We have stacked, mortared, concrete, and other examples of stone walls to inspire your landscape update.
Create a long-lasting and elegant enclosure by adding a stone wall to your outdoor space.
Use stone walls to growflowering vinesto add vertical color.
Creating areas with distinct personalities makes this small backyard patio seem larger.
Read on for examples of stone walls to inspire you to add this architectural feature.
Undulating Fieldstone Wall
An undulating stone wall creates a barrier while looking stylish at the same time.
Fieldstone is a natural material for garden walls.
Creating areas with distinct personalities makes this small backyard patio seem larger.
it’s possible for you to either dry stack stone or use mortar to hold it together.
(Dry-stacked wallsshould be no taller than 4 feet.)
A stone wall offers a classic and long-lasting option for a natural garden backdrop.
This fence features a low fieldstone wall topped with a wooden shake center and crowned withsmall pickets.
A stone foundation makes the fence look substantial.
Round fieldstones are usually mortared into place because of their shape.
Creating areas with distinct personalities makes this small backyard patio seem larger.
Curved Flagstone Wall
Rethink the straight wall!
This gracefullycurved flagstonewall adds a stylish flourish to the backyard patio.
The circular wall creates a sense of enclosure and privacy even though the wall is low.
Best of all, the wall curls into a small fountain.
Flagstone comes in large sheets from 3/4 inch to 4 inches thick.
Quartz, granite, and limestone are common types of flagstone.
Low Stone Wall
A low stone wall creates aclear barrieralong a property line without blocking the view.
Stone walls of different shapes and sizes add texture and visual interest to a home’s landscaping.
Walls can also be topped with pots and containers.
Don’t be afraid to mix masonry types in alandscaping project.
Here, the light stone is a great accent to the red brick.
Dry-Stacked Stone Wall
A dry-stacked stone wall is a natural-looking choice.
The spaces between stones in the retaining wall allow water to drain through, relieving pressure.
Stacked Block Wall
Manufactured materials like concrete blocks are ideal for smooth and uniform walls.
Although low, this wall creates a clear delineation of space,defining a courtyardin front of the house.
Mortared Stone Wall
Amortared stone wallcan be sized to fit any landscape.
Here, a mortared wall holds back a natural slope that has been terraced to accommodate planting beds.
Stone is an ideal choice for garden walls because it is a sturdy, natural-looking building material.
Mortared Fieldstone Retaining Wall
Fieldstone makes an attractive and natural wall that complements many architectural styles.
Here, even the steps are made from fieldstones and flagstones.
In this garden, the low stone walls create terraces.
Thelattice topadds style and gives climbing vines a support structure to add vertical greenery.
Differences in stone thicknesses makebuilding a flagstone wallwith a perfectly horizontal top nearly impossible.
Low walls provide additional seating or a platform to display potted plants.
Varied-Size Stone Wall
This lattice-topped wall showcases the beauty and diversity of stone.
Large and small stones are mortared together to create a textural wall perfect for a cottage or country garden.
The bamboolattice trellisoffers an additional featureit gives plants a place to climb.
Simple Stone Wall
A stone wall doesn’t have to be tall or mortared.
Here, a simple dry-laid planter box is made of large flat stones.
Low walls can be made with three to four layers of stones.
Here, a castle-like entrance features mortared stones that create anarched gated doorwaywith an iron gate and peek-in window.
Stone offers an ideal backdrop for a garden’s soft foliage and blossoms.
Loose-Stone Retaining Wall
Tame a slopewith a terrace of loose-stone retaining walls.
Mortared-stone retaining walls offer long-lasting solutions to sloped yards and offer beautiful surfaces and backdrops for plantings.
Morelandscape art than wall, this stone structure separates the lawn from the garden in this front yard.
