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 […]
The Benefit of Having One Company to Manage Your Landscape
People who have fairly extensive landscaping will sometimes find themselves working with several companies to maintain the lawn, gardens, and various landscape features and support systems. They may contract with one service provider for irrigation, one for lighting, another for the lawn and gardens, and yet another for landscape lighting. At a certain point, they […]
What Is the Most Responsible Way to Have a Healthy Lawn?
Most people like to see a healthy-looking, lush green lawn when they view their home from the street. The question is: How realistic is it to expect a lawn to maintain that ideal look as seasonal temperatures and moisture levels fluctuate from spring to mid-summer to early autumn? Certainly, you can force it to conform […]
Why High-end Lawn Care Services Are Worth the Investment
Lawn Care Services in Northern Virginia Green industry best practices have evolved over the past fifteen years in Northern Virginia. And, although basic lawn care techniques are much the same, the materials and equipment we use in landscape maintenance have changed. They are more effective and more environmentally friendly now. If you own a large […]
Landscape Management and the Art of Pruning
All of our garden managers and landscape management staff at Surrounds share a commitment to our signature methods of holistic landscape care and to honoring the landscape design. They understand that they are responsible for fulfilling the landscape architect’s vision. There are many facets to landscape management that require horticultural knowledge and a specialized skill set […]
