Having now visited five out of eight, I continued to marvel at how perfectly groomed they all were for tour day: No weedy bits around the edges, every plant deadheaded and dead-leafed (any unsightly leaf removed). This good large size stone trough from Provence , The centuries left its marks on this container and a very nice patina . We adore the faded blue/green color on this stunning enameled cast iron courtyard fountain that is signed by its maker in Paris, the famous foundry of Gaget Gauthier (which incidentally also pieced together all the copper to make the Statue of Liberty).

When installing any retaining wall, add a good drainage system behind the wall to prevent the wall from cracking or collapsing. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. For some, as luck would have it, the most sun-filled section of your yard will be the least conducive to growing. She also makes liberal use of hypertufa or artificial limestone, which blends in beautifully with the natural stone.Product Description AFFORDABLE SOLUTION FOR PLANTING DIFFICULT HILLS AND SLOPES AND ADDRESSING WATER CONSERVATION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER. Once your hillside planter boxes are in place, it’s time to plant your herbs and vegetables and keep those weeds out! Runoff is one of the biggest challenges with hillside gardens and even more so when the slope runs off into the driveway, where soil can settle. With a bit of thought when choosing your plants, any hillside or slope can become a focal point in your yard. The exuberant perennials along the walkway are given even more level changes by using containers and pot stands on the lower levels, which create focal points for the journey down.

Dirt Locker can get your garden dirt locked and ready to load with fresh fruits and vegetables in a matter of hours. Please note that you can change the look of the fountain by using one, two or three bowls if you're not keen on a tall fountain. But for a hillside planter box, I like to scale it down a bit to no bigger than 4’x4’ and stack them next to each other so they’re more maneuverable.

Dirt Locker is a sloped landscaping solution for hillside backyards that experience erosion and irrigation issues. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. With nearly 15 years in the industry, he is well versed in both herbaceous and woody plants with additional interest in entomology. Take advantage of a change in grade to display your favorite potted plants on the outer edges of a sloped flower bed. Alternatively, we can plug the drain-holes so you can create a magnificent cascading hillside fountain.

Terracing the walkway while leaving the planting area elevated gives the effect of encompassing passersby in the flowers.If the ground is weird and uneven, or the slope is particularly steep, you can also build legs instead. Some designers turned them into fire pit , some of them with multiple simple spouts with water bubbling as freestanding water feature or with a wall mount fountain head. I find it so difficult to focus on garden descriptions the day of a tour that I completely missed it. This planter promotes strong plant growth and soil stabilization while capturing rain and water runoff. In that case, you may have to create planting pockets and add some additional soil to establish plants.

All these plants hold the ground in place and require minimal maintenance during the growing season. You don’t want to spend 8 hours figuring out how many hillside planters will fit in your sloped landscaping project.Part of the challenge of landscaping a hillside is establishing the plants before they wash down the slope. These contemporary demilune planters can be stacked in a straight or sweeping vertical plane or used back to back to form circles.