r/landscaping 6d ago

What would you do with a yard this steep?

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u/junkman21 6d ago edited 6d ago

Absolutely. I see a narrow retaining wall at the top with flowers. Then some steps down to a larger area for a garden. Then maybe more flowers? Having a deck overlooking a garden would be so nice!

I also like the idea of maybe having a fire pit if you don't want the whole thing to be garden.

Edit to add: You could even bury a shipping container in the hill for your shed! Check out this thread that started later today!

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u/Pitiful_Housing3428 6d ago

Cascading waterfalls to bottom level pond.

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u/gray_um 6d ago

We just did one of these. Small ornamental pond, couple hundred gallons, fed by submersible pump in the lake. Turn it on, and the pond creates a literal river down the hill into the lake. Turn it off and you have a dry riverbed. Works either way. Planted bog plants all around it, looks incredible.

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u/nonjudiciablepeaches 6d ago

PLEASE POST A PIC

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u/FutbolNut 6d ago

You can’t post a photo in a comment unfortunately