Planting a Prairie Garden

A barren slope is transformed into a beautiful landscape.

After

When the owners of this new house look out their windows, they see a barren slope edged by an eroded gully. They want the drainage problem corrected, and they'd also like to make their yard more beautiful.

: Before
: Before
: After

Our solution includes building a rock-lined culvert to direct water flows and eliminate erosion. We also tame the slope with a prairie-style garden inspired by nature, using masses of ornamental grasses.

Plant list:

wax myrtle
Miscanthus 'Gracillimus'
variegated miscanthus
pampas grass
Miscanthus 'Adagio'
Spiraea 'Anthony Waterer'
daylily 'Stella D'Oro'
sedum 'Matrona'
red twig dogwood
variegated Japanese iris
creeping jenny "Aurea"
Hawks-eye daisy

Resources

Products
- Wagon Wheel bench from Crabapple Hills Farm
Guests
- Dixie Speck
  Landscape Architect
  Viridis Garden Designs
  2737 Apple Valley Rd.
  Atlanta, GA 30319
  Phone: 404-495-0300
  Fax: 404-495-9950
- Greg Bilich
  Erosion Control Expert
  Atlanta Turf Grass, Inc.
  Alpharetta, GA
  Phone: 678-879-0436
  E-mail: greg@atlantaturfgrass.net
  Website: www.atlantaturfgrass.com