Articles
Landscape Design
- Container Gardens Enhance Even the Smallest of Outdoor Spaces
- Rock Gardens Add Low-Maintenance Beauty to Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- How to Augment Your Centreville, Potomac, or Woodbridge Landscape with Stone Walls
- Create Usable Space with a Multi-Level Landscape
- Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Designing Your Landscape
- Extending Spring Cleanup to Your Northern Virginia Property
- Importance of Erosion Landscaping and Drainage In Residential Northern Virginia
- Retaining Walls Both an Aesthetic and Functional Landscape Feature
- Different Elements in Your Landscape Add Interest
Maintenance
Ponds and Water Features
- What is a Formal Water Feature and How Can One Complement Your Landscape?
- Types of Water Plants for Your Northern Virginia Pond
- Adding a Pond or Water Feature To Your Northern Virginia Property
- Bring Life To Your Northern Virginia Pond or Water Feature
- Issues Surrounding Your Northern Virginia Pond or Water Feature
Lighting, Ornaments and Materials
- Choosing the Right Material for Your Outdoor Planters
- Shedding Some Light on Outdoor Lighting
- Incorporating Garden Ornaments in Your Landscape
- The Benefits of Using River Rock in Your Northern Virginia Landscape
Livestock and Wildlife
All About Plants
- Topiary for Beginners
- Adding Color to Your Landscape
- Choosing the Right Plants for Pool-Side Landscaping
- Starting Your First Northern Virginia Vegetable Garden
- The Benefits of “Greenscaping” Your Northern Virginia or Maryland Yard
- What Are Native Plants and Why Are They Important?
Tips
Decks and Patios
Associations & Directories
DC · MD · VA Chapter Association of Professional Landscape Designers
www.dcmdva-apld.org/
Garden Scout
www.gardenscout.com
Better Business Bureau – Washington, DC Chapter
www.dc.bbb.org/
South Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
www.southfairfaxchamber.org/
Suppliers and Partners
McLean Electric
McLean, VA
www.mcleanelectricco.com/
Halco Fence
Bristow, VA
www.halcofence.com
Fisher Group
Design Build Construction
Annandale, VA
www.designbuildrenovate.com
Absolute Kitchens
Kitchen Remodeling
Tyson’s Corner, VA
www.absolute-kitchens.com/
Commonwealth Home Remodelers
Vienna, VA
www.commonwealthhome.com
Wilcoxin Pool Construction
Rockville, MD
www.wilcoxonconst.com/
Nicolock Patio Pavers
www.nicolock.com/
The Care of Trees
Alexandria, VA
www.thecareoftrees.com/
Outdoor Lighting Solutions
Herndon, VA
www.outdoorlightingsolutions.com
The Benefits of Using River Rock in Your Northern Virginia Landscape
When looking to facelift your Northern Virginia yard, go back to nature by incorporating river rock in your landscape design. River rocks vary in size and colors, ranging from pea-sized to boulders and featuring dark browns, tans, blacks, and even pink hues. No matter its size or shape, river rock features a soft rounded shape and smooth finish resulting from the rocks being worn down by water currents over time.
River rock is an extremely popular rock landscaping option, as river rocks can be used as garden filler or even as retaining wall material. River rock is a great alternative to mulch when used in flowerbeds. As opposed to mulch, river rock keeps weeds to a minimum, protects plant roots, and even conserves water, as the ground underneath the rock stays moist.
River rock's economical features don’t end with its tendency to conserve water and protect your plants. Adding river rock to you yard can add texture, dimension, height, and depth to your Northern Virginia landscape design, create pathways and waterfalls, define borders, or add visual interest to an otherwise dull section. Larger stones placed in groups of three or five create a sense of drama. When using river rock for pathways, make sure you use flagstone or a similar hard, flat rock for stepping stones, as river rock easily moves around, creating potential for stumbling.
For more river rock landscaping tips and tricks, call landscape specialist Lost Creek Landscapes. Serving the Northern Virginia region for more then 10 years and fully licensed and insured in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, Lost Creek Landscapes understands the ins and outs of landscape design and how to keep your Northern Virginia yard beautiful and functional.