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While the walls can be an especially perfect place to add stone accents, real stone pieces can be very expensive, as well as heavy and hard to hang on plaster or drywall walls. TikTok's Kendra ...
The nooks and crannies in any unmortared stone wall cry out for a bit of decoration. So much so that, without any helping hand, plants — too often weeds — frequently insinuate themselves into ...
Garden retaining walls should, it seems, be made out of stone. By its very nature, stone is at ease in the garden; stone walls have a strength and soft irregularity that embrace and guide a garden ...
But the latter’s “Wall” crumbles in comparison with one built by Chris Randles of Athyrium Stone and Garden. Based on what he created up the street from us, he is really, really into the ...
I highly recommend it. Don’t be daunted by stone. Learn to use it well and it will please you every time you go to your garden — even if your walls are not perfect. — Henry Homeyer's blog ...
Do rock retaining walls really hold up over time? What are some of the best practices for building them? How do you lift the heavy rocks and stones? A: Dry stone wall construction has been a ...
What would cause the wall to fail? I’ve seen photos of stone walls in New England farm fields and woods that seem to have withstood centuries of Mother Nature’s weather and abuse. A ...
Building a stone wall for your garden or landscape is a beautiful addition to your home. Paul Epsom shows how to build a stone wall and offers tips on repairing your existing wall.