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- To plan and plant a flowerbed on a slope
- Plant flowers on the slope correctly
- Secure with embankment mats
- Retaining walls and raised beds
- The perennial plants for the hillside
- Tips
Flowers are especially beautiful on a slope
To plan and plant a flowerbed on a slope
Gardens can be downhill not only in mountainous areas. However, a garden on a slope does not have to be left unused or inevitably difficult to plant. With a few tricks you conjure up a lush flowering perennial landscape.
Plant flowers on the slope correctly
Of course, a flowerbed can also create a slope. You do not even have to straighten the slope, instead you simply fasten it or create ground-level surfaces using retaining walls or raised beds. Ground-covering perennials are particularly suitable for slope planting and protect the soil from erosion.
Secure with embankment mats
The main problem with the planting of hillside beds is the preservation of the perennials. As long as they have not grown solid, they need support. So-called erosion protection mats secure slope beds very well. These are protective mats with coarse mesh, which are usually made of jute or other organic material. They anchor the mats with hooks firmly in the ground and cut crosswise where the perennials are to be planted. Some models have spacious plant bags, in which the root ball can be used. The mats rot within a few years and serve as a fertilizer for the perennials.
Retaining walls and raised beds
Much more elaborate, however, is the creation of terraces on the slope with the help of retaining walls. Instead of this, you can also use correspondingly stable stone raised beds, which can be filled with commercial soil and converted into a flowerbed.
The perennial plants for the hillside
The living conditions on the slope are very difficult for plants. On the one hand, there is the drought problem, because the plants that wake up further up the mountain often do not get enough water - instead, it flows immediately into the valley. Here, in turn, the perennials can be too wet, since all moisture accumulates at this point. The same applies to the light offer: higher up the slope, it is often very sunny and warm, while the lower areas are darker. That's what you have to think about when selecting the perennials for flowerbeds - above are drought-tolerant sunbathers, below are plants that have no problem with shade and moisture.
Tips
Instead of an anti-erosion mat, stability is provided by soil-free clay pots, which, together with the perennials, are buried in the ground and firmly anchor them.