Landscape idea wanted

I'm looking for ideas on how best to deal with the back of my yard. Go to

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The big problems are that it's a terrible edge to mow against, the one corner (you can't see it in this picture) has sunken and weeds grow up though the concrete too much.

I'm entertaining two ideas right now. Replace the concrete with a properly built two tier Allan Block wall. The other idea is to place all the concrete in the crux of the tier bring in fill create a slope, plant some thick ground cover (not sure what) on it and install a lawn edging curb where the slope beings and possibly a curb at the bottom of the slope.

I should mention that access is limited. All materials would have to be brought from the front of the property.

I'd like to do the project myself.

Any ideas or comments?

Thanks

Reply to
Brian Sheeres
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Of the many, here's one idea... Railroad tie retaining wall with a flower bed between it and the lawn, with plants that will trail over the edge and down the wall. or for that matter leave the rock, create the flowerbed and do the same thing with some plantings that cascade over and down the rock

Reply to
G Henslee

I had great results building a retaining wall with the Keystone pinned system. It survived some of the heaviest rains and flooding we've seen in years last season. It looks great and it hasn't budged an inch. I don't know much about planting grass but you can take my retaining walls to the bank. Here's a link:

Reply to
Winston Smith

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