- Construction of terraces and retaining walls
- Color design of the different terraces
- Recommendations for a shady location
If your garden is on a slope, you can create a natural meadow or a sloping lawn. Otherwise, your options will be limited, as water will drain quickly and many plants will suffer. In general, however, it is better to lay out such a plot in terraces and to support the different levels with low walls.
There are a few things to keep in mind when planting flowers on a slope
Construction of terraces and retaining walls
For these retaining walls, use materials that match the house. Brick houses look better when garden walls and paths are made of similar colored bricks. On the other hand, if you live in a stone house, try to make the retaining walls and paths out of stone. Plastered houses work best in combination with concrete walls that are clad and painted. Modern exterior coatings are available in a wide range of excellent colours. All walls should be finished with a mural crown that protrudes the wall by about four centimeters. Steps should be as wide and flat as possible and made of the same material as walls and paths.
Color design of the different terraces
Each terrace created in this way can be planted differently. For example, one level might be decorated with yellow and orange plants, a deeper level with orange, red, and purple tones, and lower again, pale blue and bluish-purple tones could blend into the distance. In this way, you revisit the Hang theme with the choice of flower colors in different flower beds, creating creative depth in the process.
Recommendations for a shady location
In a shady location, however, this color transition does not work so well because you cannot use the required variety of plants. In this case, it might be advisable to descend from a symmetrical plane to a less even collection of mixed shrubs and perennials, or to a quiet seating area with a water feature or fountain.
tips
When choosing plants for a bed on a slope, always remember that drought-tolerant flowering plants with a soft spot for the sun must always be planted in the upper area, and perennials that are both shade-tolerant and moisture-tolerant in the lower area. The further up the slope a bed is, the sunnier and drier it is, as all water always flows down the hill and pools at the bottom.