Property owners, landscape designers, and landscape architects are on the constant lookout for methods to improve the appearance of their properties and projects at a reasonable cost.

Colored concrete can be used in combination, abutting each other, or stamped with a variety of textures to simulate brick, flagstone, pavers, or tile.

The same colored concrete can be made to look different by employing different finishing techniques: A broom finish creates one look. Applying the broom in opposite directions creates shadow effects. "Swirl" or "Fan" patterns create a different type of look.

For an even more dramatic effect, colored concrete can be lightly sandblasted or heavily sandblasted, or a retardant can be used to expose the aggregate.

Colored concrete is considered one of the most effective ways to improve the appearance of a project.