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🪨 Non-living garden parts 🪨 To build garden features
to hardscape

to hardscape

1 7.5
To add parts of a garden that are not plants, like paths or patios
  • verb
  • /ˈhɑrdˌskeɪp/
  • Specialized
: diseñar el paisaje

Examples

  • The only thing that has ever made me cringe is too much hardscaping.

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  • The designer decided to hardscape the garden by adding a beautiful stone patio and walkways.

  • To create an inviting backyard, they chose to hardscape with a combination of brick pathways and decorative walls.

  • In preparation for the outdoor event, we will hardscape the area with durable materials to ensure a stable foundation.

Synonyms

to landscape
vsto hardscape
5 3.7

To change land by planting trees and flowers and adding paths to make it look nicer

focuses on building paths, patios, or walls rather than planting

Surface Forms

hardscape infinitive
hardscaped past
hardscaped past participle
hardscaping present participle
hardscapes third person singular

Morphology

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

The verb is a regular conversion from the landscaping noun 'hardscape', so the source form directly supplies the core meaning.

Etymology

The verb hardscape comes from the same word hardscape, made of hard ('solid') and -scape as in landscape. So, to hardscape a yard is to design or build those solid, non-living features like patios and walls.