Hardscaping

Expand Your Living Space

It’s a small number of people that realize hardscaping isn’t a single type of landscaping. It’s not only used in Japanese gardens or throughout Arizona’s neighborhoods. It’s an adaptive design principle that has multiple different ways to execute the design. It provides variety and an entirely new medium to help shape your yard and the existing foliage and plant life you have into the kind of design you crave.

Depending on the kind of yard you’re looking to create, you can start thinking of your hardscape in several different ways. First, are you looking to cut out existing plant life to create a new pathway or raised garden area? Be choosy about what you cut loose and if relocation is an option. As a general rule, plants that are three or five years old cannot be displaced without killing them. Their root system is too complex, and you would have to dig up your entire yard to do so. With our professional help, you might be able to relocate some mature vegetation with a higher success rate than if you took a shovel to it yourself. However, be careful about the type of placement you choose and consider whether this plant really has a place in your new yard design.

Additionally, it’s important to consider the entire landscape. If you only think about one section of it, your design will gradually fall apart. You won’t have a sense of cohesion throughout the design and the pieces you use will clash with the other pieces you’ve already set up. If you think of the design as being fitted for both your front and backyard, it’ll be much easier to stay “on-brand” in your design choices.

Start making your landscape into something you can be proud of. Explore options for materials and design with our highly skilled landscape architects to begin the process now.