better integrate the existing stone retaining walls into the landscape ensure the walls are naturally connected to the terrain with realistic soil embankments and retained earth behind them the second retaining wall and the adjacent earth embankment must be positioned at a lower elevation than the first wall clearly reflecting the terraced topography of the site adjust the grading and perspective so that the lower terrace sits visibly below the upper terrace remove invasive vegetation weeds shrubs bushes and overgrown plants replace them with a clean uniform well maintained green lawn covering the terraces and embankments keep the stone retaining walls clearly visible and naturally integrated into the landscape create a realistic elegant and cohesive landscape with smooth terrain transitions terraced levels natural stone walls and high quality lawn