Tiered block retaining walls with steps in a backyard

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Protect with retaining walls

Tiered block walls and steps that hold a slope, control runoff and create usable space.

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About this project.

Retaining walls have a variety of benefits: they prevent soil erosion, provide structural support, create more usable land, improve the overall landscape design and protect property from water runoff.

This backyard project uses tiered segmental block walls with steps and a pine-straw planting bed on the upper terrace.

  • ServicesRetaining walls, hardscapes, landscape architecture
  • MaterialsSegmental block, boulders and brick are among the materials we use for walls

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Tiered block retaining walls with steps in a backyardSegmental block retaining wall with a pine-straw planting bed

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