Horticulture

Strength and Beauty

RETAINING WALLS are landscaping tools that help us overcome sloped areas. They often add visual interest while they serve a functional purpose. Many homeowners use retaining walls to increase the amount of usable land in the yard. Civil engineers use them to create usable roadways. Retaining walls can even provide environmental benefits, like reducing erosion and protecting areas from being saturated. Retaining walls can be a simple fix to a steep slope or slumping hillside while providing additional space for your backyard BBQs or protecting roadways and buildings.

There are four basic types of retaining walls:

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