What goes behind a retaining wall matters just as much as the blocks you can see, and choosing the wrong material could undermine drainage and stability.

You might not care for the look of concrete blocks for your retaining wall. But you can use another material that's durable and more visually appealing.

Product types include poured concrete walls, gravity walls, cantilever retaining walls, gravity poured walls, gabions, crib retaining walls, welded wire walls, plantable walls, and pre-cast walls.