Plants for soil erosion

Topsoil being carried away by rainfall can be a serious problem. Here are methods to control erosion, including the strongest deterrent, plants.

Do you have some blank areas in your landscaping? You need some fast growing ground cover plants that suppress weeds and grow quickly everywhere.

Discover how to landscape on difficult terrains by planting forsythias, burning bush, spirea, creeping juniper, and other shrubs for slopes and erosion control.

Slopes come with a list of challenges for gardeners. They’re always prone to erosion, making them difficult to access. Additionally, water carries the topsoil away when it rains. One of the best ways to stiffen those slopes is to plant them with shrubs. In this article, we’ll list 10 shrubs for erosion control that have reinforcing root systems. It’s best to use a variety of the following shrubs to benefit from the different rooting mechanisms.

Erosion control plants help retain the landscape soil. Grow erosion control plants to prevent soil loss from surface water runoff.

Muddy, depleted soil can be a problem in any garden, but these native plants are perfect for erosion control, whether you need a groundcover or tree.

Learn how to plant under trees. Such plantings can be problematic, but with wise selections, it is possible to grow garden color in these areas.

List of plant species for clay soil with poor drainage conditions. List of flowers, ferns, shrubs and trees for poor drainage clay soils.

The best plants for erosion control are pretty but practical—vigorous enough to tackle tough roots but not so aggressive that they will take over.

Creeks establish riparian environments and these habitats are susceptible to soil erosion...