# Surrounds Landscaping: Sense the sublime

> Landscape architecture firm designs, builds, and maintains exceptional outdoor living environments in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland

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## Pages
- [About Us](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/about-us/)
- [Landscape Maintenance \& Garden Management](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-maintenance-and-garden-care-services-northern-virginia/)
- [Landscape Design Resources for Northern Virginia Homeowners](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/ebook-resources/)
- [Thank you \- Transform Your Front Yard Landscaping Into a Welcoming Arrival Experience](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/thank-you-transform-your-front-yard-landscaping-into-a-welcoming-arrival-experience/)
- [Thank you \- Expert Guide to Planning the Landscape Design of Your Dreams](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/thank-you-expert-guide-to-planning-the-landscape-design-of-your-dreams/)

## Posts
- [Natural Garden Pest Control: Beneficial Insects in Northern Virginia Gardens](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/natural-garden-pest-control-beneficial-insects-in-your-northern-virginia-gardens/)
- [A Tranquil Garden Sanctuary in Chevy Chase](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/a-tranquil-garden-sanctuary-in-chevy-chase/)
- [Pollinator Friendly Gardens Bring Your Landscape to Life](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/pollinator-friendly-gardens-bring-your-northern-virginia-landscape-to-life/)
- [Three Welcoming Curb Appeal Landscapes in Herndon, Great Falls, and McLean](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/three-welcoming-curb-appeal-landscapes-in-herndon-great-falls-and-mclean/)
- [A "Little Gem" Landscape in Historic Herndon](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/a-little-gem-landscape-in-historic-herndon/)

## Design Elements
- [Water features: Waterfalls, ponds \& fountains](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/design-elements/water-features-waterfalls-ponds-fountains-mclean-va/): Water is a life force\. Water features bring both the energizing sensation of movement and soothing effect of stillness to the garden atmosphere\.

A landscape design that employs falling water might call for the rumpus of a splashing fountain or the soft music of a feeder stream trickling over stones at the edge of a pond\.
- [Pool \& spa: swimming pool design and installation](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-design-elements/swimming-pool-design-and-installation-mclean-va/): A swimming pool is a popular backyard feature, but a custom\-designed, expertly constructed pool environment is a sure place for the best of times\. Imagine memorable gatherings that make the most of your summer afternoons with inviting spaces to lounge and unwind\.
- [Outdoor fireplace \&  fire pit design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-design-elements/outdoor-fireplace-fire-pit-design-mclean-va/): There is nothing like staying up late gazing into a crackling fire with good friends and family\.

Fire is a central element in many of our landscape designs\. An outdoor fireplace or fire pit invites us to linger in the garden long past twilight and into the evening chill\.
- [Stonework: patio design, garden paths \& walls](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-design-elements/patio-design-garden-paths-garden-walls-mclean-va/): Our landscape architects use patios, walkways, and retaining walls to make the “floor plan” for your outdoor living space\. Hardscape features create a framework for movement, visual definition, and balance among various outdoor living areas that extend your home’s livable space\.
- [Shade \& shelter: pergola, porch \& pool house design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-design-elements/pergola-porch-pool-house-design-mclean-va/): Landscape structures such as pergolas, porches, and pool houses may serve as simple shelters or as fully independent outbuildings\. They help to define outdoor living spaces and often serve as focal points that draw you into the landscape\.

## Landscape Architecture 
- [Small Yard Landscapes](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-architectu/small-yard-landscapes/)
- [Landscape Design Process](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/landscape-architecture/landscape-design-process/)

## Portfolio
- [Before \+ After](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/portfolio/before-and-after-gallery/)
- [Arlington Virginia Landscape Design and Construction](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/portfolio/arlington-mosteller/)
- [Contemporary Pool House Design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/portfolio/contemporary-pool-house-design/)
- [Great Falls](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/portfolio/great-falls-bielick/)
- [Oakton Visionary Homestead, Oakton, Virginia](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/portfolio/oakton-visionary-homestead-oakton-virginia/)

## Resources
- [Why invest in front yard landscaping?](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/resource/why-invest-in-front-yard-landscaping/): It makes sense to develop your backyard because a landscape architect can design multiple spaces for different types of activity\. But the front yard… what would you use it for?

Is your experience of arriving home each day underwhelming? This eBook is for you\! 

Find out how to reinvent your front yard landscape and swap that “blah” experience for a feeling of pride and pleasure\.

- [Expert guide to planning the landscape design of your dreams](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/resource/expert-guide-to-planning-the-landscape-design-of-your-dreams/): Whether you’ve found the perfect setting to build the home of your dreams from the ground up, or you are hoping to revitalize your current landscape, you are at the threshold of an exciting journey\.

This eBook guides you through the first steps of putting your landscape design dreams into an achievable plan\. 

- [Choosing the right kind of landscape maintenance firm](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/resource/choosing-the-right-kind-of-landscape-maintenance-firm/): A standard landscape maintenance company will keep your lawn and gardens looking neat and presentable\. But is neat and presentable enough for you? More importantly, is it enough for your gardens?

That’s the question we’ll try to help you answer in this eBook\. This eBook is for the homeowner who wants a deeply felt sensory experience when they step into their backyard\.

- [The secret to surrounds landscapes for outdoor living](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/resource/the-secret-to-surrounds-landscapes-for-outdoor-living/): Whether you intend to personalize the landscaping you inherited from a previous homeowner, or you’re building a new home and starting from scratch, the easy part is realizing that you must do something to complete the picture\. 

The hard part is articulating what you want to do and finding the right type of landscape architecture firm to help you do it\. How do you find that company? That’s the question we  answer for you in this eBook\.
- [Small yard landscaping](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/resource/intimate-spaces-unlocking-creative-potential-in-small-yard-landscapes/): \<i\>"I went on your website and it looks like your company only does large projects on large properties\."\<i/\>

We get these sorts of phone calls almost weekly\. The truth is that more than half of our projects are in normal sized or “small” yards\. In fact, some of those flashy portfolio projects that look “big” are in “normal” sized yards\! This eBook explains how smart design can maximize the yard space you have and make it feel spacious\!

## Categories
- [Landscape Design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/category/landscape-design/)
- [Garden Care](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/category/garden-care/)
- [Landscape Maintenance](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/category/landscape-maintenance/)
- [Garden Design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/category/garden-design/)
- [Front Yard Landscaping](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/category/front-yard-landscaping/)

## Tags
- [LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/tag/landscape-architecture/)
- [LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/tag/landscape-architect/)
- [front yard landscape design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/tag/front-yard-landscape-design/)
- [outdoor kitchen design](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/tag/outdoor-kitchen-design/)
- [front yard landscaping](https://www.surroundslandscaping.com/tag/front-yard-landscaping/)

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