Hardscaping

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Avant Garden
Subtle clues throughout this El Paso property make a Mexican wall garden seem right at home

Choosing the Right Paving Materials
Consider these options for the look you want at a price that fits your budget by Andrew Schulman

Integrating a Pool Into a Landscape
Visual cues and a sense of enclosure make this space inviting by Jim Donahue

Create a Pebble Mosaic
Make edging, stepping stones, or even a small patio with river rocks and mortar by Jeffrey Bale

A Garden Set in Stone
Walls, paths, steps, and focal points made of rock unify this landscape by Warren Simmonds

Q&A Crevice plants for toasty locations
by Barbara Ashmun

Pave the Way, Creatively
Turn mundane, utilitarian paving into a design element in your garden by Lee Anne White

Dry Stream Does Double Duty
A streambed stops erosion and enhances the landscape by Paula Refi

READER'S TIP
Garden steps from an old tree
by Donna Williamson

Planted Pockets Give Life to Stone Walls
Fill cracks and crevices with drought-tolerant plants for a been-there-forever look by Jeni Webber

Q&A Gardening on a windy site
by Daniel Hinkley, Lainie Thompson

Q&A Old tires are not good foundations for berms
by Robert Gillmore

Q&A Basins guide rainwater runoff away from house
by Todd Phillippi

Q&A Grassy parking space
by Douglas H. Fender

READER'S TIP
Stakes from an old fence
by Agnes deBethune

READER'S TIP
Recycling old sidewalks
by Marilyn Raidt

READER'S TIP
Edge paths with pavers
by Mary Anne Cassin

Go Green on the Patio
by Danielle Sherry