Retaining walls are often used for landscaping gardens in numerous ways. If you are not familiar with it, a retaining wall is a structure designed to support soil on a slope that is steeper than can naturally be supported. While a retaining wall can solve the problem faced by people with sloping yards, they also give a neat, professional look and keep the soil looking tidy.

Of the many different types of retaining walls found in many gardens and parks today, gravity retaining walls are designed to be slanted back on the retained soil to withstand the pressure. They are often made of large masses of concrete or stone, and are the most commonly used type of retaining wall found. They can be built easily without anything complex to worry about, and for some avid landscapers, they can be built without the help of a professional worker.

On the other hand, the anchored retaining wall is a non-gravity retaining wall that is anchored to the rock or soil behind it using an anchor driven into it and expanded. The anchor is installed into the wall by mechanical means or injecting concrete into the hole. Anchored walls are much more complex than the average retaining wall used for landscaping in many yards, but are extremely strong where high loads are expected.

Cantilevered retaining walls have steel reinforcements in its concrete beams, reinforcing the wall to give it more strength. Compared to a gravity retaining wall, cantilevered walls can withstand more pressure.

Last but not least, sheet pile retaining walls are constructed from pipes of various materials driven deep into the ground. The larger the difference in two levels of soil, the deeper the pipes must be driven. To further reinforce a retaining wall, you can opt for soil nailing, a technique that can be used for stabilizing slopes in your yard.