Retaining walls can level a sloped yard, prevent erosion and look beautiful! Check out these distinctive retaining wall ideas. You might not think of retaining walls as the most exciting yard ...

The original builder wanted a fairly level front yard. A 4-foot tall retaining wall was built along the south side of the lot to achieve this goal.

A retaining wall holding up two train tracks and a trolley line through San Diego’s Bay Ho community is getting a $15.5 million repair even though the wall is less than five years old.