“The massive underground sewage basin required 30,000+ cubic yards of concrete. When placing that much concrete a lot of things can go wrong,” explains Larry Arthur, Wilhelm Construction ...

Stepping stones and walls Another way to use concrete in the garden is with precast pavers. Buy them at a building supply center or at a stone yard. Use them for paths or patios. Some look like ...

Before adding any rain basin to your yard, be sure to check your local laws. In Utah and Colorado, for instance, collecting rainwater is illegal.

Concrete basin doubles as a planter and cooler (BPT) June 30, 2015 - 3:16 am ...

These new wall systems, which employ mortarless concrete technology, are ideal for residential products. They are so strong that they are commonly used in commercial and industrial applications.

Elevating a concrete yard to glamorous heightsLandscape designer Loretta Gargan, with whom Feldman has designed several projects, soon found a solution: separate sections that gradually step up ...

It took millions of cubic yards of concrete to build Grand Coulee Dam. On December 6, 1935, the first bucket of concrete was poured onto the dam site. To prevent the possibility of cracking ...

Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ -- Some of the ground cover in Lois Henry's yard in a mutual garden she shares with Rachael DePauw in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, June 30, 2015.