The importance of a garden wall goes far beyond its mere function as a privacy screen, room divider or slope support. In fact, the stone bulwark primarily functions as a dominant design element. Let these ideas inspire you to design your garden wall in a modern, Mediterranean or rural, natural way.

Dry stone walls are great for planting

Modern elegance transferred to the garden wall - this is how it works

For a long time, concrete was considered the stylistic royal road to transferring modern architectural style to the garden wall. Of course, the sober, brutal look made nature lovers uneasy, so that creative garden designers desperately searched for acceptable alternatives. The idea collectors found what they were looking for in the Alps, where gabions are used to support slopes. These are stable, galvanized wire baskets that you fill with stones of your choice.

In modern garden design, gabions function as privacy screens, slope reinforcement, room dividers or garden benches. By placing plant bags between the stones when filling, you can decoratively green this modern version of the garden wall. Lighting fixtures can also be wonderfully integrated into the design.

Designing a Mediterranean garden wall - this is how it works

With the right combination of materials, colors and accessories, you can give your garden wall a Mediterranean look. The following components transfer the flair of the south to the masonry:

  • Clay or terracotta bricks and capstones in warm tones
  • Create garden walls from natural stones from the Mediterranean, such as Mallorcan field stones, limestone or marble
  • Typical Mediterranean openings and windows are integrated into the course of the wall

Give your Mediterranean garden wall the finishing touch with authentic accessories. Prime examples are the wall fountain and the terracotta sun. By plastering parts of the wall and embellishing it with Mediterranean wall paintings and mosaics, you artistically round off the unique appearance.

Dry stone wall with plants - natural flair for the rural garden

Gabions and terracotta walls are out of place on the half-timbered house with a cottage garden. Regional materials and colors dominate here, demonstrating a connection to the homeland. A dry stone wall made of natural stones perfectly expresses the rural style. The design is completed with a planting of local wild flowers and herbs. These tips may serve as your inspiration:

  • Suitable types of stone are greywacke, sandstone, basalt, quartz or granite
  • Fill joints with loamy earth and do not close them with mortar
  • Form the top of the wall from the most beautiful stones or green with cushion plants

The planting of a natural dry stone wall takes place parallel to the construction. Place pinks (Dianthus gratianopolitanus), hanging cushion bells (Campanula poscharskyana), creeping golden sheaf (Achillea filipendulina) or alyssum (Alyssum) in sun-drenched wall joints. Shady niches in the masonry are reserved for dwarf lady's mantle (Alchemilla faeroensis ssp. pumila), gold droplets (Chiastophyllum oppositifolium) or alpine asters (Aster alpinus).

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Does the old garden wall not harmonize at all with your stylish new garden design? Then, without further ado, clad the masonry with panels made of plastic or slabs of natural stone. The wide range of products in the specialist trade ranges from wood look, brick and slate look in the plastic area to bricks made from real Jura marble.

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