They are just what their name suggests – landscape features constructed of hard materials including brick, stone, wood, and concrete.

Hardscapes such as retaining walls and terraces may be practical or even necessary in order to solve specific drainage problems or adjust anomalies in the general shape of your landscape. As such, hardscapes are in many cases some of the most effective and essential features of a landscape.

Hardscapes often bring you into your garden. They also tend to lead you through your garden – in the form of pathways or even a terrace and patio where you can sit and take a visual journey through your landscape.

Whether it be wandering through your garden on a path or enjoying the scenery from a terrace or patio, hardscapes serve to ease the transition from home to garden.