Garden Walls: Dry-Stacked Stone Walls Keep Their Place in the Garden (14 photos)

The stones are selected and laid with the most attractive side, or face, pointing outward and are stacked with a slight batter, or pitch, back. A general rule for retaining walls, though accent walls also benefit, is that the wall should slant back about 1 inch for every 12 inches of height. Angling the two outer sides in slightly as the wall increases in height gives the wall more strength.

As the wall is being constructed, the center is packed with stones that aren’t useful for the face of the wall. By packing the stone in from behind, the mason creates more points of contact and increases the surface tension and overall strength.

Tip: Cracks in the face can be filled with slivers of rock to tighten the wall and increase structural integrity.

Shown: A dry-stacked Montana Gold Water Wash stone wall

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