New Gardener - Help!

Hello!
I’ve recently moved house and finally have a garden - hurrah!

It’s quite small and bricked however we want to level it out so it’s on 2 levels rather than 3 - we’ve done quite a bit already however the problem we have is that we’re worried the top level might be supporting / holding up the back wall - is this something we can or should try ourselves or should we get in a professional... ?

The below are some before pics...






And this is now after getting rid of a few bits and cutting things down/back.





And this is on the right hand side ... no idea what they were thinking?! ...



What we want to do it get rid of the little wall and make the grass reach that back wall so it’s flat...

Any help or advice???

Thank you!

 

I would dig a hole at the side of the rear retaining wall and see if the wall goes down to the level that you want the garden to be.

Have a look at neighbours gardens - the level of their gardens will be a good indicator of where the retaining wall ends.

 

@Zigs Could you please move this thread to a more appropriate place. I'm sure it will get more responses that way. Plus it's @alvin's birthday today.



G.

 

Until recently. To get rid of rubbish, waste whatever. Dig a hole in the garden and bury it. Now local councils provide at least a three bin service to dispose of waste. In my tiny garden. I have an island bed. It is made up of unwanted ballast. I built a wall aeound it from bricks and brolen paving slabs. Atop of it, there is a small moulded fish pond, the other half is something of an alpine garden or perhaps a sun bed for the local cats.

Despite all the many books etc on gardening. The fact remains. Do what you want.