{"id":21336,"date":"2024-06-19T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/?page_id=21336"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:46:52","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21336\" class=\"elementor elementor-21336\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c3c61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7c3c61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddd77b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ddd77b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb6396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eb6396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e08f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82e08f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insights, Tips &amp; Inspiration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010bb1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"010bb1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67398880 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67398880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b19b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_post_grid\" data-id=\"65b19b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_post_grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Post Grid -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Post Grid *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96.uc_post_grid_style_one .uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap {\n   display:grid;\n}\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_post_grid_style_one_item\n{\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_post_image\n{\n  transition:0.3s;\n  position:relative;\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_post_image img\n{\n  width:100%;\n  display:block;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_post_image_overlay\n{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0px;\n  left:0px;\n  height:100%;\n  width:100%;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_more_btn-custom-field\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  text-align:center;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_more_btn\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  text-align:center;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n.ue-grid-item-category a\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  font-size:10px;\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n.uc_post_title\n{\n  font-size:21px;\n}\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue_post_grid_item\n{\n  display:flex;\n  flex-direction:column;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96.uc_post_grid_style_one .uc_content{\n flex-grow:1;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96.uc_post_grid_style_one .uc_content > div\n{\n  height:100%;\n  display:flex;\n  flex-direction:column;\n  justify-content: space-between;}\n\n    #uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_post_button\n   {\n     margin-top:auto;\n   }\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue-meta-data\n{\n  \n  display:flex;\n\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue-grid-item-meta-data\n{\n      display:inline-flex;\n      align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue-grid-item-meta-data a{\n  color:inherit;\n}\n\n.ue-grid-item-meta-data\n{\n  font-size:12px;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\n{\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .ue-debug-meta\n{\n  padding:10px;\n  border:1px solid red;\n  position:relative;\n  line-height:1.5em;\n  font-size:11px;\n  width:100%;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_btn_inner\n{\n  display:inline-flex;\n  align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96 .uc_btn_inner svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one uc-filterable-grid \" id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96\"  data-ajax='true'  data-filterbehave='mixed'  querydata='{&quot;count_posts&quot;:20,&quot;total_posts&quot;:181,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;num_pages&quot;:10,&quot;orderby&quot;:&quot;date&quot;,&quot;orderdir&quot;:&quot;desc&quot;}' >\n\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap ue_post_grid uc-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item1\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-backyard-water-features-fill-your-landscape-with-the-sounds-of-serenity\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sheer-drop-water-features-Pool_528_Nelson--scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sheer-drop-water-features-Pool_528_Nelson--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"poolside sheer drop wall water features\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1035\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1035;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-backyard-water-features-fill-your-landscape-with-the-sounds-of-serenity\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">How Backyard Water Features Fill Your Landscape With The Sounds Of Serenity<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Landscapes ideally should appeal to all of the senses\u2014sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. In fact, most of them reach all of our senses in varying degrees. In this article, we are going to focus on sound, specifically, the sound produced by backyard water features such as waterfalls, ponds, and fountains that have been designed into the landscape.\nIn...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-backyard-water-features-fill-your-landscape-with-the-sounds-of-serenity\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item2\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-of-house-lighting-that-brightens-the-way-to-your-front-door\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/00-Front-of-house-lighting-Ellison-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/00-Front-of-house-lighting-Ellison-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"front of house lighting design\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1062\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1062;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-of-house-lighting-that-brightens-the-way-to-your-front-door\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Front of House Lighting That Brightens the Way to Your Front Door\u200b<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Front of house lighting designs tend to emphasize practicality over aesthetics. Most homes come equipped with basic utility lights at the front of the house. That outdoor lighting design will usually include illumination for the entry porch area, a few low to the ground path lights, and a lamp post at the start of the front walkway.