Hillside Planter-Set of (3) D.I.Y Erosion Control Soil Slope-Stabilization Runoff Conserves Water ECO 1-5 Gallon

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This resourceful gardener used the contrasting plant textures of the conical evergreens, spiky flowers, flowing ornamental grasses, and rounded shrubs to animate the garden. This gardener made his hillside rock garden look natural by allowing the rocks to tumble and land where they may.

These hillside planters stabilize your landscape using 100% recycled and repurposed plastic to grow your gardens, not our landfills. Hillside garden planters for erosion control landscaping on Instagram: "Gardening on a slope can be challenging.Marie's garden writing has been featured in newspapers and magazines nationwide and she has been interviewed for Martha Stewart Radio, National Public Radio, and numerous articles. Make a plan for gopher removal so that you don’t have to worry about critters ruining the beautiful hillside garden you created!

Drought-resistant groundcovers and succulents that thrive in hot weather can prevent erosion on steep grades and make the journey more interesting.Incorporate a flower garden on the hill by selecting hillside flowers and vegetation that like to grow in crags and crevices, or on a slope, like sedum, rock cress, creeping phlox, and sweet alyssum. The shell-motif lunette on top, reeded side columns, and center motif of cattails and Poseidon’s Trident. A retaining wall is great for a hillside flower bed because it creates planting opportunities when you select construction materials that allow you to plant in nooks and crannies along the wall's surfaces. It was not until I began writing this post that I saw the mobility issues warning in the garden description.

Made from a now-weathered dark brown concrete with a hint of rose, they feature a heavy dark grey aggregate on the exposed edges that works beautifully with grasses, sedum and trailing vines. Also, if you're landscaping on a budget, consider groundcovers that will give you a carpet of green along the slope. Did you know each Dirt Locker® sold saves the equivalent of 13 milk jugs from entering our landfills?To go from this… Without a little frontal under support, this shrub would follow its owner down the hill on a mud slick from watering. Test Garden Tip: Begin building at the base of your sloped flower bed if you're not sure where to add your stairs. Homeowners, beginning gardeners, and especially seasoned women like myself are sure to find this product to be a dream come true. Look at the height you had to mock-up to make the bed level, and make sure you have enough wood to build the box to accommodate the slope.

I find it so difficult to focus on garden descriptions the day of a tour that I completely missed it. The Hillside Planter will help with your goals to help the planet by cutting your hillside watering by up to 50%.

It's lovely to have a house situated on a hill overlooking the landscape, but that sometimes means your yard slopes down to the road, giving you the effect of a hell strip in your front yard. I will work through all of these to see a worthwhile garden and a warning, even if seen, would not have stopped me from trying. Usually, I blend Allan’s and my photos together to describe a garden, even though we often walk through at a different pace and direction. And you can outfit these planter boxes with cold frames in the autumn and winter months to extend your growing seasons.