Repaired Retaining Wall Looks Even Worse Than Before

[Nam Hoang]

Hi everyone! I'm working on my first flip, about 80% completed with the project.  However, I've run into a bit of a blocker with the retaining wall on the left side of the house and the front lawn.  The wall on the left side of the front lawn was originally just a bunch of rocks stacked together, with no mortar holding it together.  The retaining wall on the left side of the house is a rock wall with limestone plates/caps, not in great condition and a couple of the caps are cracked.  We had a mason come by and he put some mortar in between the rocks on the left side of the front lawn, which looked decent enough, but then to address the retaining wall on the left side of the house, he removed all the plates/caps off the wall and replaced them with the extra rocks (more like boulders) we had.  See the before and after pictures.  As you can see, it looks terrible, and I'm hoping someone can give me an idea to address this problem at a reasonable price.  Also, the fresh mortar on the wall in the front lawn highlights how old the wall on the side of the house is, do you guys think i'll need to repoint the old retaining wall or is there a cheaper option?  Should I find some smaller rocks to replace those huge rocks or should I just get some bluestone caps?

BEFORE

AFTER