Surrounds Landscape Architecture & Construction Mclean VA
The Beauty of Nature Surrounds You
Patios and walkways are essential components of a beautiful, functional landscape. They provide both aesthetic value and a gathering place for families to enjoy the outdoors. But after regular exposure to the elements, patios and walkways will begin to deteriorate. Brick and stone surfaces may become uneven over time. They may heave up in some …
When you see a house that needs some work but is structurally sound, you say it has “good bones.” The same can be true for a landscape. You might take a look around your front and back yards and wonder what on earth happened to them. When did the walkway pavers start tipping at all …
Perennials are everybody’s garden favorites because they grow fast and produce in many varieties of size, shape, and color. And if you plan your planting beds properly, you can have color all year long in every season. Perennials are easy to grow because they are hardy and fairly self-sufficient. However, they require intense maintenance because …
A garden left on its own can get out of hand quickly. Without regular landscape maintenance that follows a detailed plan of action, your landscape will in time stray far from the original design and run wild in every direction. Looking at that cacophony of a yard one day you might find yourself thinking “how …
If you see that parts of your lawn are rutting and eroding, that your patio or walkways have spots of standing water, or that small streams emerge in your yard every time it rains, you’ve got drainage problems. Besides standing water and damp spots, you may also observe that parts of your garden start to …
If you are thinking about taking the leap and investing in front yard landscaping, you’ll want to consider all the angles to be sure you don’t overlook anything that might make your project fall short of your expectations. It is essential to take an inventory of all the functional and aesthetic characteristics that will form …
