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Leave interior decorating for the chilly months; summer means it’s time for landscaping! With ample sunlight shining down, it’s the perfect opportunity to refine your landscape design. While you should pay close attention to the natural aesthetic of your garden, incorporating artificial components will also beautify your yard.

Hardscaping is the implementation of materials such as stone, metal, concrete, and wood to provide functionality and decoration to a landscape. The most common examples of hardscaping include stairs, pathways, stone walls, lighting fixtures, pools, patios, and fire pits. 

Landscape DesignUnlike the ephemeral natural features of a lawn or garden, hardscaping elements will be in bloom year-round. While flowers will wilt and trees will shed their vibrant colors, the addition of an aesthetically pleasing piece, such as an artificial pond or patio, will give your outdoor area character throughout every season. Planting new flowers or vegetables can easily be done each year; however, adding a hard element to your landscape is something that will affect the design of your home for years to come. These features give your yard a decorative framework that landscaping can then work around and complement.

While you may want a landscape bursting with color and strewn with an eclectic mix of plants and flowers, this can get in the way of functionality. Having a lawn awash in plants doesn’t always allow for an outdoor area to be traversed easily. Before turning your home into a wonderland, add pebble or sand walking paths to provide room to move around, for example. You can also consider adding fences or retaining walls to create a bit more privacy in your yard.

 

Whatever type of hardscaping you decide to add to your landscape design, know that Scalia’s Landscape is on call to assist with the implementation. The team has provided Batavia, NY, residents with gorgeous lawns and gardens for 25 years and will work with you to bring your vision to life. To add the lasting features you’ve been looking for, call (585) 343-3106. Visit them online for further information on their services.

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