Benefits of Using Hidden Creek’s Architectural Design Experts

At Hidden Creek, we only work with the most skilled professionals, including our architectural design experts. Everyone at Hidden Creek has professionalism and experience that can help you with your home improvement project, whether that’s designing an outdoor kitchen or installing the deck of your dreams.

We’re proud of our architectural design team that can help you make your home upgrades a success. Every one of our architects can help bring your project from start to completion, including beautiful architectural details and stunning design choices. Here’s what you need to know about the benefits of working with Hidden Creek’s team of architectural design experts.

Your Projects Will Look Better

First and foremost, the greatest benefit of working with the architectural design team at Hidden Creek Landscaping is the beauty of our finished projects. Our team is made up of experts who know how to create a breathtaking exterior design that considers the natural features in your landscape.

Our experts have an eye for design that others don’t. At Hidden Creek, we specifically employ architectural design experts who meet our standards for landscape and exterior design. Each one of our team has been carefully vetted for their artistic and design abilities.

You can see for yourself what we’re talking about. Take a look at our portfolio to get a sense of how our architects work to make your property the shining star of your neighborhood.

You’ll Improve Your Home’s Value

Working with professionals improves your home’s value. If you’re planning to sell your home sometime soon or in the near future, performing a home improvement that can make your home more beautiful and more functional can make your home more appealing to buyers. Depending on the project that you undertake, you may also be able to sell your home for more money.

Which projects have the highest value?

If you’re planning to sell your home sometime soon and would like to boost your home’s value, talk to your architectural design expert to get an opinion about what could be done to make your home more appealing to potential buyers.

Architectural Design Experts Make Designs that Are Practical And Beautiful

Hidden Creek architects are known for creating designs that are a stunning combination of beautiful and functional. Landscaping isn’t just about looks, it’s also about making your landscaping work for you. Our architectural experts know how to make your outside spaces a place where you want to spend time, and where others will want to spend time with you.

Our design experts will start their work with you by asking questions about your project and your goals. Only after these initial consultations will your architect be able to put together a design that you’ll love to look at and love to use. Our experts approach design problems in ways that are creative. You’ll find that your Hidden Creek expert will devise designs that you never thought of – designs that make unique use of your space.

Our Experts Combine Indoor and Outdoor Spaces

Indoor spaces recreated outdoors are a popular trend right now. Our architectural design experts are highly experienced in creating outdoor kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms, and more – all in your backyard.

Not every architectural design expert knows how to do this as expertly as the professionals with Hidden Creek. We know what these skills mean to homeowners, and we only work with professionals who can deliver what today’s homeowners are seeking.

You can see this for yourself with a glance at our online portfolio, where you can browse pictures of outdoor kitchens, beautiful decks, and more. We’re serious about offering what homeowners want for themselves and their properties.

Ready to Get Started With Your Design? Call Today

The experts at Hidden Creek are here to make your home improvement project a success. We provide landscaping, hardscaping, and more for your Ohio home. Whether you’re seeking a simple but elegant landscaping installation, or you’d like to create an all-new living space in your backyard, our architectural design experts can help.

Get started with your project today. Call for an initial consultation to discuss your project goals and what you hope to accomplish with your outdoor remodel. Once you’ve signed a contract and understand our process, our architects will draft plans and designs for you to approve.

We’ve streamlined the process to make it easy for you. You’ll be able to provide feedback directly to our designers, who will work with you to create the outdoor space that you want. It’s easy and professional. You’ll love the end results. To find out more about how you can get started working with Hidden Creek Landscaping, call us today.

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What is Hardscaping?

Landscaping, plantscaping, softscaping, hardscaping….suddenly everywhere you look, new terms and trends are popping up! But what do these words really mean for your yard at home? 

Landscaping, of course, is the sum total of every action taken to improve the look and ambiance of a piece of land. Plantscaping takes some of that lovely greenery indoors in the form of strategically-placed potted plants. Softscaping refers to the placement of greenery outdoors. And finally, hardscaping is the underlying permanent or semi-permanent structure that holds the softscaping in place. Clear as mud? Don’t worry – this is our complete guide for everything you need to know about hardscaping your home or business. 

