Build It Now, Enjoy It Forever: Why Summer is the Season for Hardscaping
There’s something about this time of year—the long days, warm nights, the pull to be outside more often. If you’ve been dreaming of a space that brings you and your people outdoors—somewhere to sit, gather, cook, or just be—then summer is the season to make it real.
Hardscaping is about more than patios and paths. It’s about creating durable, beautiful structures that turn your landscape into a space that works for you.
Why Start Now?
There is NO Need for Unused Space
So many yards sit underused—soggy corners, steep slopes, or uneven ground that’s hard to navigate. With the right hardscape, those tricky areas become welcoming spaces: a permeable paver patio where you site and enjoy your morning coffee, a low stone wall that doubles as seating for family parties, a simple flagstone path that leads you through the garden.
Instead of mowing more lawn, you’re reclaiming space for life.
Stay Outside After Sundown
Hardscapes invite you out the door—and keep you out longer. A fire pit warms chilly evenings. A patio complete with grill and pizza oven makes dinners under the stars easier than ever. With a well-placed path or retaining wall, your landscape becomes intuitive to move through and easy to care for.
It’s not about adding more—it’s about adding what matters.
Build Resilience into the Landscape
In our work, we prioritize permeable materials and thoughtful design that supports the flow of water, people, and energy. A stone patio can solve a drainage issue. A gravel path can double as a rain catchment system. We use hardscapes to encourage beauty and function to coexist.
And because hardscapes are long-lasting, it’s a one-time investment that brings returns for years—less maintenance, less mud, and more time enjoying your space.
Edges Are Where Life Happens
In permaculture, the edges are the starting point. When you bring a hard surface like stone into contact with soft, living systems like a native plant bed or edible garden, you’re creating more opportunity for diversity, activity, and connection.
These edges become:
Habitat zones
Gathering spots
Productive pockets of planting
Places where your indoor life naturally spills outside
The result? A landscape that invites interaction and grows with you.
Return on Investment That Goes Beyond the Numbers
Yes, hardscaping boosts your home’s value—patios and outdoor spaces can return up to 80% of their cost at resale.
But the real return? It’s in how often you use the space. It’s in the dinners outside, the barefoot mornings, the fireside conversations. You’re not just building a patio—you’re creating a place that adds value to your life every single day.
In Rhythm with the Seasons
Summer offers the perfect window to build—dry soil, (mostly) predictable weather, and a clear vision of how you want to use your outdoor space. Start now, and you’ll not only enjoy it this season, but set the stage for every season to come.
We believe your landscape should do more than sit there. It should support you, ground you, and bring you joy.