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[QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 3993318, member: 2500"]
Congratulations on finding a relatively flat piece of property in Pittsburgh.

If you decide to slope it, I wouldn't plant grass there because you're gonna hate mowing that slope. Leave it dirt, put in something like boxwoods or burning bush - those will grow quickly in Pittsburgh and would give you at least some privacy.. Leave a dirt border on your side, throw in some hostas and daylillies for a no-maintenance garden on your side that will partially hide how fugly those shrubs will get if you don't trim them all time.

I would not bother with another wall. Using Home Depot blocks will be a few hundred dollars - I'd count you'd need 48 just on what I see from the photo, and there's no guarantee they'll be stable given how wet it gets here. At $3-$4 apiece, that adds up and it's more work than you think it is - it might even collapse on your side, not your neighbors. I'm having that issue now with a raised garden I built using those things to alleviate a drainage problem from a slope.

I am surprised there wasn't a survey done prior to purchase. I had thought that was a necessity in Allegheny County.
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