What Is Hardscaping?

Hardscaping is the hard materials – bricks, rocks, concrete, planters, and other structures – that form the outline of your landscape design. Hardscaping is essentially the foundation of your landscape. Without hardscaping, all those carefully chosen trees and shrubs and flowers won’t stay in place for very long.  

When your greenery is placed firmly into a structure of hardscaping, it stays put. Hardscaping is the opposite of green, living things. It is the inanimate, non-living, durable and long-lasting “home” in which your greenery will live.

Benefits of Hardscaping

Hardscaping comes with a number of benefits, some more visible than others. One of the major benefits is that it keeps all your greenery in place.

Well-designed hardscaping is also able to deter weeds and pests. It can encourage desirable structured growth (up, out or both) and present a seamless curbside appearance. Hardscaping can help to control runoff from watering and storm waters. The choice of non-porous or porous materials can encourage water to soak into the soil or direct it into controlled runoff channels.

One fun new trend in hardscaping is increasing emphasis on hardscape design for small or vertical spaces.“Living walls” incorporate hardscaping and softscaping to bring greenery into small outdoor or indoor spaces to refresh and oxygenate the air while adding ambiance and natural beauty to formerly functional areas.

Hardscaping can also help visitors to your space understand what areas are for parking and walking. They also set apart what areas are designed to be kept clear of foot traffic.

Effective Hardscaping

The most effective hardscaping begins with a study of the local climate. Arid climates demand a different hardscaping strategy than do tropical climates. For areas regularly impacted by drought-based water use restrictions, hardscaping can help maximize retention of available water. Careful hardscape design can also compensate for areas that are less hospitable to greenery while still adding visual appeal.

The choice of hardscape materials can also have a surprising level of impact on future maintenance needs. Well-chosen hardscaping can reduce maintenance in all sorts of ways. From guarding against weeds and pests to working with the local climate and seasons to maximize greenery all year round.

Types of Hardscaping

As the landscaping industry becomes more sophisticated, the line between hardscaping and softscaping begins to blur. Today, there is an increased demand for “living” semi-permanent or permanent materials. These are used to create eco-friendly landscapes at home and at work. With this new demand has come a range of new hardscaping materials that are both alive and inert.  

Examples of traditional manmade hardscaping materials can include artificial turf, bricks, prefabricated stone, weed barriers made of nylon or poly materials, glass, concrete, and metal. Examples of naturally occurring “living” yet inert hardscaping materials can include sand, pea gravel, decomposed granite rock, finely ground marble stone, river rocks, and mulch.  

It is important to understand all your hardscaping options. It’s also smart to use the right terminology to talk with your landscape designer about your wants. Here are three terms you need to know:

Soft-scapingThis term refers to using naturally occurring hardscaping materials along with greenery to craft the design for your space. A good example would be filling in walkways with river rocks and then lining the walkways with moss.

Mixed hardscaping– Combining naturally occurring and man-made hardscaping materials together with greenery for your landscape design. A good example would be filling in walkways with river rocks, lining those walkways with concrete stepping stones and interspersing each stepping stone with moss.

Living hardscaping– Alternating living greenery with non-living natural or manmade hardscape materials. A good example would be alternating concrete stepping stones OR river rocks with moss.

Reducing Hardscaping Maintenance

A well-planned hardscape design can help reduce your ongoing maintenance needs, saving you both time and money. Here is where hardscaping, softscaping, and landscape design meet to create a landscape plan that is durable, lovely and low maintenance.

Three factors can greatly influence the maintenance of landscaping: choice of climate-friendly greenery, hardscaping/softscaping materials and planned drainage. In other words, you don’t want to walk out after the next heavy rainstorm to discover your entire landscape has washed away down the drain! Similarly, you don’t want to spend your winter worrying about what is going on underneath all that snow. Pest control is often best accomplished by carefully choosing weed barriers, fertilizers, mulch and soil that will encourage plant growth and send pests packing. 

If all of this sounds intriguing yet overwhelming, remember we are here to help! Here at Hidden Creek Landscaping, we’re here to answer all of your questions and ready to help you take on any project. Give us a call today. 

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