\u00a0\nHowever, if the...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-of-house-lighting-that-brightens-the-way-to-your-front-door\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item3\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/driveway-design-5-aesthetic-options-that-will-make-your-driveway-stand-out\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HERO3-driveway-design-Vienna-VA-1610_Admiral-Hill-Ct.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HERO3-driveway-design-Vienna-VA-1610_Admiral-Hill-Ct.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna Virginia luxury driveway design\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1278;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/driveway-design-5-aesthetic-options-that-will-make-your-driveway-stand-out\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Driveway Design: 5 Aesthetic Options That Will Make Your Driveway Stand Out<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">If you are already about to embark on a front yard landscaping project, now would be the ideal time to bring fresh driveway design ideas into the mix.\u200b\nDriveway aesthetics are usually an after-thought (if they are thought of at all) in front yard landscaping. A \u201cmakeover\u201d of your driveway surface using new driveway materials could significantly enhance...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/driveway-design-5-aesthetic-options-that-will-make-your-driveway-stand-out\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item4\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/essentials-of-koi-pond-maintenance-design-in-northern-virginia\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/koi-fish-in-summer-pond-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/koi-fish-in-summer-pond-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"koi fish swimming in backyard pond\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/essentials-of-koi-pond-maintenance-design-in-northern-virginia\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">The Essentials Of Koi Pond Maintenance &amp; Design In Northern Virginia\u200b<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">The decision to invest in a koi pond for your outdoor environment is a big one. That\u2019s why we\u2019d like you to be as informed as you can be about the essential elements of koi pond maintenance and design before you make the investment.\u00a0\nA backyard pond can bring many joys if it is designed and built correctly and maintained regularly. The murmur of a waterfall,...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/essentials-of-koi-pond-maintenance-design-in-northern-virginia\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item5\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-yard-privacy-landscaping-enhances-curb-appeal\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/01-front-privacy-landscaping-layers-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/01-front-privacy-landscaping-layers-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"privacy landscaping layers in front yard\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1360\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1360;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-yard-privacy-landscaping-enhances-curb-appeal\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Front Yard Privacy Landscaping Enhances Curb Appeal<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">We don\u2019t usually think of privacy landscaping when considering the front yard. Front yard landscaping tends to be presentational because it is the public-facing side of your house. It\u2019s about appearances, making a good impression on visitors or passersby.\u00a0\nThe landscape leading up to and bordering your home is designed to show a beautiful setting that...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-yard-privacy-landscaping-enhances-curb-appeal\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item6\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/why-does-landscape-maintenance-cost-so-much\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01-landscape-maintenance-cost-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01-landscape-maintenance-cost-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"landscape maintenance costs pay for horticultural expertise and skilled labor\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/why-does-landscape-maintenance-cost-so-much\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Why Does Landscape Maintenance Cost So Much?<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">It\u2019s a fair question \u2014 and one we hear often. You\u2019ve invested in a beautiful landscape design and outdoor living environment, and now you\u2019re being asked to invest again to maintain it. Why does that cost so much?\nThe short answer is because you\u2019re not paying just for mowing and weeding. You are paying for expertise and the skilled labor needed to care...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/why-does-landscape-maintenance-cost-so-much\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item7\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/3-front-entry-designs-that-marry-curb-appeal-and-functionality\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HERO-2-3901_Blackthorn_Chevy-Chase-MD-1-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HERO-2-3901_Blackthorn_Chevy-Chase-MD-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"front entry design and walkway Chevy Chase MD\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1022\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1022;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/3-front-entry-designs-that-marry-curb-appeal-and-functionality\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">3 Front Entry Designs That Marry Curb Appeal and Functionality\u200b<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">The artistic success of any front entry design or front walkway is built on sound functional design principles. Problems occur frequently 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 front walkways, entry doors, and driveways...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/3-front-entry-designs-that-marry-curb-appeal-and-functionality\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item8\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/what-is-the-best-way-to-maintain-our-backyard-water-features\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00b-backyard-water-feature-garden-pond-with-waterfall-Bethesda-MD-copy-1-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00b-backyard-water-feature-garden-pond-with-waterfall-Bethesda-MD-copy-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"backyard water feature - garden pond with waterfall Bethesda MD\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1068\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1068;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/what-is-the-best-way-to-maintain-our-backyard-water-features\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">What Is the Best Way to Maintain Our Backyard Water Features?