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Landscaping project - Border Wall
Buddabing:
My front yard beds are in dire need of some kind of landscaping. Before laying down mulch this year (or having it done) I decided to install a border wall. I want to keep the mulch in the yard instead of washing away.
This picture shows what the bed looked like before I started this little adventure. It needs mulch. Towards the right center of this image is a big root, so I will have to cut the “U” out of the bed. This will make for a shorter but less decorative retaining wall.
Buddabing:
This second picture shows the almost-completed first fifteen feet of the project. I chose fifteen feet in order to lessen the amount of loading that had to be done at one time. Each of these blocks weighs about 25 pounds. I also used this part of the project to learn how to do the project correctly. It’s not quite done because I still need to lay the landscaping fabric across the back of the wall to keep dirt in but to let water through.
Buddabing:
This third picture is a closeup. The results you get with this kind of project are generally proportional to the effort expended in the surface preparation and the leveling. I think this section of wall turned out great. I left small gaps between some of the bottom blocks to allow for drainage.
Buddabing:
Here are the tools I used for the project. I already had the level, gloves, and goggles. I bought the blocks at Lowes and everything else at Home Depot. The square metal doodad on the far right is a hand tamping tool, 8 by 8 inches. The yellow thingy next to the tamper is a masonry chisel. Along with the flat-ended shovel, I also bought a pointy-headed shovel for when I have to dig into the grass. I didn’t use the pointy shovel for this part of the project. The landscaping fabric is on the far left.
Buddabing:
Question for lawn gurus/ landscaping types:
Is the landscaping strictly necessary? Is just backfilling with dirt sufficient?
Here are the pictures of the rear of the wall as it currently stands:
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