Homeowners update their landscaping to increase home value and better their outdoor living space. While softscaping like installing plants is important, consider hardscaping like retaining wall installation. Here are four reasons to hire a contractor to put in landscaping walls.

Why Should You Consider Retaining Wall Installation? 

1. Creates Raised Garden Beds

Backyard dirt may not offer optimal garden soil. Instead of digging directly into the yard, create raised garden beds with retaining wall installation. Make different zones for herbs, vegetables, and flowers, and fill the areas with fresh soil that contains nitrogen, calcium, sulfur, potassium, and magnesium for successful plant growth. Homeowners can also make steppes by placing retaining walls at different levels to add beautiful landscaping, like flower beds, ferns, or greenery, around the home’s exterior.

2. Flattens the Area & Creates Seating

​​​​Some yards have slopes that make it difficult to install a deck or patio. Retaining wall installation makes it possible to level out these areas, making them perfect for entertaining spaces or pools.

Many families use these landscaping walls to set up seating areas around a BBQ or firepit. Removable seating pillows are an easy way to add comfort as you can simply take them inside when not in use. 

3. Minimizes Erosion

Landscaping walls prevent soil from washing away in heavy rains by slowing the water flow. These walls can limit puddling and better your likelihood of growing grass or plants by protecting them from fast-moving or standing water.

5. Improves Home Value

Real estate buyers often see sloped yards and don’t want to mow or maintain them. They may be wary of associated water issues and want more usable space. Retaining walls add value to a property by evening it out and making it easier to maintain the yard without having to mow an angled slope.

 

If you’re interested in retaining wall installation, contact the expert team at Darryl Myers Brick in Kenton County, KY. The master craftsmen are creative and experienced. Call the Independence-area company at (859) 743-3850 or visit the website for information on their outdoor living services like pouring concrete, tuckpointing, repairing foundations, and building landscape walls.