Landscaping A Steep Slope
Front Yard

This is a good example of landscaping on a steep slope or hillside.

Most of the lawn area is level enough to allow good saturation before the water runs off. Still, even with a slight slope you may want to take measures to insure you get enough saturation. See watering lawns on slopes and hillsides.

The boulders and rocks in the planting area are a good idea to help hold the slope in place. However, they would look more natural and do their job better if they were slightly dug into the bank and laid horizontally like a natural outcropping.

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Another thing that would help this landscaping look more unified would be if the rocks were all closer to the same type.

The ground cover is shredded mulch which works well on steep slopes like this. Regular bark chunks and gravels will eventually slide down the hill and require periodic maintenance to push and place the ground cover back up the hillside.

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