Q: I read a column on your website about rock retaining walls. I'm having a hard time believing you can build a lasting wall and not use mortar between the stones. What's the secret? A ...

Wood Retaining Wall The beautiful color of this cedar wood retaining wall by @tedmade.woodwork shows off the plants on both ...

“For a retaining wall, the rock must be dense ... “Our clients know what they want in terms of rock gardens, block walls and other nongrass materials,” he said. “Several weeks ago, I ...

When it comes to decorating a retaining wall or any other garden surface, it's hard to go wrong with any mat-forming plant, including purple rock cress (Aubrieta deltoidea). It has countless small ...

Q. Do you recommend rock garden plants? We were in West Seattle and the rock retaining walls seem to be filled with bright, low-growing flowers. I was told that rock garden plants are perennial ...

Q: I want to use rocks on my property to build a stackable rock retaining wall that will be about 3 feet tall. What would cause the wall to fail? I’ve seen photos of stone walls in New England ...

Garden retaining walls should, it seems ... than 22 different stone styles in a multitude of colors. The second and rock-bottom issue is cost. In general when facing a concrete block wall ...

Trough gardens attract an audience ... These diminutive stars can be seen spilling out of pockets in a 35-foot-long rock retaining wall, in the gravel bed above it and, of course, in troughs ...