Taming a Steep, Sunny Slope: Terracing and Plant Selection

A 60° slope requires structural terracing (walls, boulders). Vinca fails in full sun. Instead, plant 'Homestead Purple' verbena at the top—it can cover 20×20 feet in one season, flowering spring to fall. While it holds the soil, interplant evergreen shrubs and ornamental grasses, starting at the top. Dig flat planting benches into the slope for each shrub/grass to prevent washout.