How To Make a STONE LANDSCAPE BED BORDER | Step-by-Step Process 

Do no build walls like this. At min the base rock long side of stone needs to go front to back of bed not side to side. Voids need to be filled with like the same rock as wall is being built, largest rocks should be used at base, and absolutely never dry stack a wall with out gravel as a back fill.

Fabulous job guys. I’ve spent the past 4 years working on the landscaping for our home situated on a rocky hill, TRUST ME……… “Work like this ain’t easy”. 😎

Just need to be careful about what weather zone you live in. I live up near Canada on the US boarder in Ohio. We always dig down below the frost line about 40”. If there is a slope that allows drainage be installed at bottom of trench, we install black 4” drain Poole, cover with coarse gravel and use a plate compactor to remove voids. Next we take a lazar level and level all the footer heights. If on a long slope we will stair step footers below grade and stack the stone a little further below grade in those areas. We do all this because the walls tend to heave in the winter and over time then walls can become unstable. Looks lien these walls are being installed further south.

Ben (and Ethan), that' looks really nice! Well done.

I’m a novice “waller” and have been doing a lot of research before i atempt my first wall. All research say to “not” put the long face of the stone as facing. Best to put the length of the stone in this creating the strongest possible wall. It is tempting to put the long face out because u cover more distance, however, this practice promotes a weaker wall. Very respectfully, DS

Seems like a string line would get you a straight wall with some stakes along the curves. Also, don't you tamp your gravel?

btw, have you ever considered using landscape fabric under the crushed stone base?

Thank you so much for sharing this. Just researching to learn more, I want to border a spot in the yard for berry bushes. Learned a lot from this! Thank you for sharing your joy of this work as well as your grateful and humble spirit in doing your best. You are making the world a more beautiful place both on and off line!

I truly believe that the ability to work is one of God's greatest blessings! To do so with an attitude of JOY while striving for EXCELLENCE is truly the very best way to tackle any work! Beautiful job on the stone border - it's going to be amazing filled with plants!!!

It looks beautiful. You had a nice Helper too. God bless you.

WOW ,,, 2 views .... 2 likes ... awesome keep it going everyone

Very nice. I think you guys used every muscle in your back, legs, arms etc. That was a lot of work.

Hi, Benj! Excellent tutorial! You taught me a lot. Looks amazing.

I enjoyed this lesson. You guys did such a good job with such ease. Great work. God bless you two.

You know how to build walls! It's great you share your knowledge with us. Nice stones. You are really good at this!

Exactly! Work is all about havin some fan. That's the best way to motivate oneself ❣️💯

lay the stone into slope not along slope.

Ben & Ethan: you guys gave me some great insights into my DIY project, it would be cool to see what it looks like now. I’m curious to know how you keep weeds from growing between & around the rocks?

Beautiful work!

Awesome job well done

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What are these stones called and also how many did you get and how did you estimate the amount you needed?

i know its a low, dry stacked wall but no concerns about movement without drainage?

Where can I find guys like you in the Detroit area? My stone borders are falling apart and I want to sell my house. I’m too tiny and have been sick so I can’t do it alone.

No glue or mortar?

How much rock did you use? And what is that rock called so I can ask for it by name?

👍👍👍👍awsome

Very pretty guys Beautiful

Well Done guys.. God bless you both.. Love your attitude and your hard work.. Looks awesome.. Without cement.. 👌

Beautiful!

I love natural stone work .

Thank you for sharing. Great video. Excellent workmanship. I have a question - I am reparing the rocks surrounding an old bed... these rocks are not all "flat" and I wondered if there is a modified method - perhaps that uses dabs of cement in between crevices of the stones to fortify the structure given the lack of uniformity of thickness of the stones.... have you any experience that you can share on this? The preexisting layers of rock around a garden are coming unhinged after many years... my thought was to remove the rocks, grade the ground, and start fresh using the same rocks.... perhaps there is another video for this type of technique that you can suggest for achieving a high quality outcome? Thank you!

What a beautiful job.

You guys Rock!!!

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How would I do that where it goes from grade level to about 1 to 1.5 feet high with the trapezoid shaped 4" high stones?

You absolutely inspired me young man to make a bed such as this for my medicinal herbs. Thank you for the tutorial. You certainly did bless his family. You get a gold star! 🌟❤️🇨🇦

Looks nice👍

How do I do this with rocks

Great work! Beautiful! I had started on my smaller project then took a break & found your video! Needless to say, I realized I was doing things all wrong! Stopped where I was and headed to the home store for some gravel. I do have a question about what to do if your area is uneven, as in, one side is about 15 inches lower. I'm guessing I need to start at that side & work my way around so the top layer of stone is level. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for the video and all the tips towards doing such a wall. Great job!

