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Surrounds Landscape Architecture

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  • Landscape Architecture
    • Landscape Design Process
    • 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
    • Press
  • Blog
  • Contact

Blog

Landscape Design Elements That Improve Front Yard Privacy

January 20, 2020
front yard landscaping in layers of privacy

The purpose of front yard landscaping tends to be presentational because it is the public-facing side of your house. It’s about appearances, making a good impression on visitors or passersby. The landscape leading up to and bordering your home is designed to show a beautiful setting that frames your house in a pretty picture that …

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Category: Landscape DesignTag: front yard landscaping, front yrd privacy

How to Make the Walkway to Your Front Door More Functional

January 13, 2020
formal style flagstone front walkway with bluestone border

Problems with front door entries and front walkways result from a lack of sound functional design. This type of front yard landscape problem occurs commonly in developer built homes because builders understandably focus on maximizing the beauty and spaciousness of the house. The fine details of front yard landscaping including walkways, entry doors, and driveways …

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Category: Landscape DesignTag: front walkway design, functional design

How to Make Your Driveway Design More Functional

January 6, 2020
functional driveway design

As we mentioned in a previous blog post, when front yard landscaping falls short of expectations, driveways and front walkways are often the culprits. That is because the experience of getting from point A to point B is an essential part of the “arrival experience” that welcomes you home. If the approach to the house …

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Category: Landscape DesignTag: driveway design, front yard landscaping, functional design

Make Unsightly Utility Equipment Vanish in Your Front Yard Landscape Design

December 16, 2019
front yard landscape with low planting beds

Our modern homes all have service and utility equipment that takes up space outdoors. That includes housings for electrical power, cable service boxes, air conditioning units, backup generators, pool equipment, and trash and recycling containers. Most of us are somewhat aware of these utility items when we are outdoors–but we don’t really “see” them because …

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Category: Landscape DesignTag: front yard landscaping

Enjoy a Front Yard Landscape that Welcomes You Home

December 10, 2019
symmetrical front yard landscaping with straight walkway

Let’s face it. When your home comes into view–whether you are turning into the driveway with a carload of kids and groceries or you’ve just slowed down to a well-earned jog after a hard three-miler around the neighborhood–you want to feel something. Proud. Pleased. How about welcomed? Here is the problem: Your front yard is …

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Category: Landscape DesignTag: front yard landscape design

What Is the Best Way to Maintain Our Garden Water Features?

December 2, 2019
classic style garden fountain

Garden water features whether large or small, complex or straightforward, infuse your outdoor environment with a certain kind of music. The sound of water trickling over rocks or splashing into a pond is charming and inviting. While water features such as garden fountains, waterfalls, and ponds bring an additional layer of sensory pleasure to your garden …

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Category: Landscape MaintenanceTag: water feature maintenance
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