Green Acres Landscaping Resource Center
Articles and Tips
Landscaping
Walls, Patios and Terraces
- Consider a Flagstone Patio for Your Falls Church VA Home
- Turn Your Patio Into a Winter Wonderland
- Enjoy Northern Virginia Evenings On Your Patio With a Fire Pit
- Creating More Storage Space On Your Northern Virginia (Northern VA) Patio
- Make The Most Of Your Northern Virginia Patio With The Right Patio Furniture
- Winterize Your Northern Virginia Flagstone Patio To Ensure Longevity
- Choosing a Location For A Fieldstone Patio at Your Northern Virginia Home
- Choosing the Right Type of Patio for your Arlington VA Home
- Choosing a Flagstone Patio for your Arlington VA Home
- Easily Repair Your Northern Virginia Brick Patio
- 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
- How to Plan A Drainage System for Your Landscape
- Get Your Northern Virginia Landscape Ready For A Fountain
- Choosing A Water Fountain For Your Northern Virginia Garden
- How to Protect Your Northern Virginia Irrigation System During the Winter
- 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
- Don't Forget to Consider Concrete for Improved Curb Appeal
- Customize Your Walkway to Reflect Your Northern Virginia Style
- How to Get Started with Driveway Design and Construction
- Creating the Right Walkway For Your Mount Vernon, VA Home Begins with the Right Material
- Enhance The Curb Appeal Of Your Ashburn, VA Home With A Driveway Design
- The Ins and Outs of Driveway Resurfacing in Northern Virginia
- Purchasing and Protecting the Concrete At Your Northern Virginia Home
- Pitfalls of Using Rock Salt on Your Northern Virginia Concrete Driveway
- Flagstone: a Perfect Material for Your Northern Virginia Walkway
- Choosing the Perfect Driveway Material to Fit Your Northern Virginia Landscape — and Budget
- Tending To Your Damaged Driveway: Repair Tips
- Walkways: Your First Landscaping Project for Your Northern Virginia Home
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
Seasonal Activities
- How to Winterize Your Landscape
- Fall Gardening Projects for Northern Virginia Home
- Spring Landscaping To Get Your Northern Virginia Lawn And Garden Ready
- Northern Virginia Winter Gardening
- The Advantages of Fall Planting
Design and Planting Ideas
- Consider Indoor Garden To Continue Your Northern Virginia Landscaping Throughout Your Home
- Dwarf Trees For Your Northern Virginia Landscape?
- Annual and Perennial Flowers: What Can They Add to Your Northern Virginia Landscape?
- 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
- Sprinklers To Keep Your Northern Virginia Landscape Looking Healthy
- Protecting Your Northern Virginia Garden From Pests Naturally
- Should You Fertilize Your Ornamental Trees and Ornamental Shrubs?
- 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.
Inside — HVAC, Plumbing
Harvey W. Hottel
Inside — Mold Remediation and Asbestos Removal
RTS Environmental Services
Victory Mold Remediation
Walkways: Your First Landscaping Project for Your Northern Virginia Home
When it comes to landscaping projects, many homeowners do not know where to start. Whether you live in Arlington, Virginia, Leesburg, Virginia, Manassas, Virginia or anywhere in between, you are probably blessed with a versatile landscape that can take on any shape or style. Green Acres Landscaping and Masonry has completed everything from small landscaping renovations to complete designs and installations since 1992. For those homeowners who are lost with where to start when it comes to landscaping, Green Acres suggest that you start with designing a walkway.
Walkways allow the homeowner to express their unique sense of style and set the mood for a larger landscaping project in the future. At its core a walkway proves you with a path to walk on. You may decide on a straight path or a winding path, get creative. A walkway will serve as a focal point for your yard. Do not hold yourself way. Paving stones and bricks come in an assorted variety. Our team is well experience in the installation of walkways ad will work closely with you to determine the best materials to meet your needs. The landscape of Northern Virginia allows the homeowner to choose from a plethora of materials that will naturally blend into the surrounding environment. In addition, choosing plants to line your walkway has the ability to enhance the aesthetic pleasure of your yard. Low voltage lighting can also be installed to enhance visibility and to compliment the surrounding plants, landscape, and home design.
Green Acres uses an assortment of different man-made and natural stone materials to build all walkways and paths. We recognize that your property is an expensive investment and our professionals are committed to giving you the best service and value in the Northern Virginia landscaping and design marketplace. Call us today to start enhancing your property.
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Driveways and Walkways
- Don't Forget to Consider Concrete for Improved Curb Appeal
- Customize Your Walkway to Reflect Your Northern Virginia Style
- How to Get Started with Driveway Design and Construction
- Creating the Right Walkway For Your Mount Vernon, VA Home Begins with the Right Material
- Enhance The Curb Appeal Of Your Ashburn, VA Home With A Driveway Design
- The Ins and Outs of Driveway Resurfacing in Northern Virginia
- Purchasing and Protecting the Concrete At Your Northern Virginia Home
- Pitfalls of Using Rock Salt on Your Northern Virginia Concrete Driveway
- Flagstone: a Perfect Material for Your Northern Virginia Walkway
- Choosing the Perfect Driveway Material to Fit Your Northern Virginia Landscape — and Budget
- Tending To Your Damaged Driveway: Repair Tips
- Walkways: Your First Landscaping Project for Your Northern Virginia Home
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.