<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Backyard water features, whether large or small, complex or straightforward, infuse your outdoor environment with a kind of music. The sound of water trickling over rocks or splashing into a pond is charming and inviting.\nWhile water features such as waterfalls, garden fountains, and backyard ponds bring an additional layer of sensory pleasure to your...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/what-is-the-best-way-to-maintain-our-backyard-water-features\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item9\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-to-make-your-driveway-design-more-functional\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/07-gently-curving-cobblestone-driveway-HDP_200727_17-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/07-gently-curving-cobblestone-driveway-HDP_200727_17-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a gently curving driveway arrives at the front door of the home\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1369\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1369;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-to-make-your-driveway-design-more-functional\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">How to Make Your Driveway Design More Functional<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">As we mentioned in a previous blog post, when front yard landscaping falls short of expectations, dysfunctional driveway design and blah 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 \u201carrival experience\u201d that welcomes you home.\u00a0\nIf the approach to the house is awkward...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-to-make-your-driveway-design-more-functional\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item10\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-waterfalls-design-styles-great-falls-va\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00b-Waterfall-with-multiple-cascades-scaled.jpeg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00b-Waterfall-with-multiple-cascades-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"waterfall with multiple cascades\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1236\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1236;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-waterfalls-design-styles-great-falls-va\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Three Garden Waterfall Design Styles in Great Falls\u00a0<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Garden waterfalls, like other water features, are a contrivance of landscape design that come in many styles. When done well, they become works of art on their own.\u00a0\nIf you\u2019ve ever vacationed at a beachfront cottage, you know how it feels to wake up in the morning to the sound of gentle surf lapping the shore. The sound of moving water is pleasing and...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-waterfalls-design-styles-great-falls-va\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item11\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-artful-front-yard-design-transforms-ugly-utility-equipment-into-aesthetic-accents\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/00-507_Druid_Full_Front-yard-design-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/00-507_Druid_Full_Front-yard-design-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"symmetrical front yard design\" width=\"2048\" height=\"793\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/793;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-artful-front-yard-design-transforms-ugly-utility-equipment-into-aesthetic-accents\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">How Artful Front Yard Design Transforms Ugly Utility Equipment Into Aesthetic Accents<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Our modern homes have service and utility equipment that takes up space outdoors. This includes housings for electrical and cable service, air conditioning units, backup generators, and pool equipment. Particularly with newly constructed homes there are often curbside service units that are not part of front yard design. You know, the ugly green box...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-artful-front-yard-design-transforms-ugly-utility-equipment-into-aesthetic-accents\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item12\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-benefit-of-having-one-company-manage-all-your-landscape-services\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9504_Ferry_Sitting_F-copy.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/9504_Ferry_Sitting_F-copy.jpg\" alt=\"a patio and garden benefits from meticulous landscape services\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1280;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-benefit-of-having-one-company-manage-all-your-landscape-services\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">The Benefit Of Having One Company Manage All Your Landscape Services<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Wouldn&#8217;t it be much easier if you had one company to manage all aspects of your ongoing landscape services? It would for sure be more efficient to have one point of contact at that company, right?\nPeople who have fairly complex landscapes will sometimes find themselves working with several companies. They may contract with one landscape service...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-benefit-of-having-one-company-manage-all-your-landscape-services\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item13\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/enjoy-a-front-yard-landscape-design-that-welcomes-you-home\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/00-front-entry-gate-and-stone-privacy-wall-801_Wincrest.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/00-front-entry-gate-and-stone-privacy-wall-801_Wincrest.jpg\" alt=\"front driveway entry gate and stone privacy wall\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1013\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1013;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/enjoy-a-front-yard-landscape-design-that-welcomes-you-home\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Enjoy a Front Yard Landscape Design That Welcomes You Home<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Let\u2019s face it. When your home comes into view\u2013whether you are turning into the driveway with a carload of kids and groceries or you\u2019ve just slowed down to an easy jog after a hard three-miler around the neighborhood\u2013you want to feel something. Proud. Pleased. How about welcomed by your front yard landscape design?