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Stone Wall Flower Beds
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Posted by gaijingirl 7a - Middle TN (My Page) on Thu, Sep 11, 08 at 14:15
| Has anyone here done any flowerbeds with a stone wall edge? I'm thinking of something about 12"-16" tall...24" at the most.
I've done a free standing dry stone wall before, but never a retaining wall type thing...which is what I guess it will be if it is a flower bed.
I'd love to see some pictures of what others have done or hear about how you did it.
I'm struggling a bit now about which direction I should go with it...as far as what type of base should I put down...how deep of a base...using landscape fabric, back filling...whether or not a drystone or mortared wall is best.... |
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RE: Stone Wall Flower Beds
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| I just made a post called "Multiple Stone Projects" with pics, but here's the link again. It starts on image #30. This wall is 1 layer thick, with top stones that extend back 18" - 24" into the slope. The effect is of a more massive wall than it really is. We back-filled with gravel. Regards, K4 |
RE: Stone Wall Flower Beds
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| I built a stone bed for my planned raspberry patch in my garden. The photo isn't great, but here it is... I did not build the actual retaining wall behind it. I can't vouch for the solidity of my little wall, but I think it will work for what I'm using it for. We also built this small garden bed as part of another stone project. It's not quite finished, but you get the idea. These were larger stones than my rasp. patch, so they are much more stable. I step on them quite often. I think when we get this planted, it will look like it's been there for a long time. If you click on the pictures and scroll through the album, they show a backwards progression.... |
RE: Stone Wall Flower Beds
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| If you plan not to go over 2 ft, you don't really need to back fill with gravel and leave out the landscape fabric. If you are putting it on soil that has not been recently disturbed, you do not need a base. Cut a shallow trench - maybe 4", and start laying stone. It should be laid just like one side of the wall you built. |
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