How to make decorative wall with dry masonry

Dry masonry means to build a wall without using a binder (cement, lime, etc.) (an example of this are made by slm, tiarescott and ng yrizarry), which is one of its biggest advantages, because if you have a river near you or a stone quarry, the only cost you will have is to bring several cubic meters of stones. 

Decorative retaining walls of dry masonry are preferred for landscaping, the distance into the grout is used to fill with flower seeds and herbs even spices.
Such walls you can see everywhere in rural areas, and areas that are close to rivers and quarries. 

Usually constructed of slab stones with different size, but they should not be too small, because the wall will be unsustainable.

Retaining wall - some materials in the yard and gardening

The retaining wall and gardening

There is one accessory that almost necessarily is present when doing landscaping of a villa - the retaining wall. To have an attractive retaining wall in the yard or garden, it must be built from quality and effectivematerials . 

Nowadays there are many different ways to achieve this goal. Starting from bricks, concrete blocks ytong, concrete, reinforce concrete, stone (natural and artificial) and even wood. Some professionals in the field of landscape design and landscaping even make combinations of these materials, which are quite successful. 

But undoubtedly the most beautiful remains retaining wall built of natural stone that has a wonderful finish in the decoration of the yard and garden.

How to grow Magnolia grandiflora - advice from gardener

Large flower of magnolia

Large flower magnolia or as it is also known by its Latin name Magnolia grandiflora is an amazingly beautiful tree, which can reach a height of about 30 m. The shape of the crown may be different, but the most common is widely pyramidal.

The crown is dense and dark green. In the different stages of development of the magnolia the crust changes color. In its adulthood the crust is gray and slightly cracked up.

The twigs and buds of this type are feathered with hairs that have orange color. The leaves are quite large (hence the origin and species name – grandiflora) elongated, egg shape and thick to the touch. 

At the top are sharp and  have a broad wedge base.

The leaves alone are very interesting. They are about 25 cm long with no serration.The big-leaf magnolia is one of the most common trees for landscaping of yards and gardens. It is often placed as a single focus and have around luxurious dark green grass mixtures.