Landscaping Timbers

If previously interior designing was the rage among home owners, then the current craze is landscaped gardens attached to your home or office or hotel or other kind of property. It is a trend that has caught on like a wildfire and to be very honest, I personally feel, landscaped gardens look much more arresting than normal ordinary gardens with a few plants and flower pots arranged hither and thither.

Just as the decoration of your room reflects your taste and refinement, similarly your garden or yard will also be looked upon as an extension of your taste, class and elegance. A beautifully decorated garden that looks fetching and mesmerizing will set your property apart from those of the countless others in your block and your garden will be the talk of the block and will attract admiring wows from passersby.

Landscaping materials include plants, flowers, bushes/shrubs, pools/duck ponds, fountains, marble statues, stones, rocks, moss, timber, lighting arrangements and many other such things.

Timber, one of the vital materials for landscaping a garden and building retaining walls has replaced brick in the scale of importance. Previously brick walls were considered as the best options for building a retaining wall to prevent downslides and soil erosion. It could also be done by ourselves and so a lot of money was saved.

Timber Retaining Wall

But nowadays timber retaining walls are more in fashion and don’t worry, you can build it yourself. If you are planning to build a wall higher than 10 feet you need to fortify it by using tie back timbers at regular intervals to withstand and counteract the pressure from behind which is called top failure.

Timber retaining walls will last for a very long period if you fill the rear region with back filling. The back filling timber will be the anchor that will hold the whole structure in place and provide strong long lasting support.

Timber Variety

Don’t fall into the trap of using cheap garden timbers which will rot in a few years and make your retaining wall defunct. Always opt for superior quality properly treated and seasoned timber with vinyl coatings or polymer coatings which are strong, durable and will stand the test of time.

You can purchase your landscaping timber from stores like American Pole and Timber which is a reputed store. Landscaping timber also comes in handy while constructing wooden fences or cute little foot bridges over ponds or lakes in a garden.