\nHere is the problem: Your front yard...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/enjoy-a-front-yard-landscape-design-that-welcomes-you-home\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item14\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-management-the-all-in-one-approach-to-landscape-maintenance\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/landscape-management-at-Monroe-St-front-view-copy2.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/landscape-management-at-Monroe-St-front-view-copy2.jpg\" alt=\"landscape management at Monroe St\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1280;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-management-the-all-in-one-approach-to-landscape-maintenance\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Landscape Management: The All-In-One Approach to Landscape Maintenance<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Landscape management is a comprehensive approach to landscape maintenance that places responsibility for the upkeep of your property in the hands of one company.\u00a0\nThis \u201call-in-one\u201d approach encompasses all aspects of the landscape. That includes:\n\nMechanical systems. Maintenance and repair of water features, irrigation, lighting, and outdoor audio systems\nConstructed...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-management-the-all-in-one-approach-to-landscape-maintenance\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item15\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-difference-between-front-yard-landscaping-backyard-landscaping\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/00-109_Oxford_Front-yard-landscaping.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/00-109_Oxford_Front-yard-landscaping.jpg\" alt=\"00 109_Oxford_Front yard landscaping\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1196\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1196;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-difference-between-front-yard-landscaping-backyard-landscaping\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">The Difference Between Front Yard Landscaping &amp; Backyard Landscaping<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">The Purpose of Front Yard Landscaping\nIn both front and backyard landscaping, landscape architects define outdoor space and establish use areas that function independently but fit into the overall landscape picture. Where the goals of front yard landscaping differ from backyard design is the way they function.\nIn the privacy of a backyard, we are often...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-difference-between-front-yard-landscaping-backyard-landscaping\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item16\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-paths-5-intriguing-design-ideas\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/00-1608_Hunting_Crest_Side_Path_F-CROP.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/00-1608_Hunting_Crest_Side_Path_F-CROP.jpg\" alt=\"a curving garden path of tumbled stone in varying size and shape\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1135\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1135;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-paths-5-intriguing-design-ideas\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Garden Paths: 5 Intriguing Design Ideas<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Artfully designed garden paths mimic the way it feels to walk in nature. You\u2019ve probably had this experience strolling a woodland path in one of our Northern Virginia regional parks: You pause at an overlook to take in the feeling of space rolling out before you. You sit for a moment and listen to the sounds of a rocky creek where it cuts across the...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-paths-5-intriguing-design-ideas\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item17\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-best-garden-services-educate-you-while-caring-for-plants-and-trees\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-perfect-blossoms-in-the-garden-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-perfect-blossoms-in-the-garden-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"perfect blossoms in a perfectly maintained garden\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-best-garden-services-educate-you-while-caring-for-plants-and-trees\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">The Best Garden Services Educate You While Caring for Landscape Plants and Trees<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">If you love your landscape and find joy in all the fine details of it, you deserve a \u201cpersonal touch\u201d from the garden services company you hire to take care of it.\u00a0\nYou want a garden services crew that understands your lawn, garden plants, and trees down to the smallest detail, and who can provide you with an exquisite landscape maintenance and garden...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-best-garden-services-educate-you-while-caring-for-plants-and-trees\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item18\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/annual-plants-for-sun-and-shade-that-expand-your-garden-design\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/02-Waylan-Summer-Dispaly-2024.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/02-Waylan-Summer-Dispaly-2024.jpg\" alt=\"summer annual plants border bed of impatiens\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1440\/1080;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/annual-plants-for-sun-and-shade-that-expand-your-garden-design\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Annual Plants for Sun and Shade That Expand Your Garden Design Palette<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">\u200bThe main reason we use annual plants in our Northern Virginia landscapes is that they grow vigorously, bloom prolifically and are versatile. That\u2019s a pretty good reason. In addition to flowering annuals, there are many non-flowering annuals that like shade and present a show of colorful foliage.\u00a0\nAt Surrounds we use annuals to supplement your permanent...