Black Locust Archives | Marek Landscaping https://mareklandscaping.com/project_tag/black-locust/ Stewardship | Design | Contracting Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:05:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mareklandscaping.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/favicon.png Black Locust Archives | Marek Landscaping https://mareklandscaping.com/project_tag/black-locust/ 32 32 Cobblestone Trail on Lake Michigan Bluff https://mareklandscaping.com/project/cobblestone-trail-lake-michigan-bluff-stabilization/ https://mareklandscaping.com/project/cobblestone-trail-lake-michigan-bluff-stabilization/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:15:49 +0000 https://mareklandscaping.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=5423 In 2018, Marek Landscaping, LLC installed a 5,730 square foot switchback trail at a bluff-side residence in Bayside, WI. The trail was constructed with reclaimed antique granite cobblestone from old Milwaukee roads set in a permeable base of crushed quartz. It features a retaining wall made from Black Locust that was harvested and milled on-site...

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]]> In 2018, Marek Landscaping, LLC installed a 5,730 square foot switchback trail at a bluff-side residence in Bayside, WI. The trail was constructed with reclaimed antique granite cobblestone from old Milwaukee roads set in a permeable base of crushed quartz. It features a retaining wall made from Black Locust that was harvested and milled on-site with custom designed geogrid reinforcement and built-in limestone overlooks. Custom made copper caps atop the Black Locust posts along the trail to add a decorative element to this rustic landscape while preventing the posts from splitting over the long-term.

Special consideration was taken to bluff dynamics and site ecology throughout the project to minimized site impact as much as possible during construction. Other improvements to the property, including invasive species management and supplemental native woody and herbaceous plantings. Our Stewardship team has been keeping the new native plantings happy and healthy through regular maintenance for the past several years.

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]]> https://mareklandscaping.com/project/cobblestone-trail-lake-michigan-bluff-stabilization/feed/ 0 Black Locust Retaining Wall https://mareklandscaping.com/project/black-locust-retaining-wall/ https://mareklandscaping.com/project/black-locust-retaining-wall/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:05:36 +0000 https://mareklandscaping.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=5466 Our construction team built this unique retaining wall made from black locust planks and posts to restore a degraded and heavily eroded section of our client’s property and improve the overall aesthetic of the space. The retaining wall is tiered and sectioned to create several terraces for planting were there was not space to do...

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]]> Our construction team built this unique retaining wall made from black locust planks and posts to restore a degraded and heavily eroded section of our client’s property and improve the overall aesthetic of the space. The retaining wall is tiered and sectioned to create several terraces for planting were there was not space to do so previously.

Black Locust is one of our favorite materials to create with. Durable and rot-resistant, it makes an excellent choice of lumber for boardwalks, decks, posts for handrails or lighting, and various other structures, such as this retaining wall. We typically harvest wood this invasive tree in the Winter months alongside the removal of other non-desirable woody species.

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