Project details
- Location
- Poway, San Diego County
- Project type
- Slope & Structure
- Primary trade
- Landscape Design
- Features
- Retaining wall · Terracing
- Scope
- Front-yard terraces and walls
The goal
Organize the visible change in elevation into distinct lawn areas with a consistent wall treatment.
Design & construction approach
A matching wall borders the planting near the house, repeating the rounded-stone texture across the frontage.
The finished result
The long, gently curving wall makes the separation between the lawn levels easy to read.
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Materials & planting
- Rounded-stone masonry
- Lawn/turf
- Border planting
- Vertical-board fencing
Trades used on this build
The build was led by our landscape design crew, with support from retaining wall contractors, custom masonry and landscape planting & garden design. Every trade is in-house.
Building in Poway
Design and construction are both in-house, so grading, drainage, masonry, planting and lighting are solved together. Licensed C-27 Landscape Contractor — CSLB License #1159370.
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