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Design-Build

Redi-Rock points to concrete blocks’ aesthetic, structural versatility

Redi-Rock sells air-entrained, wet cast concrete blocks that are often described as 1-ton Lego blocks. Click to find out how they rival traditional hardscaping stones.

April 7, 2016

Business

i-lighting Unveils iluma Hardscape Retrofit Lighting System

To help light masonry, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, pillars and columns, i-lighting has unveiled the iluma Hardscape Retrofit Lighting System.

May 19, 2014

Business

What Clients Want in 2014

As landscapers begin to start planning and designing outdoor living areas for clients in the spring, they should be aware of the top outdoor living trends for 2014.

March 17, 2014

Business

Retaining Wall Delivers Strong Reinforcement While Looking Natural

Belgard Hardscapes is focusing on building retaining walls bigger and better. The company has introduced the Mega-Tandem Mass Retaining Wall (MRW) block.

July 18, 2013

Business

Submit Your Hardscape Project

The HNA Hardscape Project Awards is now open and accepting applications. Twenty-Four award categories make up the sixth-annual contest and includes residential and commercial applications using a variety of products including concrete pavers, clay pavers and segmental retaining walls and projects of different sizes.

May 20, 2013

Business

Hardscaping Creates More Usable Space

Building experts say homeowners are turning the old design mantra of bringing the outside in on its head. Instead, they’re keeping the outside where it is but making more use of it. The good news about this trend is that nearly everyone can participate,as savvy builders design phased approaches to fit most any budget. Tim Niemiec of American Paving Design in Bluffton, South Carolina is excited to see the interest as well as the range of possibilities.

April 11, 2013

Business

Recruiting & Retaining the Best Employees

Higher pay is not always the solution.

December 12, 2012

Landscaping equipment

Design/build: Hardscape tools & techniques

A level start is the key to success.Between bidding a hardscape job and wowing customers with the finished product, a lot can go wrong with the installation if you don’t have a sound project plan in place. And although each project – from retaining walls to patios – requires specific tools and materials, many practices apply across the board. Here are steps on how to lay a good foundation for your hardscape-installation services.

September 1, 2012

Business

How to: Building a retaining wall

Retainig walls can be a great addition to the services you offer and solve a variety of landscape problems. “Anywhere you might use a poured-in-place (concrete) gravity wall, natural stone or railroad ties,” says Charles Gamarekian, chairman/CEO of Cambridge Pavingstones, “mortarless, segmental retaining walls will provide a more durable, cost-effective and maintenance-free wall system.”

August 25, 2012

Design-Build

Secret Garden

Because of a steep slope rendering this backyard almost inaccessible, Patricia St. John, APLD, St. John Landscapes, designed three retaining walls 2 to 3 feet high to terrace the landscape. She used Napa Basalt dry stack walls, which allow water to flow through to prevent pressure, and Connecticut Blue Full Range paver steps through the garden.

March 2, 2012

Design-Build

Design/build: Hardscaping in stages

Building hardscape projects in phases is growing in popularity because it allows customers to achieve their dream yard over a period of time with financially digestible, staggered payments. Contractors like phased hardscape projects because they secure work in a precarious economy.

March 1, 2012

Compact equipment

Hardscaping Trends Up

Products and demand grow for landscapers.

May 5, 2011