Urbanite retaining wall

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.

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:

How to build a cheap garden rock wall or a simple concrete reinforced retaining wall. If you do not have much money and can't easily fix stuff you probably can still build these simple retaining walls.

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…

One more of the Urbanite retaining wall

A flash from the past! I created this 8-page Landscape Rainwater Harvesting booklet for a workshop I taught the summer of 2008. The class was held June 14th 2008 at Los Angeles Eco-Village. The mai…

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...

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

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

Natural Stone Retaining Wall A natural stone retaining wall blends seamlessly with the landscape, offering a timeless and sturdy solution for sloped yards. It provides a perfect backdrop for plant beds and garden features.

Nice way to reuse concrete

Curved stacked recycled concrete Urbanite retaining walls.

Recycled concrete wall

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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

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...

About a year and a half ago I built a freestanding concrete rubble wall in my front yard / garden. Total cost for the project was almost free (~$100 in gas money) which is a good price. Took several months but was a really rewarding experience. Now it's really looking great in the garden. I figured ...