Brick paver patios, retaining walls, drainage fixes and weekly lawn care. One local crew handles your property from the first sketch to the first snowfall.
Most homeowners juggle a paver company, a mowing service and a snow plow. DLS does all three, so your patio, lawn and driveway are cared for by people who already know your property.
Patios, walkways, driveways and seat walls set on a properly compacted base, so they stay flat through freeze and thaw. We install Unilock pavers to ICPI standards.
New builds and full renovations. We plan beds, plantings and stone around how you actually use the yard, then install it.
A dedicated drainage crew regrades, trenches and installs drain tile and sewer lines so water moves away from your foundation.
Mowing, crisp bed edges and seasonal clean-ups from two maintenance crews on a set weekly route.
Seasonal snow contracts for driveways and walks, plus Bobcat work, debris hauling and material delivery for your own projects.
Real DLS projects, photographed before we broke ground and after the last paver was set.
The same people who quote your job show up to build it.
Dave or a project lead visits, listens to what you want, and checks grade, drainage and access. The estimate is free.
You get a layout, paver and plant choices, and a written price before any work is scheduled.
The specialist crew (brick, landscape or drainage) installs, cleans up daily, and walks the finished job with you.
Add weekly maintenance and a snow contract so the same crew looks after it all year.
In the summer of 1996, David L. Swanson started mowing six neighbors' lawns. By August he had more than 25. By his senior year he was servicing almost 110 homes a week, with three full-time workers running the routes while he finished school.
"A perfect lawn every time."Dave's motto from the very first season. It still sets the standard.
Dave spent his college summers working for other landscape companies, learning design, estimating, brick work and drainage. After graduating from Illinois State, he restarted DLS with a 1985 dump truck, a pickup and an old skid loader. Many of his original part-time helpers are still with the company today.
"Dave had great suggestions to make the front and back yards look fantastic, and he was very cost conscious."
"Each and every one of you worked so hard trimming our yard today. You work on our property like it's your own. That's really special!"
"Thanks for doing such a beautiful job with our brickwork and landscaping. We love it and will definitely recommend you to friends and family."
"Prompt, professional, organized, and communicated clearly throughout the entire process."
"When I was mowing I couldn't help but admire the edging of the beds."
"You and your guys did a great job with the heavy snow, including the driveway and sidewalks. That was great that you had shoveled a path."
"Thank you for taking the extra time to work on the details. The landscaping looks great!"
"DLS delivered as promised in a timely fashion."
"I love the brick!! See you in the spring with the sod."
Our crews work residential and commercial properties across Chicago's Northwest suburbs. Not sure if you're in range? Call and ask.
Yes. We come out, walk the property with you and send a written estimate. There's no charge and no obligation.
Install schedules fill quickly once the ground thaws. Booking your consultation in late winter gets you the best choice of start dates, and we can finalize the design while snow is still on the ground.
Almost always it's the base. We excavate, lay and compact a gravel base in lifts, then set and joint the pavers following ICPI guidelines so the surface stays level through Illinois freeze-thaw cycles.
We do. DLS maintains, installs and plows for both homeowners and commercial properties throughout the Northwest suburbs.
Yes, and most of our maintenance customers do. One company for the whole year means one call, one invoice and a crew that already knows your property.
Our drainage team diagnoses where the water is coming from, then regrades, installs drain tile or builds a rain garden to carry it away from your foundation.
Send a few details and we'll call to set up a free on-site estimate. Prefer to talk? Give the office a call.
