Unusual, retaining wall ideas for hanging gardens to learn from.

Indeed, it is unbelievable, how much is on a so called grand scale besides Mount Teide on such a tiny, but temperamental island like Tenerife Spain.

17 different retaining walls Playas Jardin

1. 4 varied retaining walls, the tallest
   of which built with mortar and black and white stones which also serves as Punta Brava beach viewpoint below Loro Park,as depicted beside.
2. Retaining walls which flank natural rocks
3. Plant container box retaining walls
4. Double brick retainer walls
5. Natural stones retaining walls
6. Volcanic rocks supporting walls
7. Slope supporting walls built at an angle
8. Dry walls to support background retaining walls
9. Staggered walls to create slope landscape interest
10. Retaining walls part of beach front buildings
11. Concave retaining wall
12. Volcanic rock retaining wall by lava boulders
13. Beach promenade retaining walls
14. Veranda entertainment terrace retaining walls
15. Waterfall construction retaining walls
16. Retaining walls with double strength by added stairs
17. A very few white contrasting, plastered, hollow,
    prefabricated walls which contain flowers

See sections of Garden Beach Playa Jardin by design to also get an idea of the resources which needed to be fortified on its massive slope.

Staggered varied drystone walls

Retaining wall ideas always should include drystone walls.

Depicted beside are different size drystone walls, while those with larger stones are always in the foreground. Those shown in the photo were build like containers with soil and indigenous, trailing plants inside. The endemic chrysanthemum dominates.

Other tiny plants have taken root in between stones, as no mortar seals them.
Of course, this is ideal, as drainage is possible. All plants trail down and produce a mini hanging garden by each bricked up flower box.

Of course, more variations of retainer wall ideas can be derived from the example above.

Then there is the natural alternative to retaining wall landscaping.

See nature wisdom related to a retaining wall.

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From retaining wall ideas back to hanging gardens which needed extra expertease to make them a successful reality to pass the test of time in Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz.

Of course, credit needs to be given above all to a genius who was the late environmental expert César Manrique for all his brilliant landscape design ideas for more than the beaches Playa Jardin of Puerto de la Cruz.

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A gallery of retaining walls pictures is planned to show you more examples, as soon as possible.

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