stabilising a sloping garden
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breezer
has it slipped so far?
why not (if possible, and if it is that steep) make it into terraces
the "nails" would need to be very long so that
a) they do not get "washed away"
b) they can take the strain
I have seen on the steep side of roads steel nets used, but it looks none too nice
just a thought how about turf the whole lot?
why not (if possible, and if it is that steep) make it into terraces
the "nails" would need to be very long so that
a) they do not get "washed away"
b) they can take the strain
I have seen on the steep side of roads steel nets used, but it looks none too nice
just a thought how about turf the whole lot?
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We have a similar problem at the school where I work. A banking, "landscaped" a few years ago, is now slipping into the Tennis Court, bit by bit.
We have had a fresh landscaper in for his opinion, turns out the stone they took out, which new adorns my 20' high X 40-100' rockeries, to keep the rest of the slopes in place, was there to stabalise the bankings.
Now, thanks to one firm! We have to look at either having the banking dug out to a depth of 30 foot, and new large boulders, then smaller boulders, then small boulders put in place, before the banking is re-turfed, OR, have gabian's (?) put in place to a depth of three filled with rubble and faced with cobbles.
Mega bucks!
We have had a fresh landscaper in for his opinion, turns out the stone they took out, which new adorns my 20' high X 40-100' rockeries, to keep the rest of the slopes in place, was there to stabalise the bankings.
Now, thanks to one firm! We have to look at either having the banking dug out to a depth of 30 foot, and new large boulders, then smaller boulders, then small boulders put in place, before the banking is re-turfed, OR, have gabian's (?) put in place to a depth of three filled with rubble and faced with cobbles.
Mega bucks!
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breezer
gabian's
they must be the name of the wire "cages" (filed with rocks) that i see at some roadsides, just at the bottom of some steep hills
they must be the name of the wire "cages" (filed with rocks) that i see at some roadsides, just at the bottom of some steep hills
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breezer said:
Yep, that's the stuff, I'm pretty confident I got the name right from the guy, at the third telling!
Thanks for interest
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Bank does not seem to have moved so far. It has always been grassed with course grasses which have presumably helped to stabilise.
However cutting is a pain in the neck.( and legs and back)
We explored terracing but it seems too big a job for DIY and I have quote of £5K. As we might sell this bit of land for building in 10 yrs this is expensive
Current plan is to reseed as meadow with grass and wild flowers and only cut once a year. However it seems this will only work if the grass is not too 'aggressive' which seems to mean that it will have smaller root system and provide less support than present course grass.
A friend believes that it is possible to somehow lay a fine plastic mesh a few mm. under the surface before reseeding to provide additional support. He believes it is a well known technique but I have faied to find any info from web search.
More detail-
Bank does not seem to have moved so far. It has always been grassed with course grasses which have presumably helped to stabilise.
However cutting is a pain in the neck.( and legs and back)
We explored terracing but it seems too big a job for DIY and I have quote of £5K. As we might sell this bit of land for building in 10 yrs this is expensive
Current plan is to reseed as meadow with grass and wild flowers and only cut once a year. However it seems this will only work if the grass is not too 'aggressive' which seems to mean that it will have smaller root system and provide less support than present course grass.
A friend believes that it is possible to somehow lay a fine plastic mesh a few mm. under the surface before reseeding to provide additional support. He believes it is a well known technique but I have faied to find any info from web search.
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Our local waterpark has this on a hill going down to the waters edge.
it is a black in colour, plastic/mesh material. They rolled it on the surface and let the grass grow through it.
Perhaps a phone call to you local council, parks and gardens dept may help with the name of it.
it is a black in colour, plastic/mesh material. They rolled it on the surface and let the grass grow through it.
Perhaps a phone call to you local council, parks and gardens dept may help with the name of it.