Understanding how to landscape on a slope can create a beautifully unexpected landscaping feat that will impress onlookers. A sloped rock garden can boost curb appeal if you’re trying to sell your home or it can be the perfect way to spruce up a trouble spot in your otherwise gorgeous garden.

On a slope or hillside, water and nutrients will simply slide down your incline making it hard to grow plants. Building a rock garden on a slope creates the ideal natural barrier to slow or stop the loss of essential water, nutrients, and fertilizers.

Read until the end to find out how to build your hillside rock garden.