Can I hire a pool company and a landscaper separately?

You can. Ask who owns the water that runs between the two contracts. If nobody answers, the yard will.

What does hardscape actually do?

It carries the evening: fire, kitchen, the path you walk without thinking. Planting does the quieter work — screening, cooling, making the grade look inevitable.

When should planting be designed?

With the stone, before the pool is in the ground. Plants stuffed into leftover soil are how October looks accidental.

Journal

Hardscaping and landscaping should be one plan

Stone without planting is a plaza. Plants without structure cannot hold a dinner. Designed apart, they fight over water.

September 4, 2026 · Marc, Principal

Hardscaping and landscaping should be one plan

Softscape without structure is a garden that cannot hold a dinner. Stone without planting is a plaza. Designed apart, they fight over drainage and privacy. Designed together, October still

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Hardscaping and landscaping should be one plan

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