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Are you planning to landscape your yard? While leafy landscaping is important, you can't underestimate hardscaping. Hardscaping is the non-living element of landscaping that includes bricks, stone, and other hard materials that provide a form to your yard and help distinguish between the different spaces. Too much hardscaping can give your yard a sterile or crowded look, but combining these features with artificial turf is a great way to soften the effects and tie into an overarching theme. In this blog, you'll learn the best ways to pair synthetic turf with hardscaping.
Use Concrete Planks
A popular hardscape and artificial grass pairing is wood and grass. However, wood is often expensive and requires special treatment to hold up to the elements. For a more affordable and durable solution, use concrete planks that look like wood, but resist water and pests and require little maintenance. You can arrange the planks in various ways to provide a wide range of patterns for your outdoor walkway.Create a Flagstone Look
Flagstones are a popular material for creating walkways and patios, but they can be expensive, and there are other options for pathways with artificial grass.
You can purchase concrete that resembles the rough-edged look of flagstone while providing considerably higher durability. When you surround it with artificial turf, you can soften the edges. Or, arrange them in a more chaotic fashion to better resemble true flagstone.
The reduced maintenance required of artificial turf is one major advantage when paired with fake flagstone. With normal turf, you would have to weed the small spaces between each stone. When you use concrete and artificial turf for your pathways, you save on time, money, and tedious gardening work and still achieve a beautiful and authentic look.
Combine with Colored Concrete
Did you know concrete comes in a variety of colors? You can combine pieces of different-colored concrete to create a beautiful mosaic or geometric design. You can also purchase concrete stamped with various patterns, like geometric lines that imitate brick or intricate organic patterns that look like foliage for a design with even more whimsy. Pair your stamped or colored concrete with artificial turf to blend different parts of your yard together. Balance is key!Install a Water Feature
No hardscaping feature provides relaxation and serenity like the combination of water features with synthetic turf. Some of the most popular water features include:- Recirculating waterfalls: These features provide soothing sounds of nature and exotic decor that give you a respite from daily life.
- Mini streams: Adding a stream helps you escape the world around you and enjoy nature no matter the size of your backyard.
- Fountains: These add a classic European feel to your yard and provide you with your own private sanctuary. When you encircle the water feature with synthetic grass, you create a wonderful, verdant entertaining spot that is durable and easy to maintain.
Soften the Driveway
Your driveway is the largest hardscaping feature in your yard, but it seldom provides curb appeal. When you pair driveways with synthetic turf, you can surround your most basic landscaping feature with easy-to-care-for grass that can be an artistic focal point in itself. When you arrange your turf in stripes, grids, or chevrons, you can beautify the most mundane aspect of your yard.Frame Your Plants
Don't overlook the softening power of plants and trees in hardscape designs. When you pair softscaping and hardscaping, you can set apart your plants, accentuating their beauty while simultaneously adding bursts of life and greenery to potentially dull hardscape features.
While planters and raised garden beds are the standard way of framing plants, surrounding them with artificial turf leads to clean lines that blend seamlessly with plant life. This creates a more cohesive and natural-looking environment that feels like you're in the wild rather than in someone's yard.