DIY: A Sloped Rock Garden
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.
How to Keep Your Plants Happy with Better Soil
Did you know that the number one cause of struggling plants is poor soil? Healthy soil and good soil preparation is important so that plants have the right balance of all things needed for optimal growth. Plants need the right balance of air, water, and nutrients. You’ll want to make sure your soil is healthy prior to planting, if possible. In Oklahoma, many of us have clay soil which isn’t ideal for a vegetable or flower garden.
Read on to find out how you can keep your plants happy by bettering your soil.