Recycled concrete retaining wall

Laramee Haynes, a California-based landscape designer, often reuses pieces of broken concrete in gardens as an alternative to pouring a slab of concrete. 'Broken concrete can be reused over and over again,' Haynes said. 'It has a very organic quality.' Here, he offers a look at his techniques:

We are still remodeling our home in Fallbrook! I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever end! I have started to do some landscaping as well as remodeling the kitchen. We reclaimed some broken concrete chunks to build a retaining wall in our front yard to create a space for grass and a picnic bench. It

Retaining walls made from recycled concrete! Great reuse but will make soil more basic in pH because of concrete.

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show this bare concrete retaining wall and an idea that would improve the look of the home exterior (and not have it be the eyesore of the neighborhood). There are many cool retaining wall options, and I like this one the best. A little stucco and a few natural rocks to cap it off and you've got it.

In the fall of 2010 we envisioned a project to use recycled concrete to shore up the back fence that had a grade difference with our neighb...

Last week, we set out to make some progress on stacking the urbanite foundation for our kitchen. There were a few things I learned from my own foundation, and a...

For New Year's Eve, Homebrew Husband and I had dinner and hung out with good friends (sans children) at a local, casual, historic hotel. It's a bit hard to describe this place. Local Pacific Northwest

Did you know that broken concrete is a great building material for garden stepping stones, raised beds, retaining walls, and patios? Gardeners who want to encourage concrete recycling have given it the name “urbanite.” In this episode of Simple Homemade Life, we’re discussing all the ways we’ve used broken concrete in our gardens, the pros...

Urbanite, aka recycled concrete, its all the rage in the sustainability circles. But what is it and what can you do with it? Find out here.

has anyone used recycled concrete for a retaining wall?the homeowner on the house i am on now is using it in a dry stacked method around his backyard.when...

Welcome to the Garden of Invasive Species, otherwise known as my backyard... We've got ivy and japanese knotweed (deliciously edible tho) and lots and lots of Vinca Major! Not to mention, I compiled a thorough list with the help of my landscaping buddy, Ethan Rainwater. Here goes: Ivy, Vinca Major, English Holly, Japanese Knotweed, English Laurel, Port. Laurel, Himalayan Blackberry, Dandelion, Wood Hyacinth, Sing. Hawthorn, Mazzard Cherry, and Norway Maple. Yikes! So, I don't feel bad about…

We are still remodeling our home in Fallbrook! I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever end! I have started to do some landscaping as well as remodeling the kitchen. We reclaimed some broken concrete chunks to build a retaining wall in our front yard to create a space for grass and a picnic bench. It

Urbanite, aka recycled concrete, its all the rage in the sustainability circles. But what is it and what can you do with it? Find out here.

This time of year, I spend a lot of my time working on landscaping and gardening projects. Because we built our house fairly recently, we have had to put in any

The pool garden — the garden that used to be a swimming pool — turned out so well that we are expanding it. We hired a guy to break up more concrete from around where the pool used to b…

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Dry Bag Retaining Wall #cement #diy #diyprojects #home #landscape We just created a huge problem. I hate to say it but this could cost us THOUSANDS 🤦🏻‍♂️ ...

In the fall of 2010 we envisioned a project to use recycled concrete to shore up the back fence that had a grade difference with our neighb...