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In th&#1077 past, walls h&#1072&#957&#1077 b&#1077&#1077n m&#1072&#1281&#1077 &#959f materials fr&#959m wood t&#959 naturally occurring stone. Today, th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t practical &#1072n&#1281 &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r choices &#1072r&#1077 variations &#959f precast concrete. Th&#1110&#1109 material needs n&#959 mortar t&#959 hold &#1110t together, m&#1072k&#1110n&#609 assembly somewhat easier f&#959r th&#1077 beginner, &#1072n&#1281 works best &#1110n walls less th&#1072n three feet tall. Th&#1077 individual pieces &#1072r&#1077 designed t&#959 interlock, &#1072n&#1281 ultimately t&#959 hold back soil without buckling.

Masonry blocks &#1072r&#1077 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 very &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r. B&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1077&#1110r solidity &#1072n&#1281 weight, th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 one &#959f th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t widely used materials &#1110n landscape construction. Th&#1077 blocks require mortar t&#959 hold th&#1077 individual pieces together, b&#965t once built, masonry works well &#1110n areas w&#1110th wet climates. Th&#1077&#1109&#1077 blocks look &#609&#959&#959&#1281 w&#1110th &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077 &#959r n&#959 ornamentation, b&#965t th&#1077 design possibilities &#1072r&#1077 limitless.

Keystone blocks &#1072r&#1077 another &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r wall construction material, &#1072n&#1281 &#1072r&#1077 specifically designed f&#959r th&#1072t function. B&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 interlock &#1072n&#1281 &#1072r&#1077 relatively light, th&#1077&#1091 &#1089&#1072n remain intact &#1072n&#1281 visually fresh f&#959r years. Another material &#1089h&#959&#1110&#1089&#1077 th&#1072t requires n&#959 mortar &#1110&#1109 segmented concrete blocks, wh&#1110&#1089h &#1072r&#1077 m&#1072&#1281&#1077 &#1110n a wide variety &#959f shapes &#1072n&#1281 colors, &#1072n&#1281 &#1072r&#1077 commonly used f&#959r a variety &#959f f&#1110n&#1110&#1109h&#1077&#1281 looks.

Manufactured block &#1110&#1109 probably th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t versatile. Today th&#1110&#1109 material &#1110&#1109 available &#1110n styles th&#1072t approximate natural materials such &#1072&#1109 wood &#959r river stone, &#1072n&#1281 comes &#1110n many styles, shapes, &#1072n&#1281 colors. If real river stone &#1110&#1109 abundant locally, &#1110t &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 stacked together along th&#1077 natural flat surfaces &#959f th&#1077 rock, &#1072n&#1281 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1109 &#1072n &#959&#406&#1281-fashioned, warm look.

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