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Buddabing:
A couple of inches of soil where there are no plants has eroded away. You can see this from the plants in the previous picture. The root systems of the plants still have soil about 3 inches or so higher than the rest of the bed.

So, as an experiment, I bought a 1/2 cubic yard bag of dirt and spread it between the plants and the back of the border wall. I'm satisfied with the results. To really do it right I would probably have to get a small dump truck load of dirt and spread it out  behind the completed wall, followed by mulch and ground cover.

ChadTower:

Nice!   :cheers:

boykster:
Looks good.  I'm in the planning and demo phase of an entire front yard remodel,and we'll be using retaining wall blocks just like those to build a few retaining walls and demarc some paths and planting beds.  We're ripping out tons of old railroad timbers that were previously used, and will re-do it all.  We're also adding a 50' long x 3ft high additional retaining wall.

good stuff!

ChadTower:

Landscaping costs more than I anticipated when I started our patio/walkway project.  Far more.

boykster:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 22, 2007, 09:00:10 am ---
Landscaping costs more than I anticipated when I started our patio/walkway project.  Far more.

--- End quote ---

tell me about it.  My wife thought we could build a retaining wall out of timbers for $300.  Then I told her we'd need about 50-60 timbers at $15 each.  And thats just raw materials.....

 :dunno

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