Green Acres Landscaping Resource Center
Articles and Tips
Landscaping
Walls, Patios and Terraces
- Timber Retaining Walls a Great Option for Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- Interlocking Brick Pavers a Great Material for Your Northern Virginia Patio
- Stamped Concrete Patio Benefits for Your Northern Virginia Home
- Brick Pavers Offer Durable Elegance to Your Patio
- Create a Cozy Garden Terrace at Home
- Concrete: The New Versatile Landscaping Material
- Tips For A Great Retaining Wall
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Water Features and Drainage
- Types of Outdoor Fountains for Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- Illuminate Your Northern Virginia Water Feature for Maximum Effect
- Caring for Your Northern Virginia Koi Pond
- Common Pond Plants for Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- Landscape Catch Basins — a Drainage Solution for Your Northern Virginia Yard
- Pondless Waterfalls a Low Maintenance Option for Beautiful Waterscapes
- Fountain Maintenance and Care
- Dry Creek Beds Provide Beauty and Remedy Drainage Problems for Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- Going Beyond a Filter: How to Thoroughly Clean Your Garden Pond
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Driveways and Walkways
Landscape Design Considerations
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Lighting and Art
- Outdoor Lighting Types for Your Northern Virginia Home
- Illuminate Your Northern Virginia Water Feature for Maximum Effect
- Outdoor Solar Lighting Highlights Your Northern Virginia Landscape without Increasing Your Electrical Bill
- Looking to Illuminate Your Northern Virginia Landscape?
- Incorporating Garden Art Into Your Northern Virginia Landscape
Specialty Gardens
Caring for Greenery
Design and Ideas
- How to Create a Fern Garden for Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- How to Landscape Vibrant, Successful Northern Virginia Butterfly Gardens
- Try Your Hand at Growing Roses
- How to Create a Beautiful Northern Virginia Herb Garden
- Create A Backyard Oasis
- Using Northern Virginia Landscaping to Shade Your Home
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General Maintenance
- Spring Cleaning for Your Oakton, Newington, or Herndon Landscape
- Ergonomic Garden Tools Offer Ease of Use for All Gardeners
- Fall Landscaping Prep
- How to Keep Your Yard Healthy and Happy All Summer
- Using Vinegar As Natural Weed Killer
- Making Your Northern Virginia Lawn More Green
- How to Water Your Lawn
- A Quick Look at Garden Tools
Useful Links
Associations & Community
Better Business Bureau
dc-easternpa.bbb.org
Mount Olivet Methodist Church
www.mtolivet-umc.org
Arlington VA
Arlington Youth Football League
aflva.com
Arlington, VA
Contractors & Suppliers
Deck Doctor LLC
www.novadeckdoctor.com
Chantilly, VA
Rock, Stone & Sand Yard, Inc.
www.rssy.com
Lorton, VA
Carter Fence
www.carterfence.net
Dunn Loring, VA
Mickey Simpson Architects & Builders
www.mickeysimpson.com
K Hovnanian Homes
www.khov.com
Traditions Homes
www.builtbytradition.com
Arlington VA
Real Estate
Washington DC Realtor —www.buckmanrealtor.com
Michelle Buckman has been Washington DC area resident for over 25 years and is licensed as both a Maryland Realtor and Washington DC Realtor. If you're looking to sell or purchase a home we recommend you give her a call, she's very familiar with Maryland suburban communities including Chevy Chase MD, Silver Spring, MD, Takoma Park, Maryland and Northwest Washington, DC.
Create A Backyard Oasis
These days, "staycations" are on the rage. Instead of planning a summer getaway, why not stay put in Northern Virginia and focus instead on your own backyard? There are many features that can be added to the privacy of your own yard to provide you with a relaxing retreat away from the rest of the world. The great thing about this type of retreat is the fact that you have access to it everyday.
Almost every home in America today has either a deck or a patio. This is a relatively inexpensive way to add living space to your home. Decks can hold picnic tables and hot tubs. By adding a cover to the top you will be able to enjoy your deck even when it is raining. Pretty landscaping around the deck will add to the beauty and enhance your enjoyment. This will make you proud to invite over your family and friends for a relaxing evening outdoors.
With a little planning you can create a backyard garden which will provide you with hours of pleasure. Flip through magazines for some landscaping tips that will help you get started. You can learn what plants and flowers attract butterflies or which ones to plant if you like to watch humming birds. You can get ideas for creating flower beds out of landscaping timbers and garden paths out of natural stone.
The whole idea of landscaping is to provide curb appeal and owner appeal. Every homeowner loves to make their home look nice, both inside and out. Landscaping can help you enjoy the outside of your home and give you a sense of pride about your property. It also helps to present your personality to the neighborhood.
Since 1992, Green Acres has provided landscape and hardscape services to Northern Virginia homeowners and businesses. We can work with you to design custom landscapes, ponds, patios, gazebos and more — just give us a call and watch the beauty begin!
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Design and Ideas
- How to Create a Fern Garden for Your Northern Virginia Landscape
- How to Landscape Vibrant, Successful Northern Virginia Butterfly Gardens
- Try Your Hand at Growing Roses
- How to Create a Beautiful Northern Virginia Herb Garden
- Create A Backyard Oasis
- Using Northern Virginia Landscaping to Shade Your Home
Picture Gallery
General Maintenance
- Spring Cleaning for Your Oakton, Newington, or Herndon Landscape
- Ergonomic Garden Tools Offer Ease of Use for All Gardeners
- Fall Landscaping Prep
- How to Keep Your Yard Healthy and Happy All Summer
- Using Vinegar As Natural Weed Killer
- Making Your Northern Virginia Lawn More Green
- How to Water Your Lawn
- A Quick Look at Garden Tools
Green Acres Landscaping is a full service landscape design company, serving both residential and commercial clients in the Northern Virginia area since 1992. Our experienced team is ready to help you with any landscaping project, large or small.