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Container Gardens Enhance Even the Smallest of Outdoor Spaces

Container gardens are an essential tool in landscape design, as the use of containers can create a sense of dimension resembling outdoor rooms. Perfect for any yard or space size, container gardens also add architectural interest and depth to your overall outdoor look. Container gardens also:

• Allow flexible design. If you don’t like the way the pots are arranged, simply move them to create a different look.
• Define landscape spaces. Containers can enclose a certain space, frame a view, or create hallways or rooms in your landscape.
• Enable superior plant growth. By arranging plants with different soil, water, or sun needs in their own containers, you can make sure each plant is exposed to its ideal growing conditions.
• Mark hardscape features. Containers can signal steps or paths throughout your yard.
• Protect vegetables from critters. Vegetables planted in containers that sit off the ground are protected from rabbits and other nibble-prone animals.
• Suit any style. Container gardens can evoke a modern, stark look with simple greenery or even a formal look with cascading colorful flowers.

For more information on how a container garden can do wonders for your Maryland, Virginia, or Washington DC home, contact Lost Creek Landscapes. Providing a full suite of hardscaping and landscaping services, Lost Creek Landscapes serves such communities as Potomac, Reston, and Annandale.