Hardscaping
is the backbone of your yard. It creates an impression of strength and
integrity when you pull up to it, a presence, if you may. Hardscaping unifies the home with its
surrounding environment. We live in a state scraped down by the glaciers. The glaciers
carved out ponds, rivers and lakes, dispersing huge boulders and sediments.
Most of us have those deposits right in our own backyards, so why not
incorporate them into our own personal landscape design?
Northeast
Landscape Design always starts the design process by stepping back and taking
in the surroundings. Whether we need to
retain a particular area on the lawn or build pathways to and from certain
entrance points or disperse water away from the homestead, environmental
features are all key factors.
Next we
look at incorporating the stone features in a way where the design just looks
natural, like it has always been there. We try to incorporate stone which is
indigenous to our land to homogenize the entire project. We place smaller stone
boulders in planting beds to give the effect of planting around ledge popping
out of the ground. Without a good hardscape design, gardens will lack luster,
pathways won’t make sense, and disorder will rule.
Benefits for adding hardscaping
to your landscape.
-Increased property value. You can
increase your property value by 10 to15 percent with a professionally
landscaped yard, or a return on your money spent by 75 to 100 percent when you
sell.
-It defines spaces. A retaining wall can
level out a certain part of your yard or create a place for your BBQ grill and
seating area. Hardscaping can create an area for your bonfires, and can direct traffic
to areas you want your guest to go.
-Expands your living space. Adding a
patio enlarges your home’s footprint for those enjoyable summer evenings.
-Reduces maintenance. The less grass you
have the more time you have enjoying you yard.
- Beautification. When landscapes look nice it
makes you feel good.
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