Landscaping Products

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This study covers the United States market for landscaping products, which are defined as hard goods used in landscaping activities.

Analysis of the landscaping products market in the US is provided by product:

• hardscaping products
  • concrete pavers, slabs, and planks
  • lumber (e.g., wood, plastic, composite)
  • blocks (e.g., stone, concrete, and glass)
  • ready-mix concrete
  • stone tiles, slabs, and veneer (natural and manufactured)
  • bricks
  • aggregates (e.g., sand, gravel, pebbles, crushed stone)
  • other hardscaping products, such as stone boulders; porcelain, other ceramic, and glass tile; metal and plastic edging; plastic or rubber pavers; and plastic faux rocks
• outdoor structures
  • sheds
  • hobby greenhouses
  • gazebos and pavilions
  • arches, arbors, trellises, and pergolas
  • bridges and other structures (e.g., obelisks, windmills, wishing wells)
• decorative landscaping products
  • water features (e.g., fountains, ponds, waterfalls)
  • lawn ornaments
  • statuary
  • other outdoor décor (e.g., wind spinners, garden stakes, wind chimes, gazing balls)
• pots, planters, and raised beds (plastic, pottery, or other materials such as concrete and fiberglass)
• landscape lighting
  • solar-powered
  • low-voltage
  • line-voltage and other lighting
• bird and wildlife products
  • feeders
  • houses
  • bird baths and other products (e.g., accessories, such as baffles, guards, stands, trays, and pedestals)
• other landscaping products, including:
  • heating products
  • synthetic turf
  • fabrics and accessories

Demand is also segmented by market, including new and renovation and repair applications:

• residential
• commercial
• recreation and infrastructure (e.g., parks, golf courses, playgrounds, roads)

Demand is also segmented by end user: professional and consumer/do-it-yourself.

Finally, demand is examined by US region.

In addition, retails sales are for products are provided. Consumables, equipment, and furniture are excluded from the scope of this study, as are any related service revenues. The hardscaping used to produce site-built outdoor kitchens and heating products is included, but the similar materials that are incorporated at the manufacturers’ level into prefabricated versions are not. In the case of heating products, prefabricated units or kits are accounted for with heating product demand. Also excluded from coverage in this category are hardscape products used in non-landscape areas like driveways or roadways. Additionally, bricks and blocks that are part of home structure are generally excluded. Products used in retaining walls are typically not included if the structure necessary to the integrity of yard or building.

While outdoor structures that are prefabricated or built onsite from a kit are included in this study, those that are built onsite using customer-selected lumber or other materials (e.g., not part of a factory-compiled kit) are not included. Also excluded are site-built bird and wildlife products used in parks, zoos, nature preserves, and other non-landscaping applications.

Raised beds are included with pots, planters, and raised beds if they are sold ready to use or in kit form for DIY assembly. Raised beds made from separately purchased lumber would be included in the hardscape product segment. Beds made from scratch with salvaged or recycled materials are excluded.

Among other exclusions are:

• disposable pots and trays used for seed starting or other applications and grow bags
• landscape lighting that is attached to a building (such as security lights)
• synthetic turf in stadiums and sports fields other than golf courses
• feed products such as birdseed

Historical data for 2010, 2015, and 2020 and forecasts to 2025 and 2030 are provided for demand in current dollars (which are not adjusted to account for inflation).