Reducing soil erosion, turning steep slopes into terraced backdrops, creating focal points in the landscape—retaining walls serve many purposes. Indeed, they are some of the most common ways to ...

A good retaining wall is an unlikely combination of designs–basically a strong wall full of holes. It has to be strong enough to hold back earth that can exert tremendous pushing force. It also has to ...

Highlights The typical cost range to build a railroad tie retaining wall falls between $2,000 and $2,400, while the national average cost is $2,200. The main factors that affect the total cost of this ...

Last week I wrote about my recent trip to Southern California. I was fortunate to spend time with a dear friend and his wife. I don’t know that I’ve ever met a person who’s more in love with a home ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property – or need to build one – ...

Q. I want to build a retaining wall that’s going to look great for years. At my last house, I had a short retaining wall around a patio that started to lean out toward the lawn. The little wall was ...

Homes are not always located on flat lots. In fact, landscapes can feature hills and valleys, necessitating some extra steps when installing certain features. Retaining walls are often utilized to ...

Watch the process of building an epic retaining wall using unbelievably heavy blocks. From planning to placement, this extreme DIY landscaping project is packed with hard work, big machinery, and ...

More and more, people are taking up gardening to supplement their groceries with healthful, homegrown produce, but yard space sometimes is a problem. However, a raised-bed planter can be tucked into ...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared Sunday, Jan. 31, exclusively in the print edition of the San Antonio Express-News. Despite the growing popularity of towering retaining walls like the one ...

The robotics experts at ETH Zurich have developed an autonomous excavator that uses advanced AI to help it complete high-skill tasks without a human operator. Dry stone wall construction typically ...