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/annual-plants-for-sun-and-shade-that-expand-your-garden-design\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item19\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-best-garden-designs-mix-cultivars-and-native-plants\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mixed-ground-covers-and-ornamental-grasses-11205_River-in-Potomac-MD-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mixed-ground-covers-and-ornamental-grasses-11205_River-in-Potomac-MD-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"mixed ground covers and ornamental grasses 11205_River in Potomac MD\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1195\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1195;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-best-garden-designs-mix-cultivars-and-native-plants\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">The Best Garden Designs Mix Cultivars and Native Plants<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">When developing a garden design, we draw from many types of cultivars as well as native plants to create a healthy, diverse landscape. Using cultivars gives our landscape architects a much broader aesthetic palette to work with. And, most importantly, gives us a wider range of plants that will adapt successfully to our Mid-Atlantic climate zone.\nWhat...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-best-garden-designs-mix-cultivars-and-native-plants\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_item20\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/northern-virginia-spring-lawn-care-garden-services\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/00b-Bethesda-front-landscape-after-spring-lawn-care-and-garden-services-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/00b-Bethesda-front-landscape-after-spring-lawn-care-and-garden-services-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"00b Bethesda front landscape after spring lawn care and garden services\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1148\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1148;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/northern-virginia-spring-lawn-care-garden-services\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Northern Virginia Spring Lawn Care &amp; Garden Services<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">See your lawn and gardens come roaring back to life\n\nSpring is THE time to perform routine lawn care and garden maintenance services in the landscape. Why? Our garden management people would say precisely because your landscape is a garden. And a garden is nature planned, nature composed, and nature tended.\nIn this article we are going to offer our...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/northern-virginia-spring-lawn-care-garden-services\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_65b19b96_empty_message\" class=\"ue-no-posts-found\"  style=\"display:none\" >No posts found<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- end Post Grid -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13384e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_load_more_filter\" data-id=\"13384e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_load_more_filter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Load More \/ Infinite Scroll -->\n<style>\/* widget: Load More \/ Infinite Scroll *\/\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89.uc-ajax-loading{\n\topacity:1 !important;\n}\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89.uc-ajax-loading .uc-filter-load-more__loader{\n   display:inline-block !important;\n   color:#C2B109;\n}\n\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89 .uc-filter-load-more__link{\n  visibility:hidden;  \n  display: inline-flex;\n  align-items: center;\n}\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89 .uc-filter-load-more__link-icon{\n  line-height: 1em;\n  transition: all .3s ease;\n}\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89.uc-button-visible .uc-filter-load-more__link{\n   visibility:visible;  \n}\n\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89.uc-ajax-loading .uc-filter-load-more__link{\n   display:none;  \n}\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89  .uc-filter-load-more__link\n{\n  text-align:center;\n}\n\n#uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89 .uc-load-more-wrapper\n{\n  display:inline-flex;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_load_more_filter_elementor_13384e89\" class=\"uc-grid-filter uc-filter-load-more  \" data-numitems=\"20\" data-affect_single_grid=\"false\">\n  \n    \n    <span class=\"uc-filter-load-more__data\" data-more=\"1\" data-nextoffset=\"20\" ><\/span>\n    \n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"uc-filter-load-more__link\">\n            <span class=\"uc-filter-load-more__link-text\">Load More<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n  \n  \t<span class=\"uc-filter-load-more__loader\" style=\"display:none\">\n      <div class=\"uc-load-more-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"uc-loading-image\">\n                \n                   <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"  viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><g stroke-width=\"1\" transform=\"translate(0.5, 0.5)\"><g class=\"nc-loop-bars-rotate-32-icon-o\" stroke-width=\"1\"><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"31\" x2=\"26\" y1=\"16\" y2=\"16\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"26.607\" x2=\"23.071\" y1=\"26.607\" y2=\"23.071\" opacity=\"0.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"16\" x2=\"16\" y1=\"31\" y2=\"26\" opacity=\"0.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"5.393\" x2=\"8.929\" y1=\"26.607\" y2=\"23.071\" opacity=\"0.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"1\" x2=\"6\" y1=\"16\" y2=\"16\" opacity=\"0.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"5.393\" x2=\"8.929\" y1=\"5.393\" y2=\"8.929\" opacity=\"0.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"16\" x2=\"16\" y1=\"1\" y2=\"6\" opacity=\"0.6\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#C2B109\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-width=\"1\" x1=\"26.607\" x2=\"23.071\" y1=\"5.393\" y2=\"8.929\" opacity=\"0.8\" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"><\/line><\/g><style stroke-width=\"1\">.nc-loop-bars-rotate-32-icon-o{--animation-duration:0.8s;transform-origin:16px 16px;animation:nc-loop-bars-rotate-anim var(--animation-duration) infinite steps(8,jump-start)}@keyframes nc-loop-bars-rotate-anim{0%{transform:rotate(0)}100%{transform:rotate(360deg)}}<\/style><\/g><\/svg>\t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n                   \t\n\n                   \t\n      \n              <\/div>\n        \t\n\n      \n                                              <div>Loading...