How to Build Retaining Walls

When do-it-yourselfers have slight slopes to tame, they can build retaining walls themselves to meet the challenge. Stone retaining walls are also visually appealing and complement rock gardens beautifully. You can even use stone retaining walls as "planters" later!

Plants that have the ability to cascade are especially useful in back plantings for stone retaining walls. Two perennial flowers that look wonderful cascading over rocks are:

1. Candytuft
   and
   
2. Yellow alyssum

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