Rock Wall Yard

Garden with rock retaining wall after landscaping makeover.

Rock wall yard.

The stone effect looks great on the walls and anywhere in the home. Keep your wall under 4 feet tall. Rock gardens can easily be made of a combination of tiny pebbles large stones and big boulders that all work together to create depth and diversity like this one done by studio h. It will stand out from those of your neighbors.

A rock wall garden is a great way of making your garden unique. A paneled retaining wall on a courtyard wrapping the lush green yard that s filled with abundant plants and trees. Create a rock retaining wall. Wire and cement at least the base of the rock wall if you need a long term wall.

They add interest in all seasons. Once built you ll have a rock solid retaining wall without all the heavy mortar lines. Creeping phlox or other trailing plants add an interesting waterfall effect to your wall. Use large rocks to create a retaining wall to increase your home s curb appeal.

A retaining wall is a diy front yard landscaping idea that can be done with boulders or large river rock depending on the size of the wall. Dig a trench that s below the frost line and 2 feet wider than. We ve used expanded metal barbed wire chicken wire orchard fence etc. Sometimes all the junk wire in the yard disappears behind the first large rock at the base of the wall and is filled with cement.

Rock your gardens with rock garden designs. Prepare the footing photo by russell kaye. Otherwise a building permit may be needed. Stone age needs no introduction.

Put a piece of pipe in every few feet for drainage. A stone garden wall has also become a very popular project for do it yourselfers. Ask a stone yard to help determine how much material you ll need and have it delivered as close to the site as possible. How to build a rock wall 1.

Give the illusion of a level yard by incorporating stone steps and a stone retaining wall. Apart from adding to the aesthetics of your home a rock wall garden will add privacy and security to your home. See your landscaping designer today for ideas on what type of wall you should have.