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How to strengthen a slope on a site: simple and aesthetic options - options for summer residents and gardeners
08.07.2024 09:36
A suburban area with a slope can become a real headache for its owners.
Almost after every heavy rainfall, owners have to deal with landslides and think about how to strengthen the ground.
Let's figure out what natural and artificial methods for strengthening slopes exist.
Natural methods
If the elevation on your site does not exceed an angle of 8 degrees, then groundcover plants will help you. The roots of such shrubs are powerful enough to go deep into the soil and reliably strengthen it.
Ivy, climbing rose, rose hips, hawthorn, blackberry and other shrubs are suitable for such purposes.
A significant disadvantage of this method of strengthening is the fact that natural irrigation is not enough for the ground cover plants, therefore, they will need to be watered regularly.
Artificial methods
Artificial methods include the installation of polypropylene geomats (slope up to 70 degrees), cellulose biomats (up to 45 degrees), geogrids and geonets.
You can also resort to terracing, one of the most popular methods of slope leveling among gardeners and summer residents.
Terraces can be made of wood, stone, and special gabions, which are nets filled with stone. The advantage of the latter is that they are made without the use of concrete and significantly speed up the process of strengthening the slope.
Previously, we listed the 4 best options for arranging a recreation area in the country.
