The beautiful color of this cedar wood retaining wall by @tedmade.woodwork shows off the plants on both sides. A wood retaining wall is a more cost-effective choice than stone or concrete, but lacks ...

Retaining walls were first created to perform the simple and necessary task of holding back earth. And with good reason: Erosion is a natural process, but when it means soil being washed off your ...

Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...

One of the most cost-effective and dramatic improvements you can make in your landscape is to define your planting beds with retaining walls. Landscape walls can “tie together” your foundation ...

Q: I've been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions. I've narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better than ...

Sloping sites present a special challenge to homeowners. Pool areas, patios, garden sheds, play areas and other functions which require relatively level ground cannot be realised without changing the ...

Outdoor decorating or “hard-scaping” with concrete paving and retaining-wall products has taken a deliberate step backward–to some popular styles of the past, that is. Some manufacturers of concrete ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - Oct 17, 2012) - Allan Block Corporation, a leading provider of retaining walls, is proud to announce that the Allan Block retaining wall system is now approved by the BC ...