Use a torpedo level to level each of the landscape retaining wall blocks front to back and a 4- or 6-ft. level to keep each course level and even. Set the blocks with a heavy rubber or plastic mallet.

A landscaper will charge $1,219, including labor and material, to build a 25-foot square concrete block retaining wall. You can buy the materials for $501, do it yourself and save 59 percent.

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Parrish uses World Block forms to create mid-sized landscape concrete blocks for retaining walls. World Block offers them an appealing stone look and size that is marketable for his company, he adds.

Homeowners, too, have discovered retaining walls can be used to create functional outdoor features, says Scott Arnold, manager of Villa Landscapes in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Residential seating "Retaining walls are both durable, beautiful and versatile tools of the trade," says Scott Arnold, manager of Villa Landscapes in St. Paul, Minnesota.