TERRACE WALLS AND THEIR 

 TREATMENT 



THE FUNCTION OF THE RETAINING WALL IN 

 RELATION TO GARDEN DEVELOPMENT 



STEEP garden terraces are deserving of more at- 

 tention and careful study than they usually receive. 

 There are many types of retaining wall that may 

 be built not only for the utilitarian purpose of keep- 

 ing the bank of earth in trim, firm condition, un- 

 harmed by dashing rains and rushing freshets, but 

 also for making the terraced garden a place of beauty 

 and enchantment. The manner of laying the retain- 

 ing wall, the material to use, the trailing plants and 

 flowers most suitable for clothing wall surfaces, and 

 how to plant and maintain them, must receive due 

 consideration. In the ever-increasing interest in de- 

 veloping this form of beauty will lie the chief charm 

 of terraces. It is a work of development that will not 

 be accomplished in a few days or weeks ; it will pre- 

 sent fascinating suggestions and wonder-working 

 problems with every change of the seasons. 



The garden builder and architect who refuses to 

 acknowledge the desirability of retaining walls in 

 solving the problems of terrace finish will find that 



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