The Buckhead Backyard Transformation

Building on a slope is one of Georgia's greatest landscaping challenges. In this massive Buckhead backyard renovation, Atlanta Waterscapes turned a steep incline into a functional, multi-level paradise.

Tiered Living

Using hand-selected natural stone, we constructed a series of sweeping retaining walls that create distinct levels for gardening and lounging. The "face" of the stonework uses a mosaic pattern that provides a timeless, Old-World feel while providing the structural integrity needed to support the upper lawn.

How We Build Retaining Walls on Steep Lots

A retaining wall on a slope like this one does more work than it looks. Under the mosaic face, there's drainage behind the wall, compacted backfill, and footers sized for the load above. That's what actually holds back the hillside.

Without those hidden details, a wall on a slope will fail within a few winters. Georgia's freeze-thaw cycles crack poured concrete and shift paver walls over time. A hand-laid natural stone wall has some give to it, and that's what keeps it standing.

Learn more on our Stone Walls service page.

Serving Buckhead and the Surrounding Area

Buckhead homes tend to sit on bigger lots with more grade changes, and a lot of them have yards that drop off behind the house. That's exactly the kind of terrain where tiered walls and stone steps turn a steep, unusable slope into flat ground worth using.

Beyond Buckhead, we've built retaining walls, patios, and water features across Sandy Springs, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Dunwoody, and Johns Creek. See our full service area for the list of cities we cover.