The Benefits of Hardscaping Your Home
By Joe Mouad Hardscaping refers to all of the non-living features incorporated into a property's landscape. This can include, but is not limited to, things like walkways, gazebos, walls, fences, fountains and other water features. Hardscaping allows a propertyowners to add functional features to a landscape, and to create a visually appealing area that requires less maintenance than plant life does. The Advantage of Hardscaping Since hardscape features are not living organisms, they provide a means of increasing property value and the attractiveness of the property without requiring the same level of constant care and maintenance that lawns and gardens do. This makes an emphasis on hardscaping ideal for owners who do not have a lot of time to devote to lawncare, those who live in arid regions or in areas where water use is restricted, or those who wish to improve the value of their property but are not particularly inclined toward gardening.