Landscaping Built to Last

John’s Pro Care is the last landscaper you’ll need.
We tackle it all: walls, patios, drainage, land clearing and more across Minnesota.

The Heavy End of Landscaping

John’s ProCare builds the parts of a yard that have to hold: retaining walls, paver patios, drainage that actually moves water, and clearing on lots nobody has touched in twenty years. We work across the east metro and into central Minnesota.

We are an NDS Certified Drainage Professional, which matters in a place where most yard problems start underground. Clay soil, deep frost and hard spring melt break the work that was not built for them.

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What We Do

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Retaining Walls

Bulging, leaning, or cracked walls do not fix themselves, and a failing wall takes the slope with it. We build block and boulder walls engineered for Minnesota frost, with drainage behind them so water does not push the wall out over the winter.

See the signs you need a retaining wall
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Retaining Wall Repair

A wall that is bulging, leaning or separating does not stop on its own. We assess what is actually failing and tell you whether it is a repair or a rebuild.

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Paver Patios

Outdoor living space built on a base that will not sink or heave. We handle layout, grading, base prep and installation, including steps, seat walls and fire pit areas.

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Yard Drainage and French Drains

Standing water, a soggy low spot, water in the basement after a hard rain. We install french drains, drain tile and regrading that moves water away from the house and keeps it moving.

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Erosion Control

Slopes washing out, bare soil moving every spring, a shoreline losing ground. We stabilize it with grading, matting, rock and plantings that hold.

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Brush Clearing and Land Clearing

Overgrown lots, acreage, fence lines and building sites. We clear brush, scrub and small trees, handle stump work, and prep sites for construction. Fall and winter is the best time to do it, when the ground is firm and the leaves are down.

Learn about brush clearing and land clearing
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Buckthorn Removal

Buckthorn chokes out everything native and comes back from the stump if you cut it wrong. We remove it properly and treat it so it stays gone. October and November are the easiest months to find it, because it holds its leaves after everything else drops.

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Hydroseeding

A faster, more affordable way to establish a thick lawn than sod, and far more reliable than hand seeding on a slope or a bare site. Good fit after grading, drainage work or clearing.

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Rock, Mulch and Plantings

Decorative rock, mulch beds, edging and plantings that finish the job and keep weeds down.

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Why Minnesota Yards Give You Trouble

Heavy clay under most of this area sheds water instead of absorbing it. Add flat grading, hard spring snowmelt, and freeze-thaw cycles that shift the ground every year, and water ends up sitting where you do not want it: against the foundation, in the low spot, across the driveway.

That is why so much of what we do starts underground. A patio on a bad base moves. A wall without drainage behind it fails. Getting the water right first is what makes the rest of it last.

More on drainage problems and how we fix them

Serving Forest Lake and the Northeast Metro

We work across Washington and Chisago counties, including:
Forest Lake | Hugo | Wyoming | Lino Lakes | White Bear Lake | Stillwater | North Branch | Chisago City
John’s ProCare | 6277 190th St N, Forest Lake, MN 55025 | (651) 775-4446

Some of Our Work

Browse through some of our projects to see examples of our work, including beautifully crafted retaining walls, inviting paver patios, and expertly installed rocks, mulch, and plants. Get inspired for your own landscaping project!

Tell Us What the Yard Is Doing

Water sitting where it should not be. A wall that is starting to lean. Ten years of brush you cannot see through. Whatever it is, we will walk the property, tell you straight what it needs, and put a real number on it.

Free estimates across Forest Lake and the northeast metro.