Steep slopes present a challenge in the garden, both in the initial planning stages and in relation to ongoing maintenance. Ground covers offer an excellent solution. These plants grow densely and ...

Understanding the Context

AOL: 14 plants that help stabilise banks and slopes so soil doesn’t wash away 14 plants that help stabilise banks and slopes so soil doesn’t wash away The San Bernardino Sun: What to plant on a slope for erosion control Q: I just had my slope stripped — Brazilian peppers had invaded, and they choke out everything. It is a good-sized slope and I am looking for economical and maintenance free ground cover/bushes to ... You know that moment when it absolutely pours and you’re standing at the window watching your bank slowly… slide? You go out the next day and there’s a little more of the slope in the driveway, a ...

Key Insights

San Diego Union-Tribune: Garden Mastery: Key principles to planting, managing backyard slopes Fix It Homestead on MSN: I tried using bark mulch on a slope and watched half of it wash away