If a rocky slope is your problem area, then a rock garden design presents itself naturally enough as a landscape solution. Why not use the terrain's rockiness to your advantage and plant some drought-tolerant foliage to form a xeriscape?
If a rockless incline is your problem area, consider the possibility of importing rock to build a rock garden? There is also the more popular erosion-busting option of choosing to build retaining walls.
If rock gardening is not your cup of tea, there are many attractive perennials to choose from that hold up to dry conditions. You can save yourself time and money by planting low-maintenance, drought-tolerant perennials, in addition to grouping plants with similar irrigation needs together in your yard.
Some of you may be flooded with excess water runoff. If water puddles in an area of your yard, make it unusable, installing a French drain may be the answer for you. If you are looking to try finding some compatible plants for the area, there are a variety of wetland plants to choose from. Yet another option is a decorative "drain" of sorts, like a dry creek bed.
If you have a shady spot, don't fight it: fill it with shade-loving plants, such as shrubs that grow in shade.
The landscaping solution to this problem is to install some type of privacy screening. Aside from a typical fence, your options can also include growing "living walls" that consist of trees or shrubs. Something of a compromise between fencing and plant screens is a lattice privacy screen in which vines can be planted to create beautiful coverage.
Perhaps your problem isn't prying eyes, but voracious appetites. Don't like to use poisons? No problem: there are organic landscaping solutions, too. Don't want to remove the pests entirely from your property, preferring instead merely to fence them out? Again, no problem. Just browse pest control resources and you're bound to find a landscaping solution that suits your needs and tastes.
Mulch is one of the unsung heroes of landscape design. It's highly portable, malleable and, for certain types of mulch, you can even make your own! Even areas shaded by large trees can be transformed overnight from eyesores to eye-openers by applying an attractive mulch. There are as many types of landscaping mulch as there are landscape challenges.
One way to beat problem areas is by employing hardscape elements. Hardscape projects are initially labor-intensive, but once completed, they can provide visual interest on your landscape, require little maintenance, and stand the test of time.
Eichenlaub can help you with your landscaping needs. We have the trained and certified personnel, experience, knowledge, and equipment to cultivate a thriving environment on your property. Our comprehensive care allows you to enjoy your landscape, secure in the knowledge that we are attending to its needs. The right tools in the right hands is the Eichenlaub difference.