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Affordable Garden and Outdoor Space with a Retaining Wall Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Garden Boulder
Contemporary Garden Boulder
High Desert Designs, llcHigh Desert Designs, llc
Spring has sprung! A mix of early season ground cover, tulips, feather reed grass and sage all green up quickly and give you garden pleasure as soon as April.
Barton Hills Contemporary Curb Appeal
Barton Hills Contemporary Curb Appeal
Native Edge LandscapeNative Edge Landscape
After this home was completely rebuilt in the established Barton Hills neighborhood, the landscape needed a reboot to match the new modern/contemporary house. To update the style, we replaced the cracked solid driveway with concrete ribbons and gravel that lines up with the garage. We built a retaining to hold back the sloped, problematic front yard. This leveled out a buffer space of plantings near the curb helping to create a welcoming accent for guests. We also introduced a comfortable pathway to transition through the yard into the new courtyard space, balancing out the scale of the house with the landscape.
Curving Block Retaining Walls, Stairs
Curving Block Retaining Walls, Stairs
Omega Brick & LandscapingOmega Brick & Landscaping
Curving Mini Creta Retaining Wall, Stairs, Chips n Dust Courtyard and Gardens
Inspiration for a small contemporary side xeriscape garden with a retaining wall and gravel.
Garden Restoration- Before and After
Garden Restoration- Before and After
Jill Davis DesignJill Davis Design
planned to be easy yet elegant, designed to use contrast and texture of the plants to provide interest, harmony and peace , peaceful design
Medium sized contemporary sloped formal full sun garden for summer in Chicago with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
River Rock Natural Stream Bed
River Rock Natural Stream Bed
Harmony Design NorthwestHarmony Design Northwest
The gently sloping yard is divided into two distinct areas. We kept a large grassy area for the dogs and to offset the large patio. Instead of a harsh retaining we used the slope to create a natural stone stream bed that collects rainwater and drains it away from the house.
Wappingers Falls Poolscape
Wappingers Falls Poolscape
Randazzo's Landscaping Inc.Randazzo's Landscaping Inc.
This is an example of a small traditional back formal full sun garden for summer in New York with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Bench seating in foreground with native plants on hillside in background
Bench seating in foreground with native plants on hillside in background
June Scott DesignJune Scott Design
Rock outcroppings make a striking background for new lounge areas in this compact Los Angeles hillside garden. Working with the attributes of the site, we added native plants to drape over the stone, and converted hollowed stone planters into a firepit and water feature. New built-in seating and a cozy hammock complete the relaxing space, and dramatic lighting makes it come alive at night. Photo by Martin Cox Photography.
Terraced backyard with raised pond and greenhouse
Terraced backyard with raised pond and greenhouse
Hedahl Landscape Deck & PatioHedahl Landscape Deck & Patio
New terraced retaining walls using Mutual Materials flat face khaki manor stone with pisa 2 coping cap. Rope lighting mounted under cap for night lighting. Custom freestanding arbors in cedar with hanging accent low voltage light for table. Green house tucks back into walls opening up space in the yard. Raised pond and waterfall in background beyond patio.
Wood Fences
Wood Fences
VIKING FENCE COVIKING FENCE CO
Medium sized classic side formal full sun garden for spring in Austin with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Thin Stone Veneer
Thin Stone Veneer
Creative Masonry & Landscape of Cape CodCreative Masonry & Landscape of Cape Cod
Inspiration for a medium sized classic front partial sun garden in Boston with a retaining wall and mulch.
Traditional Landscape
Traditional Landscape
Photo of a medium sized traditional back formal partial sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a retaining wall and decking.
Landscape, retaining wall, steps and driveway
Landscape, retaining wall, steps and driveway
Manzer's Landscape Design & DevelopmentManzer's Landscape Design & Development
This is an example of a medium sized classic front driveway full sun garden for summer in New York with a retaining wall and concrete paving.
Novotny Landscaping LLC Wall/Steps Construction
Novotny Landscaping LLC Wall/Steps Construction
Novotny Landscaping LLCNovotny Landscaping LLC
Sally Michalko
Design ideas for an expansive rustic sloped formal full sun garden in Milwaukee with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Terraced Hillside with Elegant Swaying Grasses
Terraced Hillside with Elegant Swaying Grasses
Art of the LandArt of the Land
Retaining walls form the terraced hillside providing space for an elegant array of swaying grasses in front of wooded background.
Inspiration for a large contemporary back partial sun garden in Denver with a retaining wall and natural stone paving.
Canton Landscape Project
Canton Landscape Project
Poseidon Ponds & LandscapingPoseidon Ponds & Landscaping
Photo by Cory Mann
This is an example of a medium sized traditional front partial sun garden for summer in Detroit with a retaining wall and mulch.
Orchard Rd Minnetonka Backyard Transformation
Orchard Rd Minnetonka Backyard Transformation
Landscape CharlieLandscape Charlie
This backyard Renovation was one our favorites. Carefully planned and executed with a detached garage renovation this backyard is ready for anything. Belgard retaining wall blocks, pavers and step units. All capped off with lights and future plans for a little dry creek bed bridge.
A Curved Edge
A Curved Edge
The Narrow LaneThe Narrow Lane
This is an example of a small country back partial sun garden for spring in Boston with a retaining wall, natural stone paving and a wood fence.
Low Voltage LED's Illuminate Drought Tolerant Planting
Low Voltage LED's Illuminate Drought Tolerant Planting
Mediterrasian LandscapesMediterrasian Landscapes
Terraces with drought tolerant plants
Medium sized mediterranean back xeriscape full sun garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall, mulch and a wood fence.
Balmain - Inner city garden
Balmain - Inner city garden
sticks and stones Landscape Designsticks and stones Landscape Design
Photo of a small world-inspired back full sun garden in Sydney with a retaining wall and decking.
Anderson Outcropping Walls with Mixed Gardens
Anderson Outcropping Walls with Mixed Gardens
Omega Brick & LandscapingOmega Brick & Landscaping
Chilton Outcropping Retaining Wall surrounded by new mixed gardens and lush lawn in Grand Rapids Township, MI
Inspiration for a medium sized classic front xeriscape full sun garden for autumn in Grand Rapids with a retaining wall and mulch.

Affordable Garden and Outdoor Space with a Retaining Wall Ideas and Designs

Our gardens and outside spaces deserve as much attention as our interiors – they can provide the first impression of our homes to visitors, a sanctuary to escape to in warm weather and an additional living and entertaining space. While not all of us are blessed with large gardens and bags of outside space, there are plenty of ways of improving what you do have and making it work for you. Perhaps you only have a roof terrace or balcony? You can still get green-fingered with plant pots and raised flower beds, and you can create an outdoor haven with decking, seating, outdoor lighting and various accessories to entice everyone outside. If you do have a bit of space to play with outside, then aside from a lawn in your garden, you could add some extra elements to help you enjoy the space even more. Adding a patio will give you the perfect area for dining, lounging or even a bit of outdoor cooking, and if you choose to go for a veranda you’ll have a bit of shelter from the hot sun or the rain while still enjoying being outdoors. If space and budget aren’t too much of a problem then a swimming pool or hot tub could be next on your list. Take a look at the various garden photos, as well as veranda, terrace and balcony, patio, lawn and swimming pool ideas that are available on Houzz to help you decide what you’d like in your garden or slice of outdoor oasis.
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