The stone wall planter shown here is functional, beautiful and relatively easy to build. It's designed to hide an exposed concrete foundation, and provide a place to grow plants and shrubs.

Make sure the retaining wall blocks are dry before applying the adhesive. Overhang the capstones about 1 to 1-1/2 in. Joe and ...

Chances are, if you have kids at home, you flipped through our June issue and stopped in awe at one particularly out-of-this-world playroom. In a San Francisco home designed by Regan Baker, the ...

TIPS FOR BUILDING MEANT-TO-LAST DECORATIVE ROCK WALLS First, remember this is for a decorative wall only, not one built to retain a slope. 1.

I want to build a stackable rock retaining wall that will be about 3 feet tall and hold back that amount of dirt. Is there magic involved in this process, ...

Prep the Ground. To build the boardwalk at ground level, dig a trench along the path. We needed to fill our trench with ...

ASK THE BUILDER | A much-thicker wall and pea-gravel fill between the soil and the wall will prevent failure.

ASK THE BUILDER | The soil type at your home will make a difference. I’ve found that sandy soils are the ones that seem to play the best with gravity retaining walls.