Backyard Pavers

by Southwest Greens of New York

When the scorching summer sun is high in the sky and you are eager to spend a few warm months relaxing in the front garden or backyard, you'll naturally start to look around your property and think up new, fun and innovative ways to spruce up some areas around the property. Do you like how your yard looks at the moment, or is there room for improvement? Perhaps you're aware that certain changes need to be made, although you're not well-versed in what to do to make things look and feel more visually appealing.

backyard pavers, concrete masonry, landscape, outdoor living

Available in concrete, stone, clay brick and tile as well as special non-slip and zero-skid surface materials, interlocking paver products are frequently utilized for roads, parking lots, driveways, pathways, gazebos, pool decks, garden patios and even rooftop gardens. One of the most aesthetically pleasing ways to add a little well-groomed elegance to your patio and backyard grass areas comes in the form of garden pavers. Adding a little charm and personality to your backyard, many homeowners who want to keep their grass in tiptop condition choose to create their own backyard paver-pathway.

Concrete pavers are long-lasting, low-cost, highly durable and very versatile. They are available in a large selection of shapes, sizes and colors and, in many cases, choosing pavers with clashing colors can actually create an strikingly eye-catching backyard design. Pavers are also encouraged if your home is frequented by elderly visitors, since Grandma and Grandpa will be able to walk more comfortably over a level pathway instead of a lumpy, uneven and/or potholed lawn. Interlocking concrete pavers are manufactured to offer increased flexibility over solid concrete paving slabs and so have less of a chance of cracking.

Your garden may feature a deluxe synthetic lawn or the genuine article; both tend to offer the same soothing look and feel. Regardless of which type of grass your backyard has, all homeowners want their garden to look sumptuous around the clock, even at night! Concrete paver systems are also low-maintenance and only need to be swept or pressure washed if stains appear. For exceptionally stubborn stains, a spot treatment using cleaning solvent, water and a scrubbing brush works wonders. When it comes to damage, each paver can be carefully detached and removed - similar to pieces of a jigsaw puzzle - and then quickly replaced.

Backyard concrete pavers can be used in both balmy and chilly locations, and are built to withstand extreme freezes and thaws. This is because pavers are designed to expand and contract during the changing of the seasons, which means that each paver will not end up cracking in half or getting chipped like a slab of concrete. In addition, they maintain their original color, meaning that they won't fade over time.

Not only does each paver neatly punctuate the vast swathes of luscious green backyard grass and create a carefully ordered path from the patio to the bottom of the garden, but it also actively helps minimize foot-traffic on the grass itself. Whether you own a backyard boasting natural grass or you have an artificial grass installation, pavers have become gradually more popular all over the world in recent years, in large part due to how little time, money and effort is required to keep the area looking so dazzling.