Garden barriers need a strong foundation to stand year after year.
Building a garden wall.
Garden walls are both a useful and picturesque way to shape your landscape.
Luckily despite involving some heavy lifting they re relatively easy to create in your own outdoor space.
Building a block garden wall is easier if you use surface bonding cement instead of mortar.
Call 811 to check for buried utility lines before you dig.
We take you through all the key steps from creating a good concrete footing to the introductio.
The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall blocks.
The size is up to you.
Garden wall foundation and materials.
These instructions describe building a 4 foot by 6 foot by 10 1 2 inch bed with 2 x 4 untreated.
While these walls are built from bricks or concrete.
Add liquid cement color to surface bonding cement and mix so that it hangs on trowel held at 90 degree angle.
Step 3 creating the block garden wall.
The absolute minimum thickness of a foundation used anywhere on in or around a property is 150mm 6 inches.
Firstly a garden wall foundation must not be taken lightly.
Watch our short film and discover how to build a garden wall.
Building a garden wall is a little daunting for some people but it is not a difficult job if you take your time and follow a few simple basic instructions.
A bed that s at least 6 inches high provides ease of access and gives roots plenty of room to grow.