The term hard landscape is used by practitioners of

landscape architecture Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic design and general engineering of various structures for constructio ...

and

garden design Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise. ...

to describe the construction materials which are used to improve a landscape by design. The corresponding term

soft landscape materials The term soft landscape is used by gardeners and practitioners of landscape design, landscape architecture, and garden design to describe the vegetative materials which are used to improve a landscape by design. The corresponding term hard landsc ...

is used to describe vegetative materials such as plants, grasses, shrubs, trees, etc. to improve landscape or outdoor space.

Types

A wide range of hard landscape materials can be used, such as brick, gravel, rock or stone, concrete, timber, bitumen, glass, and metals. Common gravel types include pea gravel and crushed granite gravel. 'Hard landscape' can also describe outdoor furniture and other landscape products.

Advantages

Hard-landscape materials like gravel may avoid the need for mowing, watering, fertilizing, and pesticides. Gravel lawns may also be useful in regions where grass doesn't grow well due to insufficient sunlight.

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