A collection of backyard retaining wall ideas and terraced gardens.
													
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																	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. 
																	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. 
																	Retaining walls are used to create a transition from one level of ground to another. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Terrace gardens date back to ancient times and are still a beautiful but rarely seen luxury in modern times. 
																	There are a few ways to incorporate a raised garden bed into your retaining wall project. 
																	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. 
																	Everyone loves the look of a raised garden bed. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Imagine enhancing a bed s look with a handsome stone brick timber or concrete retaining wall. 
																	Another advantage of dry stacked stone walls is that you can create planting pockets for small rock garden plants such as sedums. 
																	A dry stacked stone wall looks so natural. 
																	Mar 27 2017 explore doug scott s board rock wall gardens on pinterest.