<\/div>\n                             <\/div>\n     <\/span>\n  \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Load More \/ Infinite Scroll -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23512aa6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_post_grid\" data-id=\"23512aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_post_grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Post Grid -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Post Grid *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6.uc_post_grid_style_one .uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap {\n   display:grid;\n}\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_post_grid_style_one_item\n{\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_post_image\n{\n  transition:0.3s;\n  position:relative;\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_post_image img\n{\n  width:100%;\n  display:block;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_post_image_overlay\n{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0px;\n  left:0px;\n  height:100%;\n  width:100%;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_more_btn-custom-field\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  text-align:center;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_more_btn\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  text-align:center;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n.ue-grid-item-category a\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  font-size:10px;\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n.uc_post_title\n{\n  font-size:21px;\n}\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue_post_grid_item\n{\n  display:flex;\n  flex-direction:column;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6.uc_post_grid_style_one .uc_content{\n flex-grow:1;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6.uc_post_grid_style_one .uc_content > div\n{\n  height:100%;\n  display:flex;\n  flex-direction:column;\n  justify-content: space-between;}\n\n    #uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_post_button\n   {\n     margin-top:auto;\n   }\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue-meta-data\n{\n  \n  display:flex;\n\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue-grid-item-meta-data\n{\n      display:inline-flex;\n      align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue-grid-item-meta-data a{\n  color:inherit;\n}\n\n.ue-grid-item-meta-data\n{\n  font-size:12px;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\n{\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .ue-debug-meta\n{\n  padding:10px;\n  border:1px solid red;\n  position:relative;\n  line-height:1.5em;\n  font-size:11px;\n  width:100%;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_btn_inner\n{\n  display:inline-flex;\n  align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6 .uc_btn_inner svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one uc-filterable-grid \" id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6\"  data-ajax='true'  data-filterbehave='mixed'  querydata='{&quot;count_posts&quot;:4,&quot;total_posts&quot;:181,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;num_pages&quot;:46,&quot;orderby&quot;:&quot;date&quot;,&quot;orderdir&quot;:&quot;desc&quot;}' >\n\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap ue_post_grid uc-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6_item1\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-backyard-water-features-fill-your-landscape-with-the-sounds-of-serenity\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sheer-drop-water-features-Pool_528_Nelson--scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sheer-drop-water-features-Pool_528_Nelson--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"poolside sheer drop wall water features\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1035\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1035;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-backyard-water-features-fill-your-landscape-with-the-sounds-of-serenity\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">How Backyard Water Features Fill Your Landscape With The Sounds Of Serenity<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Landscapes ideally should appeal to all of the senses\u2014sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. In fact, most of them reach all of our senses in varying degrees. In this article, we are going to focus on sound, specifically, the sound produced by backyard water features such as waterfalls, ponds, and fountains that have been designed into the landscape.\nIn...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/how-backyard-water-features-fill-your-landscape-with-the-sounds-of-serenity\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6_item2\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-of-house-lighting-that-brightens-the-way-to-your-front-door\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/00-Front-of-house-lighting-Ellison-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/00-Front-of-house-lighting-Ellison-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"front of house lighting design\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1062\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1062;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-of-house-lighting-that-brightens-the-way-to-your-front-door\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Front of House Lighting That Brightens the Way to Your Front Door\u200b<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Front of house lighting designs tend to emphasize practicality over aesthetics. Most homes come equipped with basic utility lights at the front of the house. That outdoor lighting design will usually include illumination for the entry porch area, a few low to the ground path lights, and a lamp post at the start of the front walkway.\u00a0\nHowever, if the...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/front-of-house-lighting-that-brightens-the-way-to-your-front-door\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6_item3\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/driveway-design-5-aesthetic-options-that-will-make-your-driveway-stand-out\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HERO3-driveway-design-Vienna-VA-1610_Admiral-Hill-Ct.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HERO3-driveway-design-Vienna-VA-1610_Admiral-Hill-Ct.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna Virginia luxury driveway design\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1278;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/driveway-design-5-aesthetic-options-that-will-make-your-driveway-stand-out\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Driveway Design: 5 Aesthetic Options That Will Make Your Driveway Stand Out<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">If you are already about to embark on a front yard landscaping project, now would be the ideal time to bring fresh driveway design ideas into the mix.