak, trees, or sprinklers. Name the town and whether the lot faces open fields. Mention limbs on the house if that is the emergency. The prairie will not grow you a shelterbelt by accident. Call the number on this page.