You might not care for the look of concrete blocks for your retaining wall. But you can use another material that's durable ...

When building anything from rammed earth, you'll need a reinforced (temporary) formwork that can withstand the immense ...

Retaining walls keep landscaping beds contained and make them look polished. And there's an option that can make building a ...

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 ...

If you're looking to build a retaining wall, chances are good that you've been encouraged to use concrete to make it happen. But it's not the only way.

Many years ago, when I was young and foolish, I decided to build an 80-foot long terrace for fruit trees, and to edge it with a nice fieldstone retaining wall, using stones I could find on my property ...

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 ...

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 – ...