Hardscaping and How It Compliments Your Landscape

Hardscaping and How It Compliments Your Landscape

When you hire a landscape architect, you might hear the term “hardscaping”. It is an ideal way to expand your living space outdoors with non-living materials such as stone. Images of a concrete jungle might come into your head but this is contradictory to how...
3 Stone Patio Surface Ideas for Your Residence

3 Stone Patio Surface Ideas for Your Residence

If you are coming home and looking at a plain, concrete pad or boring back yard, you might be thinking how awesome it would be to have your own stone patio. Stone is long-lasting and beautiful. It is hard, durable and low maintenance. But selecting the stone that...
Expand Your Living Space Outdoors with Stone Luxuries

Expand Your Living Space Outdoors with Stone Luxuries

You can transform your landscape into a space for relaxation and entertainment with a number of outdoor luxuries. By incorporating hardscape into your landscape design, you can create a dream paradise for you, your family and your friends to enjoy. Stone luxuries are...
The History of Stone in Landscape Design

The History of Stone in Landscape Design

Although hardscaping is a fairly new concept, using stone in landscape design has been done for a very long time. Exactly how long is a complex matter. Landscape design is the practice of analyzing, planning and designing available outdoor living space, whether for...
How to Create a Landscape that Stands the Test of Time

How to Create a Landscape that Stands the Test of Time

Stone will stand the test of time. It is durable and long lasting. Its use in landscape design is called hardscaping. And while stone is hard, it also gives a softness to landscape design projects. The trick is to use it so it blends seamlessly with the natural...
Adding Beauty to Your Patio with Stone

Adding Beauty to Your Patio with Stone

Are you planning on installing a new patio or replacing a boring concrete patio with stone? The type of stone surface you choose can define the character of your patio. Your choice should depend on the purpose for the patio and the style of your landscape design. And...