What is Hardscape?
We define hardscape, first and foremost, as an art. Working with hard materials like flag stone, slate, boulders, and fieldstone isnt easy. To get the job done correctly, the first time, and on time requires experience and patience, and maybe a little bit of magic. Please view the Hardscape page for a complete description of this area of service. We pride ourselves in the gift of our team; we are the best. We take on jobs that we knowbeyond doubtwe will succeed at.
Hardscape is the non-living elements of a landscape. You could think of it as everything but the plants, encompassing walkways, walls, patios, gazebos, and a wide variety of other structures. Arranging the hardscape elements in a landscape is a critical part of achieving an aesthetically pleasing whole, whether one is gardening in a small patch of land in front of a city home or landscaping a sprawling country estate. When a garden is designed, hardscape elements are often among the first things to be plugged into the landscape. The gardener usually starts by assessing the lay of the land, and looking for key elements of the natural landscape and surrounding environment which will become integral to the landscaping. For example, if a garden is in a region surrounded by mountains, the garden can be arranged to complement the view of the mountains, integrating the garden with the surrounding area. One of the first hardscaped elements to be installed is often pathways, which may be made f
Hardscape, or “hardscaping” refers to the inanimate (i.e., non-living) elements of a landscape. This includes elements made from wood, even though wood was once animate (in the form of trees).In particular, as the name implies, “hardscape” refers to hard elements such as those composed of concrete, brick or stone, in addition to wood. For instance, constructing a patio or deck is a hardscape project, as is a brick walkway, a stone wall, or a wooden fence. But hardscape goes beyond large-scale projects such as these. Any non-living ornamentation in your landscaping is, technically, part of the hardscape.
