Landscape Articles - Garden Structures

These articles are about garden structures -- elements within the garden designed to add uniqueness and beauty. They are a platform for the color that surrounds them. A garden structure can take many forms from interesting patios and tile-work to water features and garden sculptures. Some garden structures serve a useful purpose as well, such as garden steps and rock walls.

Garden walls
Garden walls are built for a variety of reasons -- visual appeal as well as useful purposes -- and enhance a garden with their many attributes.

Ideas for garden walls
If you know you need a garden wall but have no idea what kind, we at Environmental Construction are here to help.

Build a patio for a sculpture, ornament, or water feature
Creating the perfect place to display a sculpture, monolith, fountain, or ornament, may be to build a patio.

Outdoor storage - accessories for the garden
Is building a large storage unit on your To-Do List for this summer? Then hold on!...Here are some ideas for outdoor storage.

Garden gates
Take a walk through the garden gate and consider the possibilities.

Add an herb garden wall to your outdoor kitchen
Garden walls, especially for growing herbs, are the new trend in outdoor kitchen construction.

Garden landscape edging ideas
Why you may want to install landscape edging, and some things to think about before you begin.

Plastic garden benches…or stone, wood, metal
Every garden needs a place where you and your guests can sit and relax and enjoy the beauty of the landscape, but what type of garden bench do you choose - plastic, stone, wood, or metal? What are all the pluses and minuses? And Is there such a thing as "the perfect garden bench"?