4 Ways to Compliment a Retaining Wall by Choosing the Right Patio Paver in Troy, MI
When you are planning a new paver patio for your Troy, MI, landscape, adding a complementary retaining wall can increase the lovely appearance and add to the function of this space. Here are some ways to combine a paver patio and retaining wall.
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Choosing the Right Patio Paver
Starting with the right patio paver can be important in setting the overall tone of your outdoor space. Your landscaper can introduce you to the variety of tones—gray, tan, red, white—that can be placed in any shape and size as part of your patio and retaining wall design. Repeating some of the same pavers in your retaining wall can keep the separate outdoor spaces in a visually cohesive whole.
Staying within the exterior style of your home can make the colors and pattern of your patio pavers blend well with the rest of your space. A rough-textured cobblestone can be perfect for your cottage-style home while a brick paver can work well with a traditional home plan. Continue the urban look and feel of your home with a sleek, geometric paver in a muted color for a monochromatic aesthetic.
Add Some Seating
While a retaining wall is meant to be functional, there is no reason it can’t also be attractive. When you choose the patio paver for the surface of your outdoor floor, your landscaper can help you select other pavers to make your retaining wall blend well with the patio choices to make the transition of floor to wall seamless.
As part of the retaining wall, consider having your landscaper add a type of stadium seating for hosting larger groups. Your wall can follow the edges of the patio or it can be built in a semi-circular, square, or rectangular shape according to your preference. Add some custom cushions and pillows for lounging and you have a space that can serve many purposes.
Create a Planting Space
The retaining wall can also be the space in the patio where you incorporate a planting space for your favorite seasonal flowers. Your patio paver can be laid in a circular pattern for a circular patio or you can have the landscaper set a circular pattern in a square patio to create a contrasting geometric appearance. Along the top of the wall is typically a flat stone such as flagstone or granite but when your landscaper adds a planting space there, it can be a well where your planting dirt is perfectly situated for petunias in the spring and summer and multi-colored pansies in the fall.
Follow the Terrain
Another excellent way to make good use of a retaining wall can be to continue the wall alongside the walkway for a visual line that adds definition to the landscape. Between the retaining wall and the walkway can be the perfect place to have your landscaper plan for flowering shrubs, groundcover, and mulch or pine needles to bring a finished look to the non-patio side of the wall.
If you wish, your landscaper can gradually lower the height of the retaining wall as it follows the terrain and walkway so that the ending of the wall is a progressively lower height, giving the retaining wall a natural finish visually.
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