Terrace gardens date back to ancient times and are still a beautiful but rarely seen luxury in modern times.
Modern retaining wall garden.
This retaining wall build has created a seating nook by cutting out a potting of the wall and setting it a few feet back.
Modern design garden wall.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall.
Using retaining walls to create raised garden beds is a great way to accomplish a task while making it look good.
This is a great material to use for your retaining wall as it comes in a wide array of colours from the standard grey to warm sandstone to clay colours which can create a natural rock look.
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There are a few ways to incorporate a raised garden bed into your retaining wall project.
Irregular layers of masonry.
Imagine enhancing a bed s look with a handsome stone brick timber or concrete retaining wall.
Everyone loves the look of a raised garden bed.
Retaining walls are typically built in straight or curving continuous lines but you can actually create new spaces in your garden by building a retaining wall with unusual angles.
You may not have heard of this term before but shotcrete is simply a word to describe sprayed concrete.
Rustic wooden garden wall.
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A retaining wall slope secured with blocks.
Contemporary terrace gardens and retaining walls tend to be much smaller and modest in most residential landscaping designs and while some are works of masonry others are simply stacked stones or concrete steps we set out the 10 retaining wall materials here.