Gardening in the Mountains presents:
Planting Steep Slopes
Gardeners with steep slopes face unique challenges, including runoff and erosion, unusual visual perspectives, access issues and selecting and planting appropriate plants. And they are just hard work! Master Gardener Beth Leonard has been gardening on WNC hillsides for 14 years. She is going to help us see how to assess and prepare, discuss planting and maintenance, and offer some hard-learned tips and tricks. If you garden on a hillside or ever plan to, you won’t want to miss this practical presentation.
Table of Contents
If you would like to view a particular portion of the video, here is the Table of Contents for the program with links. The link will take you to the precise location in the YouTube video.
Time Topic
0:00 Introduction
2:58 What is a steep slope?
7:11 Planning
7:57 The property
8:26 Planting the front bank
14:32 Planting holes and pockets
18:17 Watering
20:20 Front bank summary
23:41 Steps and paths
31:09 Side meadow
34:02 Side patio
34:52 Side landscaping
42:00 Erosion: Pachysandra
43:19 Weeding and fall leaves
46:38 Planning overall
48:02 Stone walls
51:33 Wildlife
53:45 Conclusion
Extended Q&A from Video Chat
References and Plant List