What's the difference between a hardscaper and a landscaper?
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One of my family members is a registered LA
http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lazylandscaping/g/hardscape.htm
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Landscaper = designs the trees, plants, aqua, and other natural elements in an open space.
Hardscaper = designs the placement of rocks, wooden elements such as decks, and driveways/pathways, etc.
In my opinion landscaping and hardscaping go hand in hand. Landscaping is directly tied to hardscaping in every way. The best hardscapers will design a hardscape with the landscape in mind.
A hardscaper that doesn't know anything about plants is really like a pond guy who builds ponds but doesn't know aquatic plants. There's also the fulfilling part of doing a beautiful hardscape - It's not truly alive till you add plants!
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I'll add that when you hire someone as a 'landscaper' they will typically have one area as an expertise - you will want to determine if this is so and what this is. A Landscape person will be someone who has particular schooling or experience with plant species, mixtures, asthetics and of course design and application in the real world of your lawn or garden. A Hardscape person, someone who advertises as a terrace or rock wall expert - may be perhaps from a special building trade or have a construction background. A Landscape Architect will have both areas of design experience.