Level Outdoor Living with Retaining Walls and Firepit

Budget Range: $60,000+
Location: Stratford, Ontario

This property was steeply graded toward a natural area beyond the fenceline, making it difficult to enjoy the yard and beautiful surroundings. The homeowners wanted to level off the entire area, just steps down from a pool that had been added previously.

We raised the back edge of the yard to eliminate the slope, containing the substantial amounts of soil with an armour stone retaining wall. Much of the new flat yard was sodded, but we did add a stone firepit and surrounded it with armour stone seating.

Trees were planted in select peripheral areas to add visual interest and privacy, and also to blend into the adjacent natural area. Finally, low-maintenance river rock was added at the base of the rear retaining wall to eliminate the need for grass cutting, which would have proven difficult in the confined space.

This project included the following elements:

• Terraced Backyard
• Fire Pit
• Privacy Planting
• Retaining Wall
• Low-Maintenance Hardscaping
• Armour Stone
• River Rock
• Beech Trees
• Permacon Products

• Beech Trees
• Retaining Wall
• Permacon Products