A freestanding stone wall can be made by stacking a single row of stones that interlock with one another. You'll also find walls that are much wider and have multiple rows of interlocking rock.

A free-standing stone wall is made by stacking a single row of stones that interlock with one another. Some walls are much wider and have multiple rows of interlocking rock.

Q. While peeping at the colorful autumn leaves in New England, I saw more than one rock wall. I was so impressed with them and wonder if rock retaining walls really hold up over time. What are ...

When building any wall, free standing or retaining, it is important to have each course of stone level. And a gentle slope or pitch to the outside of the wall is needed, too.

Thousands of miles of rock and stone walls exist in New England. As recently as the 1850s, about 80 percent of the land area of New Hampshire was cleared of most trees.

Recently an industrious gardener named Shaun Scott sent us photos of the ados garden he had constructed in Rhode Island. First he built a free-standing, south-facing stone wall 54 inches tall, 23 ...

Freestanding walls do not, however, spring organically out of the rocks and hills. It would seem intuitive that warfare, or something like it, must provide the spur to their construction; yet ...