left and never came back with a price so it was down to me. Okay its not a brilliant job but it looks reasonable, its still good after more than ten years and it cost peanuts. I built my workshop from concrete blocks with a few red bricks to make it a bit more pleasing on the eye. The same principles apply as for the wall. Just make sure the corners are square. Use a set square at 90degrees on each corner. I built the right hand side four inches taller than the left hand side to allow the roof to drain off in rainy weather. These techniques all came from my original idea of how to build a wall. My Steps See all 3 photos See all 3 photos My Workshop Retaining wall See all 3 photos My small retaining wall How to build a Rose Arbour How to build a Rose Arbour How to build a rose arbour-When our rotten rose arbour collapsed I knew I would have to build a new one, but did I know how to build a rose arbour? No, so I looked at photographs in magazines and chose a simple square design. I bought 4inch by 3inch This Hub was last updated on November 15, 2012 You can help the HubPages community highlight top quality content by ranking this article up or down. A couple of years ago, I had to build a wall in an apartment, since the wall that was there