Pavers, Bricks, and Beyond: Creating Hardscapes That Wow

Designing with Purpose: The Art of Functional Hardscaping Materials

Landscape design is not just about grass, plants, trees, and flower beds (softscape). Incorporating hardscaping materials can add a whole new dimension to your outdoor space, creating visually stunning and functional areas that invite visitors—and improve property values. Some hardscape materials include brick, concrete, loose materials (like stones and pea gravel), pavers, stone, and tiles that create surfaces and structures in the landscape design.

By incorporating hardscaping materials into your HOA community and commercial property outdoor space, you can:

– Add visual interest and texture to the property.

– Provide a durable and low-maintenance surface for high-traffic areas.

– Enhance the functionality of outdoor spaces for customers, guests, tenants and more.

– Increase the value of your property.

With the objective of crafting captivating outdoor spaces that blend eco-friendliness, functionality, and aesthetics, we will explore various hardscaping materials that infuse your area with a remarkable ‘wow’ factor.

Loose Rock
Loose rock and pebbles are a versatile hardscaping material that harmonizes with nature’s palette. Use them to create pathways, elegant borders, or serene rock beds around water features, sitting areas, gardens and walkways.

Bricks
Bricks, with their diverse shapes, sizes, and tones, continue to be a favored element in hardscaping designs. Like concrete, brick is low-maintenance and exceptionally durable. Whether it’s outdoor fireplaces or decorative walls, there are numerous ways to incorporate bricks into outdoor spaces. Additionally, brick provides an artistic touch for patio surfaces, allowing you to play with various shades and create captivating patterns.

Pavers
Concrete surfaces can deteriorate over time due to wear, stains, and cracks, especially in challenging weather conditions. Pavers provide an effective solution that seamlessly integrates into your landscape design. With a wide range of colors, textures, and sizes available, pavers offer versatility. Their interlocking design ensures structural integrity, preventing cracking, and minimizing maintenance requirements. When evaluating paver systems, our designers prioritize strength, durability, and eco-friendly options that withstand the test of time.

Stone
Natural stone, a proven material, lends itself beautifully to a wide range of applications. Whether for retaining walls, meandering walkways, captivating fire features, or elegant pergolas, stone remains a timeless choice.

3/4” Porcelain Tile
Sturdy porcelain tile is great for walkways or other high-traffic outdoor spaces. A good quality porcelain tile is frost-resistant, skid-resistant, available in a variety of colors and offers high breakage loads. Use it to create a clean and modern look for your outdoor common spaces.

Sand finish Concrete
Sand finish concrete is a sophisticated hardscape option that imparts a contemporary touch to traditional concrete surfaces. Achieved through a specialized finishing process, it results in an elegant surface. Sand finish concrete is slip-resistant even when wet, ensuring safety. Additionally, its smooth texture provides a visually pleasing experience for pedestrians.

Permeable Surfaces
Permeable pavers allow water to return to the soil and create less run-off and erosion. We like to incorporate permeable pavers as they conserve water, improve irrigation, offer aesthetic appeal, and are low maintenance.