Recent trends in landscaping have resulted in fantastic and innovative outdoor living spaces, and masonry is usually at the forefront. You can plan on adding gorgeous features to your landscape or even plan a full landscape design with masonry contractors. Before you plan what’s next in your landscape, it would be a great idea to see what masonry contractors can do.
Paver Patios
Here are five landscape design projects that masonry contractors tend to have on their schedule this time of year in Macomb, MI.
Waterfalls
Whether you’ve got a large backyard pool or just a simple space for relaxation, a waterfall can transform your outdoor living space into a private oasis. For a relaxing feeling, a smaller waterfall can provide the sounds and visuals of bubbling water. If you have a pool, consider a large rushing waterfall that cascades directly down into your pool for a fun water park atmosphere.
Fire Pits
One of the best ways to keep everyone happy outdoors is with a fire feature. A fire pit is a fantastic addition to any outdoor living space. It can be at the center of the party or a quiet destination in a secluded corner of your backyard. Depending on the design, it can evoke the nostalgic feeling of a campfire or bring modern warmth and beauty to your outdoor lifestyle.
Details Around the Garden
While the main focus of any garden is going to be its plant life, masonry can vastly improve its elegance. A few raised masonry planters at the perimeter of your patio can make your plants much more prominent and visible. It could also make your fine garden more accessible for tending.
You can also encircle any plant bed with a low masonry wall. It’s a more elegant and permanent solution than ordinary garden edging. It will also help keep mulch off the lawn, and lawn clippings out of the plant bed.
Every outdoor living space needs to have a foundation for all activities of outdoor living. And this space does not have to be strictly utilitarian. Aesthetically, it can be an extension of the home as well as serving as a transition between the home and the natural surroundings. Patios can be made using natural uncut stone, cut stone slabs, or patio pavers. You can also mix materials to achieve a completely custom look. Many modern patios are multi-level (even on relatively flat properties) to create activity zones just like inside the home. This is an opportunity to use various types of masonry materials and still create a unified feel.
Retaining or Seating Walls
One structure can pull double duty in your landscape by providing extra seating and even supporting the earth itself. A retaining wall is truly the unsung hero of a landscape as it holds earth back and protects your landscape from erosion. Such a wall will also create lots of horizontal space for outdoor living and offers plenty of opportunity for creative expression including niches for artwork, contrasting banding, and inlays.
For a mostly flat property, a seat wall could provide definition of space as well as overflow seating for larger groups. Whether you’re looking to have a simple get together with a few close friends around a fire pit or provide casual seating for a large party, a seat wall can be an incredible addition to your patio.
