Gardens can be laid out on slopes, and not just in mountainous areas. However, a garden on a slope does not have to remain unused or necessarily be difficult to plant. With a few tricks, you can also conjure up a lush flowering perennial landscape here.
Flowers are particularly beautiful on slopes
Plant flowers correctly on a slope
Of course, a flower bed can also be created on a slope. You don't even have to straighten the slope, instead you simply fasten it or create ground-level areas using retaining walls or raised beds. Ground-covering perennials are particularly suitable for planting on slopes, and they also protect the soil from erosion.
Securing with embankment mats
The main problem when planting hillside beds is securing the perennials. As long as these are not firmly established, they need support. So-called erosion control mats secure hillside beds very well. These are protective mats with a coarse mesh, which are usually made of jute or another organic material. They anchor the mats firmly in the ground with hooks and cut them crosswise where the perennials are to be planted. Some models have spacious planting pockets into which the root balls can be inserted. The mats rot within a few years and are still used as fertilizer for the perennials.
retaining walls and raised beds
On the other hand, the creation of terraces on a slope with the help of retaining walls is much more complex. Instead of these, you can also use appropriately stable stone raised beds, which can be filled with commercially available soil and converted into flower beds.
The right plants for the hanging bed
The living conditions on the slope are very difficult for plants. On the one hand there is the drought problem, because the plants growing further up the mountain often do not get enough water - instead it flows straight into the valley. Here, in turn, the perennials can be too moist, as all moisture collects at this point. The same applies to the light supply: higher up the slope it is often very sunny and warm, while the lower areas are darker. That's what you need to keep in mind when choosing perennials for your flower bed - drought-tolerant sunbathers on top, plants that don't mind shade and moisture below.
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Instead of an erosion protection mat, clay pots without a bottom also ensure stability, which are dug into the ground together with the perennials and anchor them firmly.