Contemporary home with paver walkway and landscaping in Centreville, Virginia

Landscape Services in Centreville

Centreville's character comes from its older established subdivisions and its surrounding open spaces along Bull Run — and that combination shapes how we design landscapes here. Working across Sully Station, Bull Run, Faircrest, Virginia Run, and Little Rocky Run, Sunrise Landscape & Design has helped Centreville homeowners transform aging landscapes into outdoor spaces that match the rest of how they've invested in their homes. Many Centreville properties were built in the 1980s and 1990s, which means original landscape designs are now decades old, foundations have settled, and drainage issues have often emerged over time. We specialize in landscape renovations: tearing out tired plantings, retrofitting drainage and grading, building hardscape patios where lawns used to be, and installing modern lighting and irrigation that brings older properties up to today's standard. Whether you're a long-time Centreville resident planning a backyard refresh or a newer homeowner ready to start from scratch, our team is here to help.

Services in Centreville

Hardscape patio and stonework installation in Northern Virginia

Hardscape Design Services

Custom landscape design project in Northern Virginia

Landscape Design Services

Professional landscape lighting design for outdoor spaces

Landscape Lighting Services

Custom pond and water feature installation in Northern Virginia

Ponds & Water Features

Drainage solution and erosion control landscaping in Northern Virginia

Drainage & Erosion Control

Stone pathway flanked by green hedges leading to a grassy backyard with trees and a fence.

Landscape Maintenance Services

Gray building with white double doors and red trim, surrounded by neatly trimmed bushes and green trees under a clear blue sky.

Commercial Landscaping

Neighborhoods We Serve

Sully Station, Bull Run, Faircrest, Virginia Run, Little Rocky Run

Terracing the Centreville Slope

Walk Sully Station or Virginia Run and you will see the same yard problem repeated: a backyard that falls away from the house fast enough to make flat space rare and erosion common. Terracing is the answer we build most in Centreville. Retaining walls carve usable levels, steps connect them, and plantings hold what the walls do not. Done right, a sloped lot ends up with more interesting outdoor space than a flat one ever gets.

Also serving: Sully Station, Faircrest, and Virginia Run.

Terraced stone retaining walls and patio steps built by Sunrise Landscape on a sloped lot

Common Questions

Often the whole backyard. Two well-placed walls can turn a slope you only mow into a patio level, a lawn level, and a planted bank that needs no mowing at all.

Fairfax County requires engineering and permits above certain heights. We design to code and handle the paperwork when walls cross that line.

Deep-rooted groundcovers, shrubs in staggered rows, and drainage that slows water before it gathers speed. Mulch alone washes; roots hold.

Yes, that is what the terracing is for. The patio pairs with a wall almost every time, and we design them as one structure.

Ready for the patio itself? Our hardscape crew covers Centreville: Patio and Fire Pit Construction

Want the full picture on wall types, permits, and cost before you call? Retaining Wall Construction