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hardscape

hardscape

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The parts of a garden that are not plants, like paths and patios
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑrdˌskeɪp/
  • Specialized
: elemento duro
  • Based on what I have witnessed and personally been through over a span of some forty-plus years, they are a standard vehicle utilized by a wide range of beings and entities who have commerce with the fauna, including, of course, humans, living on the terrestrial hardscape.
  • permeable hardscape
  • hardscape in the garden
  • hardscape features

The heat island effect of cities is is more from hardscape, paved surfaces.

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Examples

  • The AC thing is a problem, but it's just the hardscape that gets us.

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  • We had contractors here from Monday to Friday working on the "hardscape" at the front of the house.

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  • Any hardscape projects lined up?

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  • The heat island effect of cities is is more from hardscape, paved surfaces.

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  • You know, I, I feel like maybe it's my lack of hardscape knowledge probably that's rubbing off on that decision.

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  • The garden's design included impressive hardscape features like stone pathways and wooden decks.

  • Innovative hardscape elements, such as ornamental walls and cobblestone patios, transformed the backyard into a beautiful space.

  • In landscape architecture, hardscape refers to the non-living components, including driveways and stone structures.

Surface Forms

hardscape singular
hardscapes plural

Morphology

hardscape = hard + scape (transparent) = hard + scape

Meaning is a straightforward compound 'hard' + '-scape' (as in landscape), indicating the hard, non-living elements of a site.

Etymology

The word hardscape combines hard ('solid') and -scape from landscape, which means 'view' or 'scene'. So, hardscape names the solid, non-living parts of a garden like paths, walls, and patios.