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2. Road verge - Wikipedia

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   New construction and remodeling projects needing building permits require that landscape design submittals include garden design plans showing the means of compliance. [ 4 ] In some cities and counties, such as Portland, Oregon , street and highway departments are regrading and planting rain gardens in road verges to reduce boulevard and ...

3. Landscaping - Wikipedia

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   Landscaping an elementary school courtyard in the city of Kuching. Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following: Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the ...

4. Hardscape - Wikipedia

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   Sidewalks are a common form of hardscaping. Hardscape is hard landscape materials in the built environment structures that are incorporated into a landscape. [1] This can include paved areas, driveways, retaining walls, sleeper walls, stairs, walkways, and any other landscaping made up of hard wearing materials such as wood, stone, and concrete, as opposed to softscape, the horticultural ...

5. Driveway - Wikipedia

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   A driveway (also called drive in UK English) [1] is a private road for local access to one or a small group of structures owned and maintained by an individual or group. Driveways rarely have traffic lights, but some may if they handle heavy traffic, especially those leading to commercial businesses or parks.

6. Permeable paving - Wikipedia

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   Permeable pavement is commonly used on roads, paths and parking lots subject to light vehicular traffic, such as cycle-paths, service or emergency access lanes, road and airport shoulders, and residential sidewalks and driveways.

7. Pavers (flooring) - Wikipedia

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   Landscape fabric is not required in every application. All compaction is usually performed with a plate compactor or hand tamper. All sand-containing materials (e.g., concrete sand, rock dust, or minus crushed rock) must be soaked with water for effective compaction. The base layer should be 6" deep for walkways, or 12" deep for driveways. [10]