Most of us spend more time outdoors during the summer doing activities like gardening, playing sports, grilling meals and socializing with friends. If you’re trying to create the perfect yard for enjoying the warm weather, it’s important to focus on both landscaping and hardscaping. A pathway, patio, retaining wall or any built-in feature in your yard is part of its hardscaping. Below, we’ll explain how hardscaping features can make your yard more beautiful, better for entertaining and even safer. Read more
Specialty Spotlight: Hardscaping
Posted on July 20, 2021 by Suzanne Carroll
Posted in: Decks and Patios, Specialty Spotlight
Tags: landscaping, hardscaping, decks, pavers, firescaping
Industry Organization Spotlight: Interlocking Concrete Paver Institute
Posted on August 20, 2019 by Suzanne Carroll
Since 1993, the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) has served as the leading trade organization of the segmental concrete paving industry in North America. ICPI’s 1,100 members come from across the United States and Canada. They work as paver manufacturers, installation contractors, designers and suppliers.
ICPI positions itself as the industry’s leading authority on best practices and technical expertise for paver installation and maintenance. The organization’s primary goals are to promote greater use of segmental pavers in residential, commercial and public settings, and to improve the skills and standards of those working in the industry. Read more
Posted in: Industry Organization Spotlight
Tags: hardscaping, industry spotlight, pavers