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I'll probably do a terrible job of explaining this, but here goes. This image shows my modest garden which is mainly 600 x 600mm slabs. These have been laid very unevenly, the first three *mostly* slope back towards the house, the four furtherest away mostly slope towards to the raised beds...

Thanks all. Went for brick walls in the end, one at the front and the one at the back with a 2” gap at the back between the wall and the fence panels/posts. For some of the front wall I was able to utilise an existing 4 courses of brick (hence sticking to bricks throughout) and raise this to...

Firstly, many thanks for the advice. It is new and pressure treated, I'd assumed I might get 7 or 8 years before rot posed a problem but the assumption was only based on an uneducated guess. If the best I can expect is 2 years, then I'll take your advice and create a divide between the...

Forget that, I was being slow. Thanks for the advice, sounds logical. In terms of drainage, I'm only planning on building the front and side walls, the back is onto a fence. Do you think the gaps in the bottom of the fence and between planks will be sufficient for drainage? I realise the...

What do you mean by a thin top course?

Hello all, Trying to create raised beds similar to those shown here http://www.mylandscapes.co.uk/patio_garden.htm . It has been suggested that this could be accomplished by cutting breeze blocks in half lengthways then rendered. Is this sensible or is there a better idea? Many thanks...