Terraced garden walls
A steep back yard turned into three level beds, with a path you can push a mower along.
Scope
Three tiers of block retaining, 38 lineal metres, with drainage and capping
Time on site
4 weeks
Materials
Split-face block, sandstone caps
Type
Residential
How it went.
The yard fell almost three metres from the back door to the fence, and every heavy rain moved a little more of it downhill.
The fix
Three engineered tiers of split-face block on compacted footings, each with an ag drain and gravel behind it. The top tier carries the path, the lower two are deep enough for real planting.
The result
Level beds, a dry path and a fence that is no longer holding up the garden.
“They turned a mud slide into three level beds and left the yard cleaner than they found it.”
Homeowner, garden walls
Sandstone capping on the top tier
Planting beds in the second tier
The garden gate opening, squared to the path
