Licensed & Insured • Serving Bettendorf, Le Claire, East Davenport & Riverdale, IA

Turn That Eroding Backyard Slope Into Usable Space — Built to Last 50 Years, Not 5

Engineered retaining walls, patios, and outdoor living spaces built for Quad Cities bluff homes — the sloped, tricky properties most landscapers won't touch. Drainage done right, permits handled, and Nick walks every finished project with you.

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From eroding eyesore to usable outdoor space

Real Petersen projects across the Quad Cities — the problem on the left, the finished result on the right.

BEFOREBefore — eroding slope with failing timber wall
AFTERAfter — engineered terraced retaining wall
Failing timber wall → engineered terraced blockFront-yard retaining wall & steps
BEFOREBefore — raw eroding hillside
AFTERAfter — finished walkway and grade on slope
Washed-out hillside → clean walkway & gradeBluff-home slope, stone-clad build
BEFOREBefore — cracked concrete entry
AFTERAfter — new paver entry walkway
Cracked concrete → custom paver entryFront entrance walkway
Finished photos are real Petersen projects. "Before" frames are illustrative reconstructions of the typical starting condition.

Why some walls last 50 years and others fail in 5

It's not the blocks you see — it's the work underneath. Skip any one of these three and the first Iowa freeze-thaw cycle starts tearing the wall apart. We don't skip them.

1 · Real drainage

Perforated pipe and gravel behind every wall so water can't build pressure and push it over — the step the cheap quote leaves out.

2 · Geogrid reinforcement

Engineered layers that tie the wall back into the hillside so it holds the slope instead of just leaning against it.

3 · Compaction in lifts

The base built and compacted in stages — the difference between a wall that settles evenly and one that cracks and sinks.

Petersen crew building the base
A finished Petersen project

You'll deal with Nick — not a call center

Nick Petersen has spent 6 years building outdoor spaces on Quad Cities bluff terrain. He's on your site for the estimate, oversees the build, and walks the finished project with you to make sure it's right before he calls the job done.

He shows up when he says he will — and he doesn't disappear after the check clears.

★★★★★ 5.0 on GoogleEvery review below is a real, verbatim Google review of Petersen Landscape
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"Great service. They showed up when they said they would and did great work. Would highly recommend. A good group of guys."

— matt clark300 · Google
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"Professional, efficient, and truly transformed our outdoor space. Punctual, friendly, and paid attention to every detail. The quality exceeded our expectations and added to the curb appeal of our home. Highly recommend."

— Frank Macias · Google
★★★★★

"Did an amazing job putting in the backyard patio and rock along the edge of the house."

— Ryan Brimeyer · Google
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📍 6 Years · Quad Cities Local
⭐ 5.0 Google Rating

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