Have you ever thought of upgrading your garden?
It enhances the visual appeal and can even increase the value of your home.
This project is very easy, and it’s possible for you to finish it in just one weekend.
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you might also use the same process in making a retaining wall-raised garden bed.
Take your time when layering the blocks!
Position the string where you want the top of the wall to be then pull it tight.
Use a line level to get the string perfectly level.
Later, this string line will be used as a guide.
Step 2:
Wet the ground and start digging.
You want your trench to be as twice as wide as the blocks you are using.
For the depth of the trench, you want to shoot for at least 6 inches below ground level.
That will allow you a 4-inch gravel base and to bury the first block by at least 2 inches.
Use the string line as a guide.
Step 3:
Pack down the soil using a hand tamper.
Step 4:
Add the gravel base to make a 2 inch layer.
Tamp each layer down with a hand tamper.
You want it to be damp so it compacts really well.
Get the gravel base as leveled as you’re free to.
Tamp it down well.
Step 5:
Place one block at the end of the wall.
Position using the string line so your walls are nice and straight.
As you lay each block, you better level it and use a rubber mallet to set in place.
Having a bag of leveling sand can make the process easier.
You want the top of the blocks to be flat and lined up with each other.
Add dirt in front of the wall and pack it down using a scrap piece of wood.
Step 7:
Add the second row of blocks, making sure you stagger the joints.
Leave some drainage on this row.
Repeat the same process for the next rows.
