For homeowners, retaining walls are an excellent way to battle soil erosion while also giving your yard more planting space. In addition, they can serve as a focal point that can be fun to plan around ...

Even a small amount of water can degrade retaining walls and foundations, so ensuring proper drainage is a must, one engineer ...

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Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property – or need to build one – ...

Homes are not always located on flat lots. In fact, landscapes can feature hills and valleys, necessitating some extra steps when installing certain features. Retaining walls are often utilized to ...

Last week I wrote about my recent trip to Southern California. I was fortunate to spend time with a dear friend and his wife. I don’t know that I’ve ever met a person who’s more in love with a home ...

Your lawn and garden may get the attention, but the real framework of your outdoor space is built from hard, durable features that shape how you live outside. That framework is called hardscaping, and ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...