Before sunrise in May, Point Loma is wrapped in the marine layer locals call May Gray, and the ridge along Catalina Boulevard dissolves into soft silver cloud while the bay below is just a rumor of gull cries. Out at the tip of the peninsula, sandstone cliffs have been carved by the Pacific for ages, so stone has always been part of this landscape. Catalina Hardscapes works on the built side of an outdoor space in San Diego: the firm ground underfoot, the edges and surfaces that give a garden its structure. Done well, hardscape feels grounded and inevitable, set level and true, framing the green parts of a yard instead of competing with them. When the gray breaks at midday and sun lands on new stone, the yard has a backbone.