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Hardscaping Natural Environments

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Part of creating an atmosphere of curb appeal for your home or business property is deciding where your focus should be on: hardscaping or greenscaping your surroundings.

Our post below covers the pros and cons of each aspect of such a curb appeal project, and hopefully, it will make your decisions ones that will give you the lawn and surrounding area of your dreams.

Hardscaping:

Comprised of utilizing rocks, stones, concrete, wood and other man-made or natural materials, this form of decor for your lawn is readily used to enhance the visual and environmental impact of your lawn. Some examples might be patio walkways, cement driveways and even cedar gazebos in the back yard.

1- Costs

Typically, the hardscape route costs little after …show more content…

However, in the case of using wooden decks or a gazebo, staining may be needed. Maintaining hardscapes involves little work. The same goes for laying gravel on a driveway, but it does have to be replenished from time to time with the crushing weight of cars running over the gravel.

3- All Creatures Big And Small

If you're looking to deter wildlife, especially bees, from setting up homestead on your home property, then going with a hardscape mindset is the route for you.

4- Water Consideration

While it doesn't necessarily require water, per say, hardscapes will need some kind of drainage system that will avoid accumulated pools of water or worse yet, minor flooding. Either of both conditions can lead to an eventual mosquito infestation and breeding ground.

Greenscaping:

Involving the creation of a sustainable landscape from the soil up, this can be as simple as laying new sod soil, adding passive solar power such as planting a tree at the right angles or even creating a yard with recyclable rain water run-offs.

1- Costs

In contrast to hardscaping, greenscapes are relatively inexpensive to begin; however, there is a maintenance cost for nurturing and replenishing the green landscape: yard cutting, fertilizing, pruning and other costs that add up over

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