Pavers & Retaining Walls

Pavers and Retaining Walls

Boost Your Home’s Appeal With Hardscaping

“Hardscape” refers to the structures in your landscape that are made of hard materials, such as walkways, fences, walls, patios and gazebos. Whether you’re looking to make small-scale additions to your yard with stepping stones and landscape edging or you want a more dramatic effect that uses concrete pavers or brick pavers in patterned layouts, Lowe’s has the tools, materials and accessories you need to complete your projects.

Complement Your Home’s Architecture

Hardscaping adds elegance to your home, especially when you choose complementary materials. Modern, formal homes tend to have more right angles in the architecture, so you’ll want to use smooth, rectangular landscaping pieces like rectangular pavers. Other architectural styles — like cottage, Mediterranean and Victorian — can shine when you use more casual hardscaping materials, such as flagstone and river pebbles.

Want to create a winding pathway that leads guests to your front door? Starting with a patio paver kit can make the job easier and provide beautiful results.

Keep the Design Simple

With hardscaping, less is more. Get a clean and uniform look by sticking to two or three types of material in your yard, such as brick edging paired with traditional pavers. Choose pavers from a variety of colors and styles, including classic, cobblestone, natural, brick and transitional.

Do You Need a Retaining Wall?

Retaining walls are structures that hold back the soil. They can also add depth and create separate spaces.

For example, you might try erecting concrete retaining walls in two different colors. Or create a tiered garden with short, wooden retaining walls. You could add flair to your yard with a retaining wall built of interlocking blocks. Use trapezoidal blocks to create a round retaining wall around garden features or choose rectangular blocks for a straight wall. Some blocks even have an interlocking back lip for extra stability.

Be sure to check out our guide — How to Build a Retaining Wall — for tips on creating one yourself. And find additional ideas and inspiration for do-it-yourself patio paver projects with other how-to guides, such as Install a Paver Walkway. To help keep costs in check, try our Paver Calculator. All of these resources and more are on Lowes.com, where you can start creating an outdoor space you’ll enjoy for years to come.