Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Since retaining walls are meant to be a permanent feature of your landscape, it’s important to use long-lasting and durable materials. While stone is certainly a favorite, there are some other options on the market, even some that are perfect for the “green” folks out there who enjoy using recycled and reclaimed materials.

Portland based, The Wall, builds retaining walls (and all other sorts of walls) using recycled concrete. “As municipalities replace sidewalks, we clean and recycle their concrete chunks and use them to create an old stone look in all projects. This, in turn, saves on valuable landfill space.”

The company recycles over 600 tons of concrete each year, turning it into attractive landscape designs that benefit the property owner and are eco-friendly to boot.

They have a great picture gallery on their site, so check it out if you’re looking for retaining wall ideas (and for more on how that recycled concrete can be turned into a good looking end product).