gardening on a slope

GBDW – Coping with Slopes Wrap-Up

by Nancy J. Ondra October 29, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Design

We’ve gotten some fantastic contributions for this month’s Design Workshop – solid how-to advice as well as a wealth of design ideas. So without further ado, on to the links… Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Coping with Slopes (Nan at Gardening Gone Wild): Kick-off post for this month’s topic. How It All Began (VP at Veg [...]

Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Coping with Slopes

by Nancy J. Ondra October 3, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Design

Gardening on a level lot is challenging enough, but when you have a sloping site, you have a whole other set of design and maintenance factors to consider. The soil is often dry and rocky, making planting a hassle, and rainfall tends to run off before it can soak in, carrying away precious topsoil and mulch — [...]