preserve the existing exterior stone retaining walls and clearly show their structural function as retaining walls supporting the earth embankments behind them add realistic soil and earth fill behind and above the walls so that the terrain naturally connects to the top of the stone walls ensure the walls appear embedded into the landscape and properly retain the sloped ground remove invasive vegetation weeds vines and uncontrolled growth covering the stonework reveal the texture and character of the natural stone walls while keeping a realistic well maintained appearance introduce carefully designed mediterranean planting on the embankments including low shrubs lavender rosemary ornamental grasses thyme and native flowering plants create a natural but controlled landscape design that stabilizes the slopes and enhances the retaining walls the result should look professionally landscaped realistic and structurally coherent increase the visible earth embankment retained by the stone walls and ensure the terrain rises naturally behind each retaining wall
