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Campbell & Ferrara Outdoor Living Makes Alexandria Home

The landscape and garden center recently moved from Annandale to the Route 1 corridor.

Campbell & Ferrara Outdoor Living opened its new location in the Alexandria area after moving the business from Annandale this past May. The landscape and garden center is now located at 8351 Richmond Highway and officially opened the new location in July.


Owners Jim and Donna Campbell say many of their customers were from the Alexandria area and the amount of space needed were two of the reasons they decided to make the change.

"The selection of the new location was made because  many of our customers are located in Alexandria," Donna said in an email. "It is a vibrant community, and Jim is a native of Alexandria, grew up and lives there. And the new site met the site specifications for operating the business."

Campbell & Ferrara was started in 1945 by Ed Campbell and John Ferrara — Jim's father and uncle, respectively. The business has been up and running for 68 years, Donna said. Over many decades, the business has transformed thousands of landscapes in the D.C. metropolitan area. Campbell & Ferrera has also won a few awards for their work along the way and was previously featured on HGTV's "Curb Appeal" and "Total Rehaul."

Jim has been in the landscaping business for almost 50 years and has been the president for 26 years while his wife, Donna, joined him in the business 22 years ago.

There are currently 28 members on the Campbell & Ferrara team consisting of professional landscape designers, horticulturists, foremen, crew and craftsmen. The team works together to achieve the the property owners' desired design objectives.

“Each client is an important part of the entire landscape process and has unique dreams and objectives for their landscape," Donna explained. "The client may request that the landscape designer focus on a single element of the landscape such as a specialty garden, curb-appeal, patio and walkway or the client may request the landscape designer to holistically design the outdoor space with a complete multi-level entertainment area with water features, gardens, play area, dog run, putting green, walls, and privacy in a space located on a steep hillside with erosion and drainage concerns.”

So far the team is very happy with the new location, and they look forward to continuing to serve clients in the area, old and new. For more information about the company's services, visit Campbell & Ferrara. You can also see before and after video of some of their previous projects on the Campbell & Ferrara Youtube channel.


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