\u200b\nDriveway aesthetics are usually an after-thought (if they are thought of at all) in front yard landscaping. A \u201cmakeover\u201d of your driveway surface using new driveway materials could significantly enhance...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/driveway-design-5-aesthetic-options-that-will-make-your-driveway-stand-out\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6_item4\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/essentials-of-koi-pond-maintenance-design-in-northern-virginia\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/koi-fish-in-summer-pond-scaled.jpg\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/koi-fish-in-summer-pond-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"koi fish swimming in backyard pond\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t      \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/essentials-of-koi-pond-maintenance-design-in-northern-virginia\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">The Essentials Of Koi Pond Maintenance &amp; Design In Northern Virginia\u200b<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">The decision to invest in a koi pond for your outdoor environment is a big one. That\u2019s why we\u2019d like you to be as informed as you can be about the essential elements of koi pond maintenance and design before you make the investment.\u00a0\nA backyard pond can bring many joys if it is designed and built correctly and maintained regularly. The murmur of a waterfall,...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/essentials-of-koi-pond-maintenance-design-in-northern-virginia\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read More &gt;<\/div>\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/div>          <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_23512aa6_empty_message\" class=\"ue-no-posts-found\"  style=\"display:none\" >No posts found<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- end Post Grid -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715a72a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"715a72a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dad94aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dad94aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416009a7 custom-quotes elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"416009a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What made us choose Surrounds ?<\/p><p>Definitely Howard\u2019s design and vision. We interviewed several companies, none of which could compare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1edc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b1edc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c2e989 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c2e989\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abdee62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5abdee62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A great landscape deserves great care<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659ec2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"659ec2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAK TO A GARDEN MANAGER<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4528dd6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4528dd6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/schedule-a-consultation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e38335c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e38335c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202cef82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202cef82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Imagine life outdoors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0bb570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b0bb570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAK TO A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450bc3f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"450bc3f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/schedule-a-consultation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775bfec6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"775bfec6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668ed1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"668ed1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG - <br>\nwhere ideas and inspiration bloom monthly.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566f6a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"566f6a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 5411146,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"1d45168b-9c27-4678-9fd8-8892ddbc8d2a\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1770718369000-8863902204\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"na1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1770718369000-8863902204\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d83c92 e-con-full blog-post e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45d83c92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:50,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f83eefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f83eefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Category<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79dba52e pp-category-list-style-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-categories\" data-id=\"79dba52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;list&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pp-categories.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-categories pp-categories-grid pp-categories-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-308\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/front-yard-landscaping\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Front Yard Landscaping<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-21\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/garden-care\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Garden Care<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-40\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/garden-design\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Garden Design<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-57\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/hardscape-design\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Hardscape Design<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-9\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/landscape-design\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Landscape Design<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-26\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/landscape-maintenance\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Landscape