HARDSCAPE HERO

HARDSCAPE HERO - February 13, 2025

A long career in outdoor living isn’t always what makes a HARDSCAPE HERO. Instead, a willingness to listen to a homeowner and their needs can take a patio project from a simple outdoor space into an extension of the home. For Andy Welch and the team at Oriole Landscaping, that communication was what won them... View Article

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HARDSCAPE HERO | February 2024 | James Aguilera | Apex Masonry LLC

When it comes to outdoor spaces, it’s easy to be awed by huge tiered patios and elegant pools. Bigger isn’t always better, and humble spaces can contain multitudes when it comes to a hardscaper’s imagination. Sometimes smaller projects just need the right inspired elements, an eye for design and creative use of the space to... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
April 19, 2024

HARDSCAPE HERO | January 2024 | Owen Ness – Cross Creek Nursery

In any craft it’s always good to introduce fresh perspectives to keep things interesting, and what better way than getting some young blood in the game. Our January HARDSCAPE HERO award puts Cross Creek Nursery’s Owen Ness, one of our youngest winners ever, front and center with an amazing project. While Cross Creek has basked... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
March 14, 2024

HARDSCAPE HERO | December 2023 | Donald Sherbeyn | Sherbeyn’s Landscape

When we create the HARDSCAPE HERO Hall of Fame, Donald Sherbeyn will certainly be a first-ballot selection. After winning six monthly HARDSCAPE HERO awards and HARDSCAPE HERO of the Year twice, Sherbeyn hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. With this seventh win, Donald and Sherbeyn’s Landscape give us the feeling they’re just getting started. ... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
February 12, 2024

HARDSCAPE HERO | Matt Scott | Ultimate Hardscapes | November 2023

Whether it’s Michael Jordan in ‘95 or Elvis Presley in ‘68, people love a comeback. That’s why we were so excited about Matt Scott and Ultimate Hardscapes’ HARDSCAPE HERO win in November. Matt’s been in the industry for fifteen years now and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. While grateful for a little downtime... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
January 9, 2024

HARDSCAPE HERO | Micah Miller | Easton Outdoors | October 2023

Anyone who follows our HARDSCAPE HERO program will be familiar with Micah Miller and Easton Outdoors’ success story: Micah started mowing lawns in high school, which led to a full-blown landscaping business. His business grew quickly, so he had to diversify, leading him to specialize in water features and eventually hardscapes. For his second HARDSCAPE... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
December 11, 2023

HARDSCAPE HERO Continues to Grow as New Winners Attend Year-End Ceremony

On October 6th we celebrated Belgard’s 9th Annual HARDSCAPE HERO of the Year award ceremony at The Dominion Energy Center in Richmond, Virginia. The HARDSCAPE HERO program was developed nine years ago to celebrate our contractor partners who go above and beyond to put the Belgard product on display in the most artful and creative... View Article

BELGARD, HARDSCAPE HERO
November 8, 2023

HARDSCAPE HERO | Kevin Butler | The Outdoor Living Company | September 2023

Your home is your sanctuary, so naturally, you need any additions to be exactly what you want. But what happens when you don’t know exactly what you want? When you’re unsure about what kind of outdoor space is the right choice, you call Kevin Butler and The Outdoor Living Company. Kevin has a way of... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
September 28, 2023

HARDSCAPE HERO | Luke Walton | Integrity Landscaping Solutions | August 2023

The visionary filmmaker Orson Welles said, “The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” Luke Walton and the team at Integrity Landscaping Solutions see hurdles thrown at them by the terrain as opportunities to show off their creative chops. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the project that secured them their first Hardscape... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
September 14, 2023

HARDSCAPE HERO | Jeff Crandell | Scapes Inc. | July 2023

Sometimes the most impressive projects aren’t those that start from scratch, but rather transformations of existing installations. For Jeff Crandell and the team at Scapes Inc., updating their client’s backyard pool proved to be an exhibition in craftsmanship and secured this month’s Hardscape Hero win. “I think we were able to take a nice backyard... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO
August 22, 2023

HARDSCAPE HERO | Ray Ditmeyer | Custom Outdoor Solutions LLC | June 2023

In today’s world, it’s getting more and more difficult to fight for people’s attention. Everyone’s eyes are being pulled in a million different directions at once, and hardscaping certainly isn’t immune to this reality. For Ray Ditmeyer and the team at Custom Outdoor Solutions, the goal with every job is to create work that you... View Article

HARDSCAPE HERO, PROJECT FEATURES
August 1, 2023