Landscaping walls make a great addition to any yard. They add interest in all seasons. A stone garden wall has also become a very popular project for do-it-yourselfers. If you are wondering what else dream yard has to offer, you can easily find it all by clicking on our sitemap.
If you are considering adding a wall to your yard, you may also want to check out our very popular and helpful article on landscaping a slope.
Corner lot landscaping ideas like this small curved stone are a great way to add curb appeal. Adding upper and lower garden beds is a great way
to soften the wall.
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Natural stone, brick, garden walls, and wooden walls can have different functions in our yards.
We can use them to retain, hide, compliment, divide, or decorate.
Whatever reason you have for adding a landscaping wall to your yard, this section is just one more way to show the different uses of materials available to you.
We have some great retaining wall ideas using stone, landscaping timbers and boulders.
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The large rocks and tree used here add needed height to this front yard landscaping design. A single tier of large block placement stones is another easy and effective way to landscape a small frontyard slope.
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Water feature ideas for the creative minded. The water source comes from the
flagstone wall instead of a built up feature in the corner. This is brilliant designing as it allowed
this commercial project to keep proportions in check,
while still giving height to this water feature.
Picture compliments of www.horticultureunlimited.com
This small sloped city property has been tamed with a retaining wall,
patio, and bridge edging. The manufactured brick products provide well
defined
clean lines, and accent the garden beds nicely.
Picture compliments of Guys Hill Landscaping
Small front yard design mixing formal and informal elements. Mortared stone walls softened by random boulders and a mix of shrubs for year round color.
Height should also be added with carefully selected and
placed trees or shrubs as shown here.
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A patio with a firepit is complimented with a wall built out of very
large stones. They can provide extra seating as well as make nice
planters for garden beds.
Picture compliments of www.ogslandscape.ca
Beautiful corner lot landscaping with formal stone walls are inter-planted with a shrub and mulch rock garden. The upper wall encloses a lovely little patio area.
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A children's play area is surrounded by this stone wall. Smaller stones require some advanced stacking techniques for stability of the wall.
Picture compliments of www.stonestackers.com
These stone retaining walls were built using reclaimed concrete. The hedges give this driveway and home added privacy. Using reclaimed materials is a great
way to save money on materials for building walls, walkways, and paths.
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Man has used free standing stone walls for dividing property as fences
for thousands of years. They look beautiful and provide a solid barrier
that will never rot, rust, or decompose.
Picture compliments of www.stonestackers.com
This flagstone wall curves nicely into a set of natural stone steps.
The
strength in this wall is evident in the way the stones have been
stacked
by a highly skilled builder.
Picture compliments of www.goshenstonework.com
This small wall was added to eliminate having a slope that would be difficult to mow. It also allowed the homeowner to hide the concrete pillars and
cardboard tubes from the deck construction.
Picture compliments of Dream-yard.
Selecting and placing just the right stones for building corners can be a
very
timely process. Sometimes it can be difficult to appreciate
what
goes in to building walls like this.
Picture compliments of www.stonestackers.com
A poolside wall with a pillar are capped with flagstone. The flagstone
patio
adds some contrast to the dark coloured wall stone.
Picture compliments of www.goshenstonework.com
"Placement walls", are large rock walls where specialty equipment places
each stone. Less than perfect capstones provide added character to this
wall.
Picture compliments of
www.american-stone.com
A free standing dry-stacked stone wall with an open gateway. Unlike our
ancestors collecting for many years to build a wall like this, these
fieldstones can
now be purchase at stone yards (thankfully).
Picture compliments of www.stonestackers.com
These two walls were added to give balance to the front of the house
with plantings on both sides. The rocks chosen match the colours shown
in the
brickwork and the shingles.
Picture compliments of Dream-yard.
A patio surround made with large placement stones. The stones have also
been arranged to allow for planting beds. A set of stairs lead to a
less
formal upper sitting area.
Picture compliments of www.ogslandscape.ca
A free standing dry-stacked wall with nice flowing curves meanders
across this property. Fieldstone walls like this are very common in New
England.
Picture compliments of www.stonestackers.com
A high retaining wall is used to hold back this steep bank and expand
the useable area below it.
Picture compliments of www.goshenstonework.com
Wallstone is used here to line the driveway and support raised beds on
both sides. This stone contains colours from both the house and the
mulch.
Picture compliments of
www.american-stone.com
This low retaining wall adds more interest to this yard with a slightly sloped backyard. Adding garden beds in and around the wall will soften
it up with colour.
Picture compliments of Dream-yard.
This multi level flagstone wall with fieldstone mixed in at various
spots, has tons of character. Stairs always add convenience to yards
with a retaining walls.
Picture compliments of www.goshenstonework.com
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