 Securing a steep slopeShore up sloping ground with gum pole walls |  Holding a Steep bankA waist-high stone wall reduces the length of the slope. Use feature plants at the edges as an anchor, and secure the soil with strong-rooted succulent groundcovers. |  Curved pathsto cope with the downward gradient. |  Wild Grass BankA mix of wild grasses, mainly Aristida junciformis, create a beautiful no-mow bank. |  A Long, Steep Bank of VygiesA Long, Steep Bank of Vygies |  Wild Grass BankRestios (Juncus), wild grasses, rocks, and aloes secure this bank alongside a water feature. |  Build a rockery into the slope |  Sleeper wall to hold back the bankOld sleepers form an attractive and natural-looking barrier between the soil and gravel floor. |  Break up a slopeAccess paths help to break up a slope and create small planting pockets. Secure with gum poles, rocks, and log rolls. |  Steep Slope groundcoversPlectranthus verticillatus effectively secures the soil on a steeply sloping ground. |  Hot, Rocky SlopeSucculents are very effective on hot, stoney slopes. |  Build the slope with rocks and plantBuild secure rock wall into the slope, plant deep-rooting plants that will shore up the bank, and prevent erosion by covering the ground with a diversity of groundcovers. |  Stony Succulent BankA diversity of aloes and other succulents grow on platform layers down the slope |  Rock walls and Steep SlopesA natural rock wall breaks up the slope into managable platforms on which you can plant. |  DSCN0333 |  Terrace a steep slopeCut pathways that criss-cross a steep slope to create planting terraces and provide garden access. Keen to read more? Read our Feature Garden article, At the Edge. |  A shaded slopePlectranthus verticillatus and P. ciliatus cover a shaded slope. A few low retaining walls and pathways break up the slope into manageable sections. |  Steep Slopes in Industrial areasHelichrysum and gazanias spread out across a man-made bank. Edging an urban petrol station the area is exposed and maintenance is non-existant yet these species will thrive here. |  Wide treads for steep slopesMake steep steps easy to negotiate with a wide treads. |  Steep Slope StepsBuild steps that curve into the bank to reduce steepness. Wide treads provide resting opportunities. |
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