Hard landscape materials

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The term hard landscape is used by practitioners of landscape architecture and garden design to describe the construction materials which are used to improve a landscape by design. The corresponding term soft landscape materials is used to describe plant materials. A wide range of hard landscape materials is used: brick, gravel, stone, concrete, timber, bitumen, glass, metals etc. For the designer, it is important to chose hard landscape products and materials which 'go together' - as must be done for interior design, architecture, fashion design and other categories of design. 'Hard landscape' can also describe outdoor furniture and other landscape products.