Does your retaining wall need a makeover? Try adding various species of trailing plants to cascade over the side, bringing ...

Q. Do you recommend rock garden plants? We were in West Seattle and the rock retaining walls seem to be filled with bright, low-growing flowers. I was told that rock garden plants are perennial ...

For one thing, the soil in the wall usually drains off water extremely well. And temperatures are a bit different, the stone itself shading plant roots but absorbing and retaining heat to modulate ...

Some nurseries feature blends for slope stabilization. In addition to appropriate plant selection, nonplant features such as terracing, boulders and retaining walls may be options to consider. The ...

It’s no surprise that rock-garden plants are an indelible ... walls make better homes for chipmunks than for plants. An unmortared retaining wall, however, is fair game. Planting during a ...

The far end of the back yard has a tiered retaining wall, and the second level is pretty bare except for some ferns and old mulch. Can I plant one or two dwarf trees on that second tier?