This easy slope garden plan adds color and controls erosion with a low-maintenance mix of annuals and perennials.
Filling a hillside with easy-care plants that help control soil erosion is a win-win for your yard.
Lower-growing plants such as petunias, sedum, and candytuft fill in the spaces between them.
Credit: Jerry Pavia
It will self sow but cutting off the flower heads will reduce unwanted seedlings.
The best plants for slopes are deep-rooted flowers, groundcovers, and shrubs with deep, clumping roots.
Plants can also help control soil erosion in your yard.
Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke
