Masonry, stone, concrete, dry, made of prefabricated components – there are many ways to execute retaining walls in the garden. Which one should you choose? This depends on our abilities, funds that we want to spend on the project and the purpose of the wall. Retaining walls serve various objectives in the garden – they support higher flowerbeds, are used to decorate and support a stone garden, to hide unattractive elements or to separate one part of the garden from the other.
The most simple solution is a dry retaining wall – its execution doesn’t require mortar. It is usually laid from flat stones placed on top of each other – from the biggest one to the smallest – and backfilled with soil from the rear. We can also use clay as the binder. Such walls are typically used to mark the edges of flower beds and can have up to 60 cm in height.
Erecting a wall made of bricks bound with mortar will take much more work. They require a foundation (of course its depth depends on the height of the wall) and can be finished in various ways – using protruding, flush or concave mortar joint profiles. Retaining walls made of prefabricated components are another interesting solution. They are usually made of concrete and ceramics and can be used to create fancy, decorative shapes.
