Landscaping on Steep Slopes: Hillside Landscaping
Wish you had steps running up your hillside? At the very least, you may need a retaining wall. Steep slopes present a great challenge to your landscaping acumen. If you fail to tackle hillside landscaping, you may face erosion problems. But attempts at hillside landscaping by the novice often end up with time and money wasted. So before you begin, learn how to tame those steep slopes!
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Railroad Ties for Retaining Walls and More
Customers have contributed photos to Railway Sleepers.com, illustrating some of the many uses for railroad ties ("railway sleepers" in the U.K.) around the yard. Retaining walls, landscaping steps and raised beds made of railroad ties are just some of the ideas explored on this site.
Building Dry Creek Beds on Hillsides to Prevent Erosion
Are you losing soil on a hillside to erosion? If so, consider installing a dry creek bed. This tutorial tells you how, step by step. And dry creek beds look so good, some people install them even if they do not have erosion problems!
How to Build Stone Retaining Walls
If you have a slight slope you'd like to tame, building a mortar-less stone retaining wall might be the answer for you. Building such retaining walls is an excellent project for the do-it-yourselfer, are visually appealing and complement rock gardens beautifully.
Planted Pockets Give Life to Stone Walls
Garden Evolution.com's look at taking the opportunistic approach to dealing with unwanted gaps in a stone wall. Their answer: plug them with plants! This article shows how to make stone walls come to life by filling cracks with drought-tolerant plants.
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