Water features

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Fredericksburg Pool, Patio & Pergola Design

This week I stopped off to check in with a landscape design client in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This is probably one of my favorite projects of the year. I’ll do a ...

by Dave Marciniak • June 24, 2011June 24, 2011

DC Landscape Design, Design, Garden Sculpture, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Maryland Landscape Design, Northern Virginia Landscape Design, Uncategorized, Virginia Landscape Design, Water features

Formal Water Features in Landscape Design

Sometimes you want to wear flip flops and shorts, and sometimes you want to rock a more classic look. Formal water features never go out of style! Your garden feels ...

by Dave Marciniak • June 13, 2011October 18, 2017

DC Landscape Design, Design, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Maryland Landscape Design, Northern Virginia Landscape Design, Sustainable Landscaping, Virginia Landscape Design, Water features

Wildlife and Water Features

One of the benefits of having a water feature is that it will become the cool watering hole for the neighborhood critters. I’m working with a landscape design client in ...

by Dave Marciniak • May 23, 2011May 22, 2011

DC Landscape Design, Drainage, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Landscape Installation, Maryland Landscape Design, Northern Virginia Landscape Design, Stone, Virginia Landscape Design, Water features

Using Dry Stream Beds for Drainage

Here in Virginia we have clay soils that don’t drain particularly well. We also get a fair bit of rainfall. When new subdivisions are built, especially in northern Virginia, the ...

by Dave Marciniak • May 13, 2011

Concrete Design, Decks, Drainage, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Patio Designs, Pavers, Pergolas, Stone, Trellises, Water features

What Landscape Work Can Be Done in Fall and Winter?

I get this question a lot this time of year. I get my fall rush once the kids are back in school, it takes a few weeks to get through ...

by Dave Marciniak • November 2, 2010

DIY Landscaping, Landscape Design, ponds, Water features

Pondbuilding Basics

Looking to build a pond? That’s a great idea. There’s a whole industry that’s grown up around residential backyard ponds over the last decade, so it’s easier than ever to ...

by Dave Marciniak • March 8, 2010