For homeowners, retaining walls are an excellent way to battle soil erosion while also giving your yard more planting space. In addition, they can serve as a focal point that can be fun to plan around ...

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 — ...

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 ...