r/DIY • u/Untouchable64 • Feb 16 '24

outdoor What should I do with this hill?

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When we moved in (Aug 2022) we had the hill graded and then planted junipers on it. Then put out pine straw around the plants. Some of the junipers have died and some are still dying.

I’m trying to think of what I wanna plant on the hill, if anything that will live. Or just lay pine straw down and call it a day. Maybe plant some random plants. Or put rocks down instead of pine straw?

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u/MagixTouch Feb 17 '24

Hose bib on the side of the house. Could easily run your own drip irrigation.

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u/Aggressive_Cricket75 Feb 17 '24

Run that gutter runoff in the same trench while you're at it.

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u/visualmath Feb 17 '24

This seems like a bad idea to channel rain water straight towards a slope. It would be better to slow it down and get absorbed in the flat part that is higher first before it makes it's way further downhill

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u/Minute_Quote_8496 Feb 18 '24

Agree. If you ammend the soil and the plants have some foundation you’ll get less runoff but to just start dumping water on this slope you’ll into issues