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
Choosing the Right Material for Your Outdoor Planters
When choosing the best outdoor planters for your Arlington, Bethesda, or Potomac yard, you must keep in mind the type of plants you’d like to grow in the planters, as well as the space required by those plants and their roots. When it comes time to choosing the best material for your planters, consider your landscape style and décor, as well as your yard’s growing conditions, to determine the best planter material.
- Glazed ceramic and terracotta planters, offered in a variety of hues, shapes, and sizes, are a great way to add color to your landscape. Terracotta planters are quite porous and often very heavy. These planters do not fare well in colder climates and can chip or crack under extreme weather conditions
- Resin, plastic and fiberglass planters are lightweight and attractive, and nearly impossible to tell from real ceramic or terracotta planters – and fare well in colder climates.
- Metal planters, including copper, wrought iron, and stainless steel, can be quite heavy, so make sure they have adequate support. Metal planters can also experience a change in patina through the years and from the elements.
- Wood planters fare well in colder weather, as long as they’re finished with a plant-proof preserver.
For more information on choosing the right type of planter for your Potomac Falls, Gainesville, Warrenton, or other Northern Virginia landscape, contact Lost Creek Landscapes. Providing a full suite of expert landscaping and hardscaping services throughout the Northern Virginia area, Lost Creek Landscapes is also fully licensed and insured throughout Maryland and Washington DC.