We have dug down 6-12" in an area of our garden to get a flat surface to be paved. Building a retaining wall is going to be a faff and the soil is pretty solid but long-term I would like to keep it it retained.
I've seen landscaping projects use wire mesh type products here, I think often combined with grass to tie it all together. So I wondered about doing this sort of thing here but looking online pro products are very expensive.
I wondered for such a small area if I could DIY it with fencing or even fine chicken wire - lay it out over the area to hold the soil in place until it naturally binds back together? The main concern right now is that if you tread on the 'edge' it knocks soil onto the paved area so I'm thinking physically holding the soil in place with a fine mesh would help.
I've seen landscaping projects use wire mesh type products here, I think often combined with grass to tie it all together. So I wondered about doing this sort of thing here but looking online pro products are very expensive.
I wondered for such a small area if I could DIY it with fencing or even fine chicken wire - lay it out over the area to hold the soil in place until it naturally binds back together? The main concern right now is that if you tread on the 'edge' it knocks soil onto the paved area so I'm thinking physically holding the soil in place with a fine mesh would help.