The man-made features used in landscape architecture, e.g. paths or walls, as contrasted with vegetation.
〈主美〉硬景观（园林建筑中的人造景物，如小径、墙等，与草木植被相对比）
hardscape can take any manner of structure
count nounthe gardens include lush seaside landscapes and stunning hardscapes
Example sentencesExamples
Clark added flower beds between the flagstone paving and the covered dining area, softening the hardscape and making a room divider.
Design and construction professionals call the nonliving components of any landscape the hardscape.
Think about mixing climbers in perennial or annual beds, over hardscapes and trellises or even up into trees (an old English favorite, often over crabapples)
To brighten entries and soften hardscapes such as patios and poolsides, the women fill pots and bowls with annuals twice a year: in October for fall through spring color, and in May for summer color.
‘That's especially valuable in small gardens, where the proportion of hardscape to planting areas is always greater,’ Clark says.
Definition of hardscape in US English:
hardscape
nounˈhärdskāp
US
The man-made features used in landscape architecture, e.g. paths or walls, as contrasted with vegetation.
〈主美〉硬景观（园林建筑中的人造景物，如小径、墙等，与草木植被相对比）
as mass nounhardscape can take any manner of structure
count nounthe gardens include lush seaside landscapes and stunning hardscapes
Example sentencesExamples
Design and construction professionals call the nonliving components of any landscape the hardscape.
Clark added flower beds between the flagstone paving and the covered dining area, softening the hardscape and making a room divider.
Think about mixing climbers in perennial or annual beds, over hardscapes and trellises or even up into trees (an old English favorite, often over crabapples)
To brighten entries and soften hardscapes such as patios and poolsides, the women fill pots and bowls with annuals twice a year: in October for fall through spring color, and in May for summer color.
‘That's especially valuable in small gardens, where the proportion of hardscape to planting areas is always greater,’ Clark says.