Sculpt Your Landscape with Structural Integrity and Artistic Elegance

Does your backyard have a steep slope that makes it difficult to use?  Are you worried about soil erosion washing away your beautiful landscaping after a Northeast Ohio rainstorm?  At Chidsey Landscape & Design, we specialize in transforming problem yards into breathtaking outdoor destinations.


As a premier landscape design and installation company in Northeast Ohio, we don't just build walls - we engineer long-lasting solutions that blend seamless functionality with high-end aesthetic appeal.


Retaining wall design and solutions include:


  • Paver wall block retaining walls
  • Natural stone walls with outcroppings and boulders
  • Stone paver seating walls and pillars
  • Paver patio and outdoor room definition
  • Raised landscape planting and garden beds
  • Cost-effective soil erosion solutions

Custom and professional retaining wall design and installation in Northeast Ohio by Chidsey Landscape & Design serving Medina County, Cuyahoga County, Summit County, Lorain County, and Wayne County.

Beyond The Surface:

CREATIVE & MULTIPURPOSE USES FOR RETAINING WALLS

In the hands of a skilled landscape designer, a retaining wall is far more than a structural barrier.  At Chidsey Landscape & Design, we look for every opportunity to maximize every square foot of your property.  By integrating smart features into your wall's design, we turn a necessary utility into a luxury feature.

Integrated Seating Walls

Why clutter your patio with extra chairs when your landscape can provide the seating?  By building walls at a specific height, we create permanent seating walls perfect for:


Adding low-voltage LED hardscape landscape lighting to retaining walls and pillars directly under stone coping provides:


  • Ambiance: Creates a warm and elegant glow that highlights the texture of the stone or wall block
  • Safety: Illuminates walkways and elevation changes
  • Security: Well-lit landscapes deter unwanted visitors by eliminating dark corners around your home's perimeter

 Softscape Centerpieces

A retaining wall provides the perfect frame for your favorite flora.  By using walls to create raised planting beds, we bring your garden closer to eye level.


  • Visual Interest: Mixing the hard texture of stone with the soft weeping evergreens, colorful perennials, or cascading groundcovers
  • Improved Drainage: Raised garden beds offer superior drainage for sensitive plants that don't like wet feet
  • Landscape retaining wall on paver patio with stone coping and garden planting bed in Medina County backyard

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  • Natural stone outcropping retaining wall for soil erosion control solution in Cuyahoga County driveway

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  • Paving wall stone block retaining wall on sloped front yard in Wayne County Ohio to help with water runoff

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  • Medina, Ohio backyard with low stone seating wall, pillars, and wall lighting for additional seating by custom fire pit by Chidsey Landscape & Design

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Benefits of Retaining Walls

Functional - Artistic - Aesthetic

A retaining wall is a protective structure made from wall block or natural stone that is designed to hold back soil and manage changes in ground elevation.  While they are often a necessity for structural safety, they are also a powerful tool for backyard landscape design.

Protecting Your Investment

Living in Northeast Ohio means dealing with varied terrain and seasonal weather shifts.  A professionally installed landscape retaining wall serves several critical roles:


  • Erosion Control: Prevents soil from washing away and protects your home's foundation from water damage.
  • Managing Drainage:  Our landscape walls are engineered with proper drainage systems to redirect water flow and prevent pooling.
  • Creating Level Ground:  We turn unusable hillsides into flat, functional areas for paver patios, outdoor kitchens, and softscape planting beds.
  • Structural Support:  Stabilizes sloped areas to prevent creeping or landslides over time.

Elevating Curb Appeal

Beyond the heavy lifting, retaining walls act as the architectural bones of your garden.


  • Tiered Garden Design:  Create multi-level flower beds and vertical gardens that add depth and dimension
  • Built-in Seating:  Low profile stone walls around custom fire pits or outdoor fireplaces provide permanent, elegant seating for guests.
  • Visual Transitions: Natural landscape stone - such as outcropping boulders - or textured wall block can be used to define different rooms in your outdoor living space.

The Chidsey Difference:

Whether you need a natural stone boulder wall for a rustic look or a modern interlocking retaining wall, Chidsey Landscape & Design expert design and installation team will create a custom landscape wall for your home that will maximize both the potential and function of your outdoor living space.  Led by owner, Jerry Chidsey, who holds a degree in Landscape Design from OSU, we will use our state-of-the-art 3D landscape design software to show you exactly how your retaining wall will look before we even break ground.  As an award-winning, Unilock Authorized Contractor, your wall will be built to the highest industry standards using superior materials to ensure no leaning, cracking, or failing.

Ready to add a retaining wall to your home?

Schedule your retaining wall landscape design consultation TODAY!

Simply complete the form, tell us a little bit about your project, and we will reach out to you soon.  We look forward to working with you!