How Do You Deal With a Sloping Garden?

The short answer

By splitting the fall into two shallow terraces rather than fighting it with a single tall retaining wall.

In more detail

Two terraces give better proportion, more usable space, cheaper structure and a natural place for steps and planting. A single high wall is expensive, dominant and often needs engineering sign-off.

At Keswick the 1.1m fall became two 550mm changes, connected by a three-riser floating flight lit from beneath.

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