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Concrete in Landscape

when it comes to landscaping, concrete is the most widely used man-made hard landscape material due to its long-lasting feature and adaptability. The important of concrete for both indoor and outdoor landscape can never be overemphasized.

Concrete is an important construction material which comes in different designs, mixtures and sizes which are widely and comprehensively used in landscaped buildings, walkways, drainages, outdoor spaces, bridges, roads, fences, dams, swimming pools and so on. However, concrete may include the following limitations such as- may be subject to cracking, low weight to strength ratio, low ductility and not malleable.

Features of Concrete in Landscaping

A concrete driveway, walkway, gazebo, brides, drainage etc., provides a classy and ornamental visual feels to people, it add significance and property appreciation prospect for your home. Concrete driveways and walkways are preferred over many other paving materials for a variety of reasons.

Concrete provides Robustness and longevity feature generally known as durability in landscaped structures.

Concrete is very versatile and be used ornamentally in various resourceful ways as it can be manufactured in different color varieties, designs, shapes and sizes to provide an outstanding decorative finishes and also can be engraved as well.

Cheap in terms of cost and maintenance can last many years without any maintenance cost applied and would still maintain it original and decorative feature.

Concrete is Globally agreed upon to be save and non-inflammable material, and also, has reutilization value.

Concrete landscaping has over the years gained more recognition due to its durability, light effect, stress free maintenance and cost effective nature of this landscaping material worldwide.

Concrete landscaping can be used for different areas of your property whether indoor or outdoor and including your yard. Right from time to this modern days, concrete landscaping ideas and designs for the walkways, driveways, streets, parking lot, swimming pool, garden areas and so on, regardless of the size of your indoor or outdoor space. You can use it to build patio and gazebo as well. A well designed property creates site attraction event to everyone including passersby. Concrete walls help to completely barricade your properties from intruders, there are different colorful and study concrete walls as well.

 

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  1. I really need to get some concrete around my flowers to create a nice border. Thanks for the reminder!

  2. Gervin Khan

    Wow! This is definitely a great idea to add on our landscaping design. The concept is really mesmerizing, loved it!

  3. loved your idea…it is much stunning and amazing idea..Thanks for sharing..this one looks so fascinating and attractive…

  4. Seems simple but it is complicated in int own ways, right? framing is also studied and needs practice to master

  5. Informative! Truly I see concrete almost everywhere I look. It really is durable and adaptive!

  6. Sundeep

    Loved this amazing idea. Good to know that its not that much expensive and also remain last long

  7. I love a good balance between concrete and lush plants and grass. Your pictures are amazing.

  8. Beautiful structure! This looks so beautiful, I would love to do something similar in my yard.

  9. Ching Almazan

    I love concrete as well but often offset this with flowers and plants to give everything a homey feel.

  10. We just re-landscaped our back yard, OURSELVES! We covered all the concrete as it was not a pretty look for our back yard and boy oh boy are we VERY pleased right now!

  11. This looks easy to pile up and landscape your backyard.

  12. Michelle

    Concrete pavers with natural rocks are what we have, and we are super pleased with how durable they are. Plus they look all uniform and pretty too!

  13. I really loved your idea. Great idea that’s not even expensive and long lasting.

  14. Elizabeth O

    This looks really nice and more durable that anything else. I really love this for my small garden. Great suggestion for me. Thanks for sharing.

  15. I think the combination of concrete and nature can be really nice at times 🙂

  16. I had never considered concrete as a landscaping material since it always just seems to be used for pathways and driveways where I come from. It definitely could be a more price friendly option though.

  17. The modern-day landscape is all about concrete. But I think it is also necessary to maintain a lot of things – nature trails with concrete paths make sure nature trail doesn’t get effected.

  18. love reading information from professionals about using concrete as a paving material in my front or backyard in the future!

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