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Green Retaining Walls

1/11/2012

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Retaining walls have been a mainstay for slope retention and erosion prevention for a long time. There are numerous companies that specialize in producing various styles and sizes of retaining wall materials for today's contractor and home owner. The latest addition to the mix of useable "Eco-Friendly" materials to use in building retaining walls is the fully plantable segmental retaining retaining wall block. Manufactured by Soil Retention Systems ( Which offers the Verdura Wall block )  The interlocking block has a section built into the block to allow for the planting of vegatation which will help in the retention of soil and aid in the reduction of water runoff and help maintain the natural habitat where the retaining walls are built. Use of native plant materials is encouraged as native plant roots can grow much longer and have the ability to bind the soil better and possibly faster than non native vegatation choice's.There are developer advantage's also as there no height restrictions when you are build a green wall ( Be sure to check your local city and county code requirements anyway to be sure ) so an increase in property value is a possibility by installing the green wall. LEED certification (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design ) points can possibly give the owner an opportunity to take advantage of state and local government incentives for your project also. Beautiful ground covers and vines add class and suit a landscaping purpose when using the plantable segmental retaining wall system.
* For more information on the plantable segmental retaining wall system go to the website www.soilretention.com.
* Information for this blog was obtained from the January/February 2011 publication "Soil Erosion and Hydroseeding" ( www.soilerosiononline.com ) article "Living Retaining Walls".
14 Comments
Retaining Walls Brisbane link
7/12/2012 05:33:19 pm

This is awesome content. I think I actually understand the concepts you are trying to convey. I agree on several of the points you’ve listed. You make sense to me.

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Sariah Meagle link
10/22/2018 07:04:58 pm

My parents' house is located near a slope and they wanted to make sure to avoid erosion. It was explained here that retaining walls are made for slope retention and erosion prevention. Moreover, it's recommended to hire professionals when considering retaining walls.

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Dean Phillips link
2/27/2019 06:49:23 pm

I had no idea that retaining walls have been a mainstay for slope retention and erosion prevention for a long time. My father just recently bought a large plot of land that has a lot of sloped areas, so he has been trying to hire a company that can help him build some walls to help keep erosion down. He wants to try and grow crops on this land, so retaining walls seem like they can help it keep its shape.

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Gillian Babcock link
3/7/2019 09:11:32 pm

My dad is planning to install new retaining walls at home. It was explained here that retaining walls can help prevent erosion for a long time. Furthermore, it's recommended to hire professionals when planning to have retaining walls installed.

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Kate Welling link
5/8/2019 12:14:51 pm

You mentioned that the interlocking lock has a section built into it to allow for the planting of vegetation. This is great to know, especially since I have been wanting to get retaining walls for my front yard. I would put my flowers in them, which would be so pretty! I'll look into finding a landscape company that can help me with this.

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Masonry San Diego link
8/22/2019 02:48:00 am

You have shared really good ideas to create a beautiful green retaining wall. Also build a wooden retaining wall and build a wall garden wooden retaining wall is a trendy idea to create a beautiful retaining wall.

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digger hire link
10/2/2019 05:28:59 am

Thank you for this article As a structural engineer, I am frequently called upon to investigate and develop repairs for failed or failing earth retaining wall structures.because it’s really informative, I love reading your article and I hope that I will read some more about this stuff, it’s really informative and very entertaining.

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demolition Auckland link
10/18/2019 09:57:11 pm

It’s really a nice and helpful piece of info. I’m happy that you shared this helpful information with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.

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Taylor Hicken link
7/4/2021 08:29:15 pm

I appreciated it when you shared that retaining wall has been helpful to prevent erosion in many homeowners' landscapes. My aunt just mentioned the other day that she is worried about her house since there has been a soil erosion case in her area. I will suggest to her hiring a reliable service that can help build a retaining wall for her home.

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Braden Bills link
8/31/2021 06:53:41 am

I want to make sure that I get the right retaining wall for my home. It makes sense that I would want to get a professional to fix it for me. That seems like a good way to ensure that I put things together properly.

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Jeff Carbine link
12/21/2021 03:44:04 pm

I found it interesting when you said that there are numerous companies that specialize in producing various styles and sizes of retaining wall materials for today's contractors and home owner. I want to protect our home with retaining walls for it to last forever. Thanks to this post, I have now an idea of how and where to find a retaining wall contractor.

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Jeff Carbine link
12/29/2021 05:17:54 am

I never knew that retaining walls have been a mainstay for slope retention and erosion prevention for a long time. I never thought that it would be like this is really a good article. Thank you for the information about retaining walls.

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Zachary Tomlinson link
1/17/2022 07:10:10 am

I learned that my aunt wants to modify the style of her garden into something more traditional. I never knew that retaining walls can help her achieve this while preventing soil erosion. I'll be sure to bring this up at our next meeting!

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Jeff Carbine link
1/28/2022 03:28:47 am

My favorite part of this article is for a long time, retaining walls have been a cornerstone for slope retention and erosion control. Someone recently told me about this and it is different from what I understand. Thanks for helping me understand retaining walls.

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