The spaces between stones in the retaining wall allow water to drain through relieving pressure.
Rock retaining wall garden.
A dry stacked stone wall looks so natural.
Building a retaining wall is suitable for diyers as long as the wall is a maximum of 3 feet tall in most.
All kinds including wood rock stone brick gabion concrete low garden and more.
A collection of backyard retaining wall ideas and terraced gardens.
Another advantage of dry stacked stone walls is that you can create planting pockets for small rock garden plants such as sedums.
Terrace gardens date back to ancient times and are still a beautiful but rarely seen luxury in modern times.
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By cutting into a slope and allowing for level ground both above and below the wall retaining walls increase the amount of flat usable ground in a yard.
If you re retaining wall isn t really retaining anything important just making life easier maybe you should build a series of smaller dry rock walls no mortar or concrete and have fun planting yourself a rock garden in each one.
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