10 AWESOME IDEAS FOR A SLOPING GARDEN

For areas where you can easily lay it, peg coarse coconut matting or a similar material to the slope and plant through it; the matting will decay over time and the roots of the plants should provide a good consolidation. During the summer months, you may need to add more mulch to help preserve water on a sloping garden.

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Terrace it
Some sloping gardens lend themselves to having terraced areas that can be made into paved or decked patios for comfy seating or dining alfresco. By creating alternative areas in which to sit and enjoy your garden, you gain a different aspect and can look up or down and across.Steps will minimise the severity of the slope, especially if you can have wide steps and create a landing in-between to break the run. Having steps will also help to connect different areas, making each part distinct, with a different purpose

Keeping the planting simple in-between the levels means less work, and if you use low hedging, as seen here, this will mimic the steps in the middle, making the whole area look wider.

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Work in a retaining wall or two
There are many different ways of retaining soil in a sloping garden, as well as numerous choices of materials, and safety always comes first. High walls and steps can be hazardous, just as grassy slopes and gravel can be slippery and dangerous. Good drainage is important, so you don?t end up with a pool of dirty water at the bottom, too.

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