Planting flowers and small brushes can soften the look of the stones.
Natural stone wall construction.
The face stones visible edges should rest only on stone not mortar so scrape away any mortar that squeezes out.
The key to building a wall using mortar is when you apply the mortar it needs to go evenly onto the run of stones that are set.
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Remove the stone spread a trowelful of mortar on the wall and tamp the stone into it with a mallet.
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Dry fit each stone first to see that the vertical joints are staggered and the outside faces just touch the line.
You can build a stone wall with natural fieldstone that you have on your property provided the stones are flat enough for stacking.
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Flat or cut stones are much easier to work with than fieldstone and will make a sturdier wall.
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After spreading the mortar but before laying the next stone use the trowel edge to cut the mortar even with wall face.
Two tiered retaining wall in the backyard.
There are so many different types of natural stones from which you can build decorative walls.
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Stone retaining wall tips.