Retaining Walls
Holding the Land & Honoring the Landscape With
Retaining Walls
Designed to Support, Guide & Endure in the Sonoma Area
A well-built wall holds land in place, carves out space, and allows a property to settle with confidence. In hillside gardens across Mill Valley, stepped terraces in Belvedere, and sloped entries in Kentfield, retaining walls bring both form and function to outdoor spaces.
At Heritage Landscapes, we design and construct retaining walls as part of larger, integrated landscape projects—never in isolation, always in conversation with the site. Every line, finish, and foundation is thoughtfully placed, engineered for longevity, and built to feel native to the environment.
We bring the same care to retaining walls as we do to planting and lighting, focusing on proportion, material integrity, and how each element will age. Walls guide movement, support grade, and shape space, but their beauty is in the details: a curve that follows the land, stone that echoes the surroundings, and craftsmanship that settles quietly into place.
Common materials include:
Retaining Walls That Belong to the Garden
Natural stone (dry-stack or mortared)
Concrete block with veneer
Board-formed or cast-in-place concrete
Corten or steel-edged solutions for modern transitions
Terraced systems with integrated drainage and plantable space
Every wall we build is structurally engineered, properly drained, and designed to evolve with the landscape it supports.
A Process Rooted in Precision
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Assess the Site
We study the slope, soil, drainage, and intended use. Then we walk the property with you to align on vision.
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Design With Purpose
We shape the wall to suit the site both structurally and visually, as part of the full landscape plan.
Build With Care
Our team handles excavation, foundation, and finish with precision. The result feels lasting and grounded.
Client Testimonials
"I'd highly recommend Heritage for large / complex landscaping and hardscaping projects."
Michael G. via Google
Built as Part of the Whole
Heritage Landscapes does not offer retaining walls as a standalone service. They are always integrated into broader landscape overhauls—where grading, planting, lighting, and surface transitions all work in harmony. This allows us to build walls that do more than hold—they belong.
Serving Marin, Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco & surrounding communities.
Let’s Reshape What’s Possible
We build retaining walls as part of complete landscape transformations. Let’s walk your property and see where the structure can support something bigger.
