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bibble



Joined: 05 Oct 2006
Posts: 9
Location: coventry
PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:22 pm    Post subject: earth retaining Reply with quote
hi is there a way of retaining a mound of earth and still be able to plant in it. I have a garden pond with waterfall whitch is close to a garage wall but earth fallls away and i dont want to pile it up the garage.
any help would be good.
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westsussexspur



Joined: 24 May 2005
Posts: 49
Location: West Sussex
PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2007 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try building a 'wall' with railway sleepers - they last for ever!!! Depending on height of your mound, dig them in 'end-ways' or for a low wall just lie them on their sides, and drill a retaining bar through them to keep them in place!!
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