Tag: slope

Best Practices for Planting on a Hillside and Setting Up Efficient Irrigation

Planting a hillside with a mix of colorful perennials, shrubs, and a blooming carpet of ground cover is visually stunning. Hillside planting also prevents slope and hillside erosion by anchoring loose soils that would otherwise be swept downhill with runoff from rainfall. Plants That Prevent Slope & Hillside Erosion Planting ground covers is essential for […]

How to Prevent Runoff in a Sloped Yard

Soil erosion on a slope or hillside is a major contributor to water runoff. Irrigation runoff transfers garden debris and agricultural pesticides into surface waters that supply our drinking water, the fish we consume, and water we swim in. So it’s very important that homeowners landscaping on slopes or hillsides take steps to protect their soil from erosion and runoff into watersheds downhill that feed surface waters.