Have Erosion Problems In Your Yard? 2 Ways To Deal With This

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Have Erosion Problems In Your Yard? 2 Ways To Deal With This

If you have erosion problems in your yard, this can cause many problems and can be frustrating. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to take care of this problem, two of which are listed below.

Build a Retaining Wall

One easy way to deal with erosion problems is to build a retaining wall. A retaining wall can be made with a variety of materials, such as concrete, brick, and more. Concrete is often used as it is not as expensive as other materials. You can also stain, color, and stamp concrete to make the retaining wall look interesting. 

Because you have a slope, you need to make sure you build the retaining wall correctly. If you have no experience, hire a professional to do this for you. A landscape contractor can help choose the best place to put the wall to help with erosion problems. 

To build the retaining wall, the contractor first digs a steeped trench and fills the trench with a gravel base. They then install the first row of concrete or the material you chose. Rough gravel is placed on top of the row and the second layer is built and so on until the wall is at the right height. The top row blocks are secured and backfill is put in place. The contractor you hire can go over this information with you in much more detail. 

Use Groundcover

Plant a variety of annuals and perennials in the area. As they grow, their roots bind the soil together and keeps it in place. This is an easy way to deal with erosion and adds beauty to your yard. Along with the flowers, use mulch also. Wood mulch works well as it breaks down over time adding nutrients to the soil. Groundcover and mulch may be all that you need if you do not have a lot of soil erosion.

You can plant cover crops, such as clover, rye, and vetch to deal with erosion. All these plants are easy to grow and have wide root systems. This also helps reduce the number of weeds that grow in the area. Some flowers and plants that work great for erosion control include creeping juniper, mondo grass, periwinkle, spurge, and ferns. Choose flowers and plants that grow well where you live to give them a better chance of growing healthy. Keep them watered if you do not get a lot of rain to prevent them from dying. 

A landscape contractor may have other ideas of using landscaping to deal with erosion problems in your yard. For more information contact a landscaping business such as Quality Lawn & Landscape.



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