Admittedly, designing a hillside garden is a bit more complicated, but it is worth the effort. Check out our 3 design tips!
There is probably no optimal garden. It's either too small, too shady, too sunny, too flat or too hilly. However, the design becomes a really big challenge when the garden is on a slope. The hillside garden is often viewed as a disadvantage because at first glance the design appears to be very difficult or even hopeless. We would like to take these negative associations away from you, because with a little creativity and good planning, you can conjure up a real gem out of a garden on a hillside.
Planning comes before design
As with any garden, don't start planting blindly. So that the green oasis later creates a harmonious picture, good planning is also a prerequisite for a garden on a hillside.
➔ Fasten slope
The most important thing with a garden on a slope is to secure it in advance. If you fail to do this, a heavy rain shower is enough and your lovingly landscaped garden literally goes down the slope.
» Good to know The steeper the slope, the more reinforcement is needed.
Large stones or a wall are particularly suitable for slope stabilization. Safe and yet modern, a slope can also be secured with gabions. Elements made of concrete are particularly stable and non-slip, for example palisades or plant stones or plant rings, which can later be used directly for planting. Wooden pegs usually look nicer than concrete, but should only be used up to a height difference of 100 cm. The natural material becomes porous due to the effects of weather and moisture in the earth and thus quickly becomes unstable.
Designing a garden on a hillside - 3 ideas
Create a stream
Use the sloping terrain for yourself and create a stream. The advantage is obvious, because the water flows down by itself, you only have to take care of the pump and the lining of the stream. Detailed instructions on how to put it onof a small stream can be found in our guide:»Create a stream - step by step instructions
Design a hillside with terraces
If it is a long slope, it makes sense to subdivide the entire area with terraces - this also makes mowing the lawn easier later on the slope. Another advantage of terracing is that you have additional storage space for garden tools, wheelbarrows, etc. In practice, this option for garden design on a slope has proven very effective, because anyone who has ever had to pull weeds on an embankment or wanted to plant flowers knows what I am talking about.
Design a hillside with stairs
Different levels make the garden really interesting. Connect these levels with garden steps and paths, with walls and small mounds, or maybe with a split-level pond.
The best plants for your hillside garden
Have you finished planning your hillside garden and successfully implemented the design? Then comes the most beautiful part - the decoration and planting of your new garden realm. These plants do particularly well on slopes:
Shrubs
• Fingerbush
• Creeping juniper
• Buddleia
• Privet
• Cornus
• Quince
• Broomstick
• Hedge Myrtle
• Witch Hazel
Perennials and Ground Covers
• Blue Pillow
• Cranesbill
• Red Carpetberry
• Creeping Loquat
• Mosquito (Phlox)
• Blue Rhombus
• Carpet St. John's Wort
• Star Moss
• Elfin Flower
As you can see, there are quite a few ideas that can liven up a sloping garden. Just try one tip or several. You will then be envied for your beautiful garden.