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Unlike conventional landscaping, adding hardscaping structures to your backyard may require you to make significant changes to your outdoor space. Many projects involve digging and
Zach Hinkle is the owner and CEO of Hinkle Outdoor Living, a Kansas City outdoor living and landscaping design-build company specializing in custom outdoor kitchens, patios, pergolas, fire features, landscape lighting, pool environments, and thoughtfully integrated landscaping. Since 2007, Zach and his team have helped more than 2,000 homeowners across the greater Kansas City area transform underused backyards into refined, functional spaces engineered for entertaining.
Zach believes a premium outdoor project should feel exciting—not exhausting. His consultative approach brings calm guidance, clear decisions, precision craftsmanship, and dependable execution from the first design consultation through final project closeout.

Unlike conventional landscaping, adding hardscaping structures to your backyard may require you to make significant changes to your outdoor space. Many projects involve digging and

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At Hinkle Hardscapes, the only thing we love more than outdoor living spaces is spending time with our family! Here are 5 fun, festive, activities

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This stamped concrete project is stunning! The homeowners wanted an open space to entertain friends and family. Our Senior Designer, Ken Gibson, created this space so

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