Landscaping Rock Walls

How to build a rock wall

Ideas For Landscaping Rock Walls Whether you’re looking at rock wall landscaping or boulder walls landscaping, this is a technique that can be traced back centuries. Take a trip through the English Cotswolds and you’ll find beautiful rock walls that have stood since the middle ages. This technique made its way to New England from […]

How To Build A Rock Garden Wall That Actually Last

how to build a rock garden wall

Rock Garden Wall A rock garden wall or retaining wall is a type of wall that you can build in your garden without the use of mortar or the need for concrete footing. This type of wall can be built using a variety of rock types but there is a method to follow if you’re […]

Guide On How To Lay Landscape Rock

Laying Landscaping Rocks

A Guide To Properly Laying Landscaping Rocks Landscaping rocks make an excellent addition to any outdoor space. Whether you’re using rock landscaping as a decorative or practical feature, this article will help you understand how to lay the rock in order to create the best decorative rockery. How To Lay Landscape Rock Here’s your detailed […]

How To Build A Rock Wall

How to build a rock wall

A Guide To Building A Great Looking Rock Wall Looking to add a new outdoor addition to your landscape? Rock retaining walls are an excellent way to add beauty and creativity to your outdoor space while also increasing your landscape’s practicality.  Here’s a step by step guide for how to build a rock wall at […]

Rock Wall Landscaping Services

rock wall landscaping services

It is time to give your landscape a makeover? Having a rock wall installed is a simple, practical, and effective way to give your landscape an immediate facelift. Not only do rock walls match virtually every landscaping style, but they can also be installed in a minimal time frame and don’t break the budget.  As […]

Types of Landscaping Stone To Use for Your Seattle Home

Types of Landscaping Stone - newliferockerie

Wondering what types of landscaping stones are available for you to use in your Seattle home’s landscape? You’ve come to the right place. For over 35 years, the rockery experts here at New Life Rockeries have been laying landscaping stone around Seattle.  Here’s a list of the different types of stone for landscaping that we […]

Things To Know About The Alpine Rockery

alpine rockery

Alpine rockeries are an excellent landscaping solution for homeowners who want a low maintenance outdoor space. They are compact, aesthetically pleasing, and generally require very little upkeep. What is an Alpine Rockery? An alpine rockery is a landscape design that mixes rock gardens with alpine plants to form a low maintenance landscape. Alpine rockeries are […]

Summer Landscaping Tips To Make Sure Your Lawn Is Well Maintained

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  Summer is the best time of year in the Pacific Northwest. For many homeowners, this means family get-togethers, backyard barbecues, and naps in comfy patio chairs. If you’re planning on hosting a lot this summer and want to make sure that your summer landscaping is on point, here are several summer landscaping tips and ideas […]

The Purpose of A Retaining Wall: Pros and Cons

purpose of retaining wall

As a homeowner, one of the landscape topics that you hear discussed often is the question of retaining walls. Are they important? Should you have one installed? Understanding the purpose of a retaining wall and whether or not one would be beneficial to your home and landscape is more nuanced than it may at first […]

3 Reasons Why Retaining Wall Failures Occur

different failure scenarios for retaining walls

As a home or business owner, you might have started to notice that the beautiful retaining wall you had installed on your property recently is already starting to tilt, sink, crack, or bulge. This is not normal and is a sign that your retaining wall is failing. This could be for one of many reasons, […]