How To Dress Up A Concrete Retaining Wall With Ivy

How to plant or pretty up a concrete retaining wall.

How to dress up a concrete retaining wall with ivy.

More and more homeowners are using concrete garden walls instead of wooden fences to add privacy and block noise. It is made up of concrete blocks that lock into each other. If you don t have the right kind of wall these. Just talking about the wall at the front of that shot.

There is soil in behind the wall and shows through the gaps. I believe you could get the same look using poured concrete with the right forms and dyed concrete. There are many cool retaining wall options and i like this one the best. See more ideas about concrete wall covering concrete wall garden wall.

Unlike wood concrete doesn t warp or rot it requires little maintenance and it will. I couldn t pass up the opportunity to show this bare concrete retaining wall and an idea that would improve the look of the home exterior and not have it be the eyesore of the neighborhood. Which ends up looking like this when complete. A little stucco and a few natural rocks to cap it off and you ve got it.

You could also try some of the other designs that have vertical components like this one. Poured concrete retaining walls. 6 ways to dress up a concrete garden wall unique design ideas for bringing concrete garden walls to life. Ivy naturally grows up walls by sending thin tendrils into cracks holding on tight while the outer vine continues to grow and produce leaves.