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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
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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
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.