Walkways, patios, and other hardscaping elements can bring even small outdoor areas to life. Whether you choose pavers, concrete, or natural flagstones, incorporating manufactured features into your landscaping beatifies your home’s exterior and promotes the health of your plants. Below are a few of the reasons to consider adding hardscaping to your outdoor design.

5 Benefits of Hardscaping

1. Low Maintenance

Well-designed hardscaping is undeniably attractive, but it’s also very low maintenance. Unlike grass, which must be watered, mowed, seeded, and fertilized, hardscaping features need cleaning only a couple times per year.

2. Increasing Entertainment Space

A hardscaped patio is the perfect location to host birthday parties, holiday celebrations, and weekend gatherings of friends and family. A concrete or natural stone patio gives you more space to pull out a table, add extra seating, and entertain without trampling the grass.

3. Saving Water

Watering the lawn is a concern for many homeowners, especially those who live in drought-prone areas. Hardscaping is an effective solution for reducing water consumption, potentially saving hundreds of gallons of water every week.

4. Erosion Control

The combination of wind and rain can quickly wash away soil, leaving tree roots exposed and filling up nearby streams with silt. Hardscaped surfaces act as barriers to erosion, channeling water to prevent valuable topsoil from being carried away.

5. Visual Interest

Larger yards without a focal point may appear flat and uninviting. Using different materials, you can design several zones in your yard with hardscaping, adding visual interest and an aesthetic dimension that uninterrupted stretches of green lawn can’t match.

For nearly a century, Lexington Cut Stone has provided central Kentucky homeowners with the highest-quality hardscaping materials available, some of which can’t be found anywhere else. Whether you’re building a decorative walkway or a fully equipped outdoor kitchen, their team will help you find the perfect materials for the job. Visit their website to browse their hardscaping materials, or call (859) 255-2496 to discuss your ideas with a member of their team.