On the Puget Sound shore around its namesake marina, Des Moines is about 30 to 40 minutes from our Seattle dispatch hub. Florentino Landscaping LLC serves its hillside view lots with salt-tolerant plantings and stone patios built for the waterfront.
Landscaping des moines WA is shaped by the marina and the Sound. The city's homes look out over saltwater from hillside lots, so our work here pairs salt-hardy plantings and stone entertaining spaces with the drainage those slopes above the water require.
Des Moines yards: soil, slope & climate
Des Moines steps down from Marine View Drive to the marina and the beach at Saltwater State Park, its hillside lots exposed to salt breezes off Puget Sound. The saltwater air burns tender plants, while the slopes carry runoff toward the water that must be piped to avoid eroding the bank.
We plant salt-tolerant shrubs and perennials that thrive in the marine exposure, build stone patios sited to capture the water views, and install runoff piping and drainage that carry hillside water safely down to a proper outlet rather than across the yard or bluff.
Landscaping built around Des Moines
We work Des Moines from the Marina District and Woodmont to Zenith and North Hill above the Sound. On a hillside lot near the marina where salt breezes had scorched the beds and runoff was cutting the slope, we replanted with salt-tolerant shrubs, piped the runoff to a safe outlet, and built a stone patio to take in the view.
Salt-tolerant plantings, stone patios, runoff piping, and lawn care define our Des Moines work. We keep written scopes and describe results honestly, without inventing testimonials.
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Our most-requested services in Des Moines
Landscape Design & Installation
Bespoke PNW-native designs that look intentional in every season, not just May.
Paver Patio & Walkway Installation
Engineered paver patios and walkways built to stay level through PNW freeze and rain.
French Drain & Yard Drainage Solutions
Permanent drainage systems that dry out soggy PNW lawns and protect your foundation.
Lawn Care & Maintenance
Consistent mowing and seasonal care that keeps PNW lawns thick, green, and moss-free.
Landscaping projects we take on in Des Moines
On the hillside lots stepping down toward the marina, our design-and-install work makes the most of the water view. We plan full plantings around salt-tolerant shrubs and perennials that hold up to the breeze off Puget Sound, then build stone and paver patios sited to capture the outlook over the water at Woodmont and the Marina District. The aim is an entertaining space and garden that thrives in marine exposure rather than scorching back each summer.
Drainage is the other half of nearly every project here. These slopes above the water carry runoff that will erode a bank or undercut a patio if it is not controlled, so we pipe hillside runoff to a proper outlet and cut French drains where water collects on lots around Zenith and North Hill. With the water managed, we install and maintain lawns that can hold up on fast-draining, wind-exposed ground down toward Marine View Drive.
Seasonal landscaping in Des Moines, WA
Des Moines landscaping follows the marine hillside year. Wet fall and winter send runoff coursing down these slopes toward the Sound, so drainage leads the cold season, piping runoff to safe outlets and clearing French drains so water does not cut the bank or pool against a patio. Spring is for replanting salt-weathered beds and refreshing the coastal gardens before the season on the water begins. The dry summer stresses exposed bluff lawns with sun and salt wind, so efficient irrigation, deeper soil, and higher mowing carry turf through. Fall is the window for patio and design-install work, when the ground is workable before winter's rain returns.
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Nearby communities we serve
Based near Seattle, we cover Des Moines and the surrounding area — including Burien, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Federal Way, and Kent. Not sure if you're in range? Call (323) 606-0255 and we'll confirm.
Des Moines landscaping FAQs
We select salt-tolerant shrubs and perennials suited to marine exposure so beds establish and thrive on hillside lots facing Puget Sound, rather than scorching in the saltwater breeze.
We install runoff piping and drainage that carry hillside water down to a proper outlet, protecting the slope and bank from erosion instead of letting water sheet across the yard.
Yes. We build stone and paver patios sited to take in the Sound views, with slope-aware grading and drainage so the entertaining area stays stable on the hillside.
Hillside lots above the marina face salt wind and fast-draining slopes that stress turf. We build the soil up so it holds moisture, set efficient irrigation to counter the summer dry-down, and choose hardier turf that tolerates the marine exposure. Mowing a touch higher shades the roots and helps the lawn hold up to the breeze off Puget Sound, so it stays green rather than thinning along the exposed edges.