How to Design Your Garden Wall
Design Considerations: Elements to Add to Your Garden Wall
Straight Lines and Curves
Mother Nature rarely draws a straight line. Not only will curved designs feel more natural, they are actually easier to build too! Free flowing curves will grace any garden or landscape. If straight lines and corners are your choice, use AB Junior or AB Jumbo Junior - both offer corner blocks, making 90° turns easy to build.
Colours
Colour selection is key to a great design. Be sure to consider the total composition - house, pavements, and bed mulch - and find the look that's right for you.
Curves
Corners
Terraces
Consider a layered look in your garden design. You'll love the way garden wall flows. Create a series of raised garden beds, or tackle a tricky slope by turning one wall into two.
Structure
Maximum heights shown in sandy soil
Be careful not to try and retain too much with the garden wall line of blocks. These lighter duty blocks are great for smaller wall projects. AB Garden Accent up to 24 in. (600 mm), AB Junior up to 30 in. (750 mm), and AB Jumbo Junior up to 36 in. (900 mm) - with sandy soils and no extra weight above the wall.
The maximum wall heights above are for walls with level grades above and below the wall, and no added weight - "surcharges" - from driveways, swimming pools, etc…
If your project has steep slopes above or below the wall, or extra weight from surcharges, ask your AB Dealer about our heavier duty products found in the Retaining Wall Collection
Be sure to follow our recommended maximum wall heights.
Surcharge
Slopes