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, - May 5, 2025
A well-made outdoor living space can trick you into thinking it grew there overnight. For January’s HARDSCAPE HERO, Blake Matheny, this illusion comes from high-level craftsmanship and decades of experience. He and the team at Landscape Renovations of Virginia secured their first monthly win with this incredible patio and pool deck that emerged in two... View Article

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HARDSCAPE HERO of The Year Awards Dinner Recap

This year marked our first annual Hardscape Hero of the Year awards dinner. We invited Hardscape Hero winners from the last three years to join us in Richmond at the Boathouse at Rockett’s Landing for a night of dinner, drinks and recognition of hard work. A select panel of architects and other hardscape and landscape... View Article


HARDSCAPE HERO | Shane Vent | Vent’s Landscaping | September 2016

Congratulations to September’s Hardscape Hero, Shane Vent of Vent’s Landscaping. We recently spoke to Shane, who has 22 years of experience in hardscaping. Shane specializes in hardscapes but says that Vent’s Landscaping also has tons of expertise in excavation and green scaping. When possible, Shane prefers to design packages for his clients that can include... View Article


HARDSCAPE HERO | Patrick McGrath | Affordable Hardscapes of VA | July 2015

Meet this month’s Hardscape Hero, Patrick McGrath of Affordable Hardscapes of Virginia in Virginia Beach. Patrick and his partner, Sage, are supported by a skilled crew who specialize in design, installation and repair of outdoor living areas. In other words, all things hardscape! Through a combination of time tested workmanship, professional in-house engineering and knowledge... View Article


HARDSCAPE HERO | James River Nurseries | June 2015

This month’s Hardscape Hero is the team of Mike Hildebrand, John Guidon and Dean Johnson from James River Nurseries. We spoke to John Guidon about the winning hardscape project and James River Nurseries’ approach to exceeding their clients’ expectations. James River Nurseries is a full service landscape/hardscape firm with the ability to design and manage... View Article