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At some point I have to address a retaining wall around my detached garage . I was thinking a retaining wall either out of 6x6's or stackable stone blocks . Originally I was going to build to the height of the existing elevation which is 5 ' at it's highest . But now that I think about it some more maybe a partial height wall maybe 3 ' high that could serve as a planter also . The GA. clay earth walls there now have crumbled down very little in almost 18 months time . So I'm thinking hold the walls back maybe 18 " - 24 " from the excavated dirt and that could be my planter . Hope that makes sense

I can easily do that on the two sides which are pics # 1 + 2 . On the back wall where you see the house wrap on the ground I will only be able to hold the wall back maybe 12 " at the most . The two sides get partial sun ( aprox. 1/2 day ) while the back is mostly shaded by the garage . So what kinds of plants would you grow ? Ground cover ? A hedge type of plant ? The goal here is to help retain some earth wall , add some decoration/color and not be too much work to maintain . In these pics I still have a little bit of excavation to do on the back and I have to fill some dirt on both sides to slope away from the building . Gravel will be the final product as my walkway about 5 - 6 " deep . Fire away with suggestions please