How to beautify bare walls

Modern elegance transferred to the garden wall - this is how it works

For a long time, concrete was considered to be the ideal stylistic way to transfer modern architectural style to the garden wall. The sober, brutal look certainly made nature lovers uncomfortable, so that creative garden designers were desperately looking for acceptable alternatives. The idea collectors found what they were looking for in the Alps, where gabions are used as slope supports. These are sturdy, galvanized wire baskets that you fill with stones of your choice.

Act in modern garden design Gabions as a privacy screen, Slope reinforcement, Room divider or garden bench. By placing plant bags between the stones as part of the filling process, you can decoratively green this modern version of the garden wall. Lighting fixtures can also be wonderfully integrated into the design.

Design a Mediterranean garden wall - this is how it works

With the right combination of materials, colors and accessories, you can give your garden wall a Mediterranean look. The following components transfer the flair of the south to the masonry:

• Bricks and capstones made of clay or terracotta in warm tones
• Create garden walls from natural stones from the Mediterranean, such as Mallorcan field stones, limestone or marble
• Typical Mediterranean openings and windows integrate into the course of the wall

You can add the finishing touches to your Mediterranean garden wall with authentic accessories. Prime examples are the wall fountain and the terracotta sun. By cutting parts of the wall plaster and embellish with Mediterranean wall paintings and mosaics, you round off the unique appearance artfully.

Dry stone wall with plants - natural flair for the rural garden

Gabions and terracotta walls are out of place in the half-timbered house with a cottage garden. Regional materials and colors dominate here, demonstrating a sense of homeland. A dry stone wall made of natural stone perfectly expresses the rural style. The design is completed with a planting of local wildflowers and herbs. These tips may serve as your inspiration:

• Suitable types of stone are greywacke, Sandstone, Basalt, quartz rock or granite
• Fill joints with loamy earth and do not seal with mortar
• Shape the wall crown from the most beautiful stones or green with upholstery plants

The planting of a naturally designed dry stone wall takes place parallel to the construction. Put in sun-drenched wall joints whitecloves (Dianthus gratianopolitanus), hanging upholstery bells (Campanula poscharskyana), creeping golden sheaf (Achillea filipendulina) or Stone herb (Alyssum). Shady niches in the masonry are reserved for dwarf lady's mantle (Alchemilla faeroensis ssp. pumila), gold droplets (Chiastophyllum oppositifolium) or alpine asters (aster alpinus).