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Retaining walls can level a sloped yard, prevent erosion and look beautiful! Check out these distinctive retaining wall ideas ...

Start the retaining wall with stones 12 inches deep, set against the earth bank. This layer, or course, can be any height but would typically be about 6 inches.

A nice 30-inch stone placed lengthwise along with wall gives you a nice look, but it is not holding the wall in place the way it would if inserted from front to back in the wall. Snow also reminded me ...

Retaining walls are still most often used to keep back or move earth. This frequently means leaving cut grass in front, offering more usable yard for the property. Of course, this decision leaves ...

Now gabions have come to many backyards. Some consider it a piece of art. Others describe it as an attractive, effective and inexpensive retaining-wall system. Bill Hilfiker owns Hilfiker ...

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From hardscaping, landscaping and creating a standout focal point, here are 10 amazing before and after front yards remodels to inspire your own front yard landscaping transformation.

Behind the stone retaining wall, the lot drops about 12 feet to the street. The weathering steel retaining wall, the key element in the front landscape plan, follows the lot's serpentine contours.

Use of the land Retaining walls are still most often used to keep back or move earth. This frequently means leaving cut grass in front, offering more usable yard for the property.