How much do you charge per square feet?

Nicely done, gents. Thanks for the tips. Such hard work. Where are you guys located?

Hi Benji, Thank you for your tutorial. I am planning on constructing my own flat stone walls around my own landscaping. What did you use for the fill gravel? I was considering 3/4 inch minus gravel.

Great job. I have a similar, but much smaller planting bed our landscapers put in front of our front porch. Now, after 10 years, the soil is washing out one side. I’m not sure how to fix without dismantling the whole side nor do I know if it’s something best left to the professionals to repair or if it an easy diy fix. With mature Hostas, Ivy, Creeping Jenny, weed barrier and bark mulch, I don’t know how to go about fixing without damaging the plants. Any thoughts?

Beautiful job!

What type of rock are you using?

That is really cool, thanks for making this video. Ive got all sorts of slopes like this that Im trying to make useable

looks nice!

Great job men!

Just a suggestion and of course you are young, but wouldn't a handheld Dirt Tamper make the compacting go faster than a handheld stone?

What type stones and thickness are these, I am going to try it this thanks friend.

Great video! Thank you!

About how much did this cost? I’m wanting to something very similar and no idea on how to figure up cost

Awesome job guys..Tks for the teaching and God bless you guys with much success 🙌

Great work and an even greater attitude towards work. Encouraging to see!

No mortar no footer hmm, everyone works different ig I prefer something that will last something solid.

Love your work and your attitude. May Heavenly Father continue to bless y’all and your business 🙏🏼

How was the stone purchased? Did you but the whole pallet, or just the stone removed from it?

I appreciate you sharing your work, and your attitude ❤

Just did this today ! But stay blessed man and keep landscaping!! #Landscape4life

How much is the cost to put a pallet down

Camera crews, design students.hmmmm? Yup

and if you don't have the ability to work, what do you call that ?

Looks good. How many pallets was that?

Very nice looking! Is that flagstone and what's the cost of materials for a job like that?

Great information - thanks!

Exactly what I needed to see, thank you!

The attention to detail is fabulous!

What kind of stone is that called?

Love the tutorial and your positive attitude! Showed me I don’t need a bunch of fancy equipment to build something pretty. I think I’ll go ahead and pull the trigger on this project now. God bless!

Loved the video! Thanks for sharing

Beautiful job bud👍

Would you just glue, the last couple layers of rock?

What kind of rocks are you using for the border?

Great job.xxxxx

What a weird video. Less of a how to an more of a day in the life?

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Beautiful wall, cool video!

LOVE it! 🥰 Thanks for sharing!

What a good video. Thanks!

Good job boys.

beautiful job!

Nice wall! It will be there until they want it moved.... which should be forever 😊 it reminds me of the one I had built around the front of my house. On the higher end we planted a nice white Dogwood tree. I love it! I’m sure the homeowners are going to LOVE theirs too

looks wonderful

great tutorial

Specific type of flagstone?

Great video.

Well done,looks great!

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Nice work Benj and Ethan. It’s fun to see the project from beginning to end.

Loved watching you both do this, for what me and my neighborhood here would consider, the good ol' fashioned way.... you even just used a piece of stone to do the job of what would have been done with a tool made for tamping :) Came to your video cause wife n me are wanting to build 1-2 foot high rock walls around the oak and maple trees in our yard. So would have a circular rock wall around the tree, but its difficult finding videos that pertain to our type of job that we're wanting to do. Well keep up the good work guys!

Looks really beautiful! Great job guys ❤️ God bless you!

Haha nice design and job well done!! Ben u r acting like the Egyptian Task Master of the Moses time to poor Ethan!!!! Please pay Ethan Sleepy Biden's new minimum wages $15s /hr.!!!! 😜 And I will see if you r still in the gardening business!!! 😜 One more Idea to earn more money make Ethan dance to house owners.. A good dance from his school. Probably you will get more money for bringing school dance to house owners door step!!! 😜 Any way.. It was a good video. I am happy to see Ethan working with you n learning gardening. Love you Ethan for all your good gardening work!! And God bless you!!! . 💐 😇😇🎁👏👏 Ethan is the Hero of the day!!! 😜

Proper dry stack wallers will cringe at this. But kinda ok a diy handy man

nice job guys impressive and NOT DIY lol

Not bad for beginners. Keep growing and learning

I've been landscaping 25 years in California. Built just a few dry stack flagstone walls like this. I just realized I was doing it wrong! I always backfilled with just native soil. Using gravel as you pointed out gives it strength and stability. Adding many more years of enjoyment. Great job young man! I'm excited to do my next stone wall like this.

Good stone , bad building!

Ben, you should learn the correct methods for building dry stone walls.