Strategically placing a 2- to 3-foot high retaining wall will expand an outdoor living space that would otherwise go unused with a structurally sound surface for those desirable elements.

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Seat walls can be worked into many landscaping designs. Freestanding seat walls can frame a square or circular patio to create an outdoor room, doubling the function and value of the retaining wall.

Homeowners, too, have discovered retaining walls can be used to create functional outdoor features, says Scott Arnold, manager of Villa Landscapes in St. Paul, Minnesota.

In a retaining wall, these blocks are stacked together in several courses, and capped off with a concrete capstone at the top. The blocks are hollow, which makes them lightweight and easy enough ...

I want to build a three-foot-high retaining wall behind my house out of pressure-treated wood. Thoughts?—Shawn B., Sioux City, Iowa Go ahead, but do your homework. First, call 811 before you dig ...