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    • Landscape Design Process
    • Small Yard Landscapes
    • Swimming Pool Design & Installation
    • Water Features: Waterfalls, Ponds & Fountains
    • Pergola, Porch & Pool House Designs
    • Patios, Retaining Walls & Walkways
    • Outdoor Kitchens: Cooking & Dining Outdoors
    • Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits
  • Landscape Maintenance
    • Garden Management & Landscape Maintenance in Sterling, Virginia
    • Weekly Maintenance
    • Seasonal Maintenance
    • Turf Care Maintenance
  • Portfolio
    • All Galleries
    • Water
    • Fire
    • Earth
    • Air
    • Before & After
    • Video Portfolio and Projects
  • About
    • Our Philosophy
    • Meet the Surrounds Team
    • Landscape Design Awards
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  • Contact

Landscaping Blog

low retaining wall and bluestone walking path

Why Hiring a Landscape Architect Ensures the Best Outcome

August 31, 2023

Before you begin a landscaping project, there’s an important question you need to ask yourself: Should we hire a landscape architect, or not? The answer to that question depends on the size of your project. Unless it is fairly simple and limited in scope, you should speak with a landscape architect first. Here’s why. Landscape …

Read moreWhy Hiring a Landscape Architect Ensures the Best Outcome
Category: Landscape DesignTag: landscape architect
patio pond and waterfall

The Pond Maintenance Checklist for Northern Virginia Landscapes

July 31, 2023

Landscape water features such as ponds add an extra dimension of sensory pleasure to your overall backyard experience. But you should be aware that pond maintenance requires an extra level of attention and expertise from your landscape maintenance provider. Routine inspection and cleaning by knowledgeable landscape maintenance technicians is imperative to ensure the proper functioning …

Read moreThe Pond Maintenance Checklist for Northern Virginia Landscapes
Category: Landscape MaintenanceTag: water feature maintenance
small front yard walkway with boulder retaining wall

A Small Front Yard Landscape Receives a Welcome Makeover 

June 28, 2023

From a distance, there was nothing exactly wrong with the fifty-year-old steps from the driveway leading up a steep slope to the Franks’ front door. There were lovely plantings (although slightly overgrown) in this small front yard landscape. There was the impressive Zelkova tree that holds a beautiful shape year-round and turns a striking golden …

Read moreA Small Front Yard Landscape Receives a Welcome Makeover 
Category: Small Yard LandscapesTag: front yard landscaping, small yard landscaping
multi level porch, patio, and pool deck

A Small Backyard Pool Idea That Maximized Space and Minimized Cost

May 31, 2023

Can we afford to install a backyard pool when our space is small and set on a steep slope? Yes. But dealing with the sloped grade can be expensive. So, the trick is to maximize usable space to minimize the cost. The owners of this Vienna, Virginia residence had long wished to make better use …

Read moreA Small Backyard Pool Idea That Maximized Space and Minimized Cost
Category: Small Yard Landscapes, Swimming Pool Design
natural stone outdoor kitchen

How to Redesign and Rebuild an Ailing Backyard to Make Room for an Outdoor Kitchen

May 1, 2023

Is there a way to find enough space to fit an outdoor kitchen when your yard space is limited? That was the question Chad and Denise Tillbrook were initially trying to answer when they thought about changing up their backyard landscape. There was no room to spare in this shallow Bethesda backyard. Much of the …

Read moreHow to Redesign and Rebuild an Ailing Backyard to Make Room for an Outdoor Kitchen
Category: Small Yard LandscapesTag: outdoor kitchen design
patio and outdoor fireplace against steep slope

Making the Most of a Hillside Landscape in a Small Backyard

March 29, 2023

Paul and Ava Linton were very happy in their home. It was the small backyard set against a steep hillside landscape that was the problem. The woods the property backed up to were beautiful, but in front of those woods was a steep uphill slope where the rains came down and not much in the …

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Category: Small Yard LandscapesTag: hillside landscaping
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