New Project: Turning Broken Concrete into Walls, Stairs, & Benches

I must always have at least one landscaping project in process at any given time. This time the plan is to rebuild retaining walls along the far side of the courtyard to make them tidier, and to incorporate both stairs and benches, in order to connect with other parts of the yard and add some much-needed seating. This fall I assembled a few tons of broken concrete, also called urbanite, from demolition projects advertised on Craigslist, which took several trips in the trusty station wagon. Over the next few months, weather permitting, the stairs, retaining walls, and built-in benches will take shape, hopefully in time for spring planting.





The courtyard filled with a few tons of urbanite gleaned from local demolition sites (lighter pieces) and pulled from the previous crooked retaining walls (darker pieces).