Stone wall planting

Stone wall plants create the perfect niche for the small gaps left from the not-quite-the-right-size rocks in your stone wall.

Use our gallery of inspiring ideas to plan your rock garden. Get ideas for what plants to use in your rock garden and how to make this seamlessly flow with the rest of your yard and landscaping plans.

Rubble Wall rock garden

Rock wall inspiration

A Dry Laid stone wall, with Habitat Meadow plantings, and top dressed with succulents!

Hammerhead Stoneworks builds a lot of walls to support patios in sloping yards, where the wall cap is also the patio here in Buncombe county. Click here to see the walls we can build for you!

Ferns and Geranium in wall cracks. Edinburgh Botanical Garden

While some may see just a looming structure, gardeners will see the crevices between the stones as an opportunity for a new planting project. Growing plants in a stone wall can soften and blend the stone into the landscape. Click here to learn about gardening in retaining walls.

Postings from Penn State Master Gardeners of Lehigh and Northampton Counties

A retaining wall does not just need to be functional--it can be a stunning focal point in landscape design. Rock walls create a perfect environment for many different flower, mosses, and ivy. A mix of perennial and annual flowers create a colorful backdrop from spring to fall. #rockwall#retainingwall#form#function#annuals#perennial#landscape

vinca vine spills over a rock wall

Building a natural stone retaining wall is the perfect DIY project to add both functionality and beauty to your outdoor space.Are you looking to enhance your sl…

Dry-stone walls are wildlife-friendly, last for ever and are a doddle to build – honest

When Tom Stuart-Smith was commissioned to redesign an unusual D-shaped walled garden at Culham Court in Berkshire, he created an intimate, plant-filled space composed of three distinct areas.

Get Well Soon Garden - dry stone wall lined with houseleeks, sempervivum ... Image:0410709 - Stock photo from GAP Gardens, garden & plant photography

Old sandstone wall with Convolvulus

Natural Stone Retaining Wall A natural stone retaining wall blends seamlessly with the landscape, offering a timeless and sturdy solution for sloped yards. It provides a perfect backdrop for plant beds and garden features.