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Landscape design
Beds, edges and planting laid out around the house, the trees and the way your family uses the yard. One calm design, not a pile of separate jobs.
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Ian's job
Cinematic study from a B.I.G. job
Landscape design · lawn · irrigation · 12 years in business
A yard your family uses every day.
Ian Warkentien designs and builds lawns, beds and irrigation around the way your family actually lives. From bare dirt to a finished yard, every step shown below is his own work.
12 years in businessLandscaping since his teensOwner on every jobReal photos from his own yards
What Ian does
Bare dirt to the first time the sprinklers run.
Most yard companies show you the finished picture. Ian shows you every stage: the ground cleared, the irrigation trenched in, the sod laid, the beds edged and planted, and the water coming on. Scroll down and watch it happen in order.
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New lawns & sod
The yard cleared and graded to bare soil, then fresh sod laid edge to edge so it knits in fast and looks finished on day one.
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Irrigation
Sprinkler lines trenched in before the sod goes down, so the coverage is part of the yard and the new lawn gets water from the first day.
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Planting
Shrubs and flowers staged, placed and planted so the front of the house looks finished, with drainage handled underneath.
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Ian's jobAlsoYard cleanupsOngoing maintenanceDownspout drainageMulch & edging
On a B.I.G. job
Meet Ian
A teacher and coach who never stopped landscaping.
Ian Warkentien has been landscaping since his teens. For years he did the work part time while teaching and coaching, then chose to make it his full-time focus. B.I.G. Yardwark is twelve years old now, and as a father of four he designs yards the way his own family uses one: room to play, beds that stay clean, a lawn that holds up.
12 years in business
B.I.G. Yardwark has been his for twelve years, landscaping since his teens before that.
Teacher and coach
Years in the classroom and on the field before going full time. He explains the plan and shows up when he says.
Father of four
He designs outdoor space for families to use every day, not just to look at from the street.
On every job
The person who designs your yard is the person on site while it is built.
Every job coversDesign · grading and prep · irrigation · sod · planting · drainage · edging and mulch · maintenance
Before & after
Slide it. Same yard, start to finish.
No stock photos. Each pair is one of Ian's own yards, before and after, shot from the same spot.
Irrigation and new lawn
Ian's job · Irrigation + sod
Front planting, stone house
Ian's job · Landscape design + plantingHow it works
How a yard gets built, in the order it happens.
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Walk the yard
Call or text Ian. He comes out, walks the property with you and asks how your family uses it.
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Design the plan
Beds, lawn, planting and water laid out as one plan, with a clear price before anything starts.
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Clear and prep
Old turf and debris out, the ground graded to bare soil, drainage like downspout lines handled first.
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Irrigation in
Sprinkler lines trenched and tested while the ground is open, so the new lawn is covered from day one.
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Sod and planting
Fresh sod laid edge to edge, shrubs and flowers planted, beds edged and mulched.
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Water on, care after
The sprinklers run, you walk the finished yard, and maintenance keeps it looking like the day it was done.
Why families call Ian.
One owner, one plan, and the whole yard done in the right order.
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12 years in
Twelve years running B.I.G. Yardwark, landscaping since his teens.
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Built in order
Prep, drainage and irrigation before the sod and plants, so nothing gets torn up twice.
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Real photos
Every photo here is from his own jobs. You will get yours too.
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Owner on site
The person who designs it is the person building it.
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Ian's job
Tell Ian what you want to change.
Text a photo of the yard and what bugs you about it. He will come out, walk it with you and give you a straight price.
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Questions
Let's clear it up.
Straight answers to what homeowners ask Ian most.
Still unsure? Just call (228) 369-7229Q01What does B.I.G. Yardwark do?
Landscape design, new lawns and sod, irrigation, planting, drainage like downspout lines, yard cleanups and ongoing maintenance.
Q02Who does the work?
Ian Warkentien, the owner and designer. He has been landscaping since his teens and has run B.I.G. Yardwark for twelve years.
Q03Why does the irrigation go in before the sod?
Trenching after a lawn is laid tears it up. Putting the lines in while the ground is open means the new lawn is covered from the first day and nothing gets done twice.
Q04How do I get a price?
Call or text (228) 369-7229, or send the form with a photo of the yard. Ian walks the property with you and gives you a straight price before any work starts.
Q05Do you only do big projects?
No. Cleanups, a single bed or a drainage fix are fine too. Tell Ian what you want to change.