When our house was built, they leveled the backyard by scraping into the hillside, leaving a 3' bank. At the base of the bank is a small drainage ditch for draining the lawn area. This bank is ugly, with tree roots exposed, rocks exposed, little soil and a few ugly weeds. The upper side of the bank is woods which keeps the bank shady throughout the morning. The bottom side is the grass (mostly moss) lawn.
What can I do to make this bank more attractive? How can I improve the soil when it keeps rolling off the bank and clogging the ditch at the bottom? What kind of plants can handle a western, shady exposure with no decent soil and litte abilty to water it, but the base of which is soggy in the spring?
I need a miracle plan!
Thanks,
Inchy
What can I do to make this bank more attractive? How can I improve the soil when it keeps rolling off the bank and clogging the ditch at the bottom? What kind of plants can handle a western, shady exposure with no decent soil and litte abilty to water it, but the base of which is soggy in the spring?
I need a miracle plan!
Thanks,
Inchy