Maintenance<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-38\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/outdoor-kitchen\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Outdoor Kitchen<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-120\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/smallyard-landscapes\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Small Yard Landscapes<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-51\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/swimming-pool-design\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Swimming Pool Design<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category\" id=\"pp-cat-33\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/category\/water-features\/\" class=\"pp-category-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-category-title\">Water Features<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by Nature &#8211; The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips &#038; Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a large landscaping investment, you need to protect it. You need meticulous landscape maintenance that nurtures the garden environment. Having a certified horticulturist to supervise plant health assures your specimen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21336","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blog - Surrounds Landscaping<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips &amp; Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips &amp; Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Surrounds Landscaping\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/surroundsinc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-29T16:46:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"13 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mamoon Rashid\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/person\/acd6bbb69ae3cb1b4daf824c0cc0e3aa\"},\"headline\":\"Blog\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-19T12:15:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-29T16:46:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\"},\"wordCount\":1789,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog - Surrounds Landscaping\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-19T12:15:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-29T16:46:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips & Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1058,\"caption\":\"garden maintenance crew on site\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/\",\"name\":\"Surrounds Landscaping\",\"description\":\"Sense the sublime\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Surrounds Landscaping\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Logo.svg\",\"width\":1,\"height\":1,\"caption\":\"Surrounds Landscaping\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/surroundsinc\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/surroundsinc\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/surrounds-landscape-architecture-construction\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/surrounds\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCY7DiNaQ3oFviFMVdOq3ExQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/person\/acd6bbb69ae3cb1b4daf824c0cc0e3aa\",\"name\":\"Mamoon Rashid\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/383c127703b3afd15646c0cf9c4c659309d77b65c75b430ed3b6e6e8ff4790cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/383c127703b3afd15646c0cf9c4c659309d77b65c75b430ed3b6e6e8ff4790cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mamoon Rashid\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.loebigink.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/author\/mamoon\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blog - Surrounds Landscaping","description":"Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips & Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Blog","og_description":"Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips & Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a","og_url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/","og_site_name":"Surrounds Landscaping","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/surroundsinc\/","article_modified_time":"2024-08-29T16:46:52+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"13 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/"},"author":{"name":"Mamoon Rashid","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/person\/acd6bbb69ae3cb1b4daf824c0cc0e3aa"},"headline":"Blog","datePublished":"2024-06-19T12:15:54+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-29T16:46:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/"},"wordCount":1789,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/","url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/","name":"Blog - Surrounds Landscaping","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-06-19T12:15:54+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-29T16:46:52+00:00","description":"Inspired by Nature - The Surrounds Blog Insights, Tips & Inspiration Why Hire a Landscape Firm with a Certified Horticulturist on Staff? When you make a","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/02-garden-maintenance-technicians-on-site-1.jpg","width":2048,"height":1058,"caption":"garden maintenance crew on site"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/blog\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/","name":"Surrounds Landscaping","description":"Sense the sublime","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#organization","name":"Surrounds Landscaping","url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Logo.svg","width":1,"height":1,"caption":"Surrounds Landscaping"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/surroundsinc\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/surroundsinc\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/surrounds-landscape-architecture-construction\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/surrounds\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCY7DiNaQ3oFviFMVdOq3ExQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/person\/acd6bbb69ae3cb1b4daf824c0cc0e3aa","name":"Mamoon Rashid","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/383c127703b3afd15646c0cf9c4c659309d77b65c75b430ed3b6e6e8ff4790cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/383c127703b3afd15646c0cf9c4c659309d77b65c75b430ed3b6e6e8ff4790cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mamoon Rashid"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.loebigink.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/author\/mamoon\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}