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Hardscaping: 101

Transform Your Yard with Hardscaping: Paver Patios, Walkways, Rock Gardens, and Natural Stones

Hardscaping is an essential aspect of landscaping that focuses on the non-living elements of your yard. It involves the use of materials like natural stones, pavers, rocks and other durable items to create aesthetic appeal, functionality, and usability of outdoor spaces. If you’re looking to give your garden or yard a makeover, integrating hardscaping features like paver patios, walkways, rock gardens, and natural stones can add beauty, practicality, and value to your property.

How to Level Up Your Low-Maintenance Landscape

How to Level Up Your Low-Maintenance Landscape

At McDonald Landscapes, we're passionate about turning outdoor spaces into stunning, functional landscapes that bring joy to our clients. Landscape Designer Georgia Replogle shares her secrets for transforming a blank patch of garden bed into a low-maintenance, beautifully landscaped rock path over on our McDonald Landscapes YouTube channel! If you're considering revamping your own backyard space, Georgia's design is full of inspiration and ideas on how to level up your low-maintenance landscape. 

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Designing a Colonial Style Shade Garden

Welcome back landscapers! We’ve got a great landscape to showcase today and we think it’s something really special. The story of this project is very simple. The homeowners of this property were looking to create a shade garden, as their landscape was predominantly covered in shade. Our Director of Landscape, Daniel Van Dyke, selected the perfect blend of the homeowner’s preferences, shade-compatible plant varieties, and maintenance expectations.

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From Rock Bottom To Rock River

Sometimes finding the best use for your landscape can be challenging. For these homeowners, they’ve had their own fair share of problems with one side of their property.

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Transforming an Old Backyard into a Modern Paradise

Hey there, landscape lovers! We've recently completed a fantastic hardscape project to share with you today. Our landscape designer, Luke Wheeler, worked his magic and gave these homeowners the backyard of their dreams. Let's dive right in!