The Best of Hardscape Designs

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The Best of Hardscape Designs
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For people who love landscaping, the term
hardscape design is used when referring to any
form of outdoor living spaces that goes beyond
living plants or greenery. The most common
elements that are included in hardscapes include
things such as stone pathways, retaining walls,
and fountains to name but a few. There are
other more elaborate hardscape designs that can
consist of things like garden furniture, eating
pavilions and summer kitchens. Hardscape designs
are becoming trendy so that many outdoor kitchen
contractors are now including hardscape
installation as part of their landscaping
packages.
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For a long time in the past, people considered
landscaping a narrow field that typically
revolved around the planting and maintenance of
gardens and lawns. However, for those who want to
enjoy outdoor living to the maximum, they are
demanding for more features hence the growing
desire for hardscape as well. Most homeowners now
realize that a nice hardscape installation in
addition to that existing landscape tremendously
adds to the value of the home.  
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Contrary to popular belief, hardscape design is
not as expensive as most people would imagine and
when it is included as a feature in a new home, t
can be accomplished much faster when it is
included in the entire landscaping contract. This
can work very well in when you are doing a new
home construction so that it can easily include
some outdoor living extras such as summer
kitchens and barbecue pits that could otherwise
require a great deal of construction. This
happened because in most cases the design will
easily be implemented without your having to
transplant or remove that existing landscape. The
implementation of hardscape into an existing
garden can save you a great deal of cash in your
landscaping budget.     
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Among the most common and more affordable
elements that are included in the hardscape
design include benches, garden walls, and stone
pathways. Other elements include features such as
fountains, steps and uncomplicated stone benches
that can be considered an integral component of
hardscape design. There are a few discerning
homeowners who may be able to do this level of
hardscape installation on their own without
necessarily requiring professional input.
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There are more challenging hardscape designs that
encompass features like outdoor pavilions and
retaining walls retaining walls are especially
difficult to implement and any that are not done
correctly can easily topple over. Some of the
problems that are caused by badly constructed
retaining walls include water erosion and water
runoff.
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You may also want to include additional elaborate
features in the hardscape installation by adding
an outdoor kitchen, eating pavilions and other
outdoor living spaces these are features that a
homeowner cannot include on their own unless they
are truly professional. When you add outdoor
pools and ponds into the mix, you begin to see
the larger picture that is hardscape design.