What can I do with a sloped backyard?

What are the main activities that you are planning in your backyard? Are you wanting a children's play area, dry surface area for patio furniture, vegetable garden, ? etc.

Please tell us a little more about what is important to you so that we can try to offer some suggestions on how to improve the yard so that it functions better to meet your needs.

Hi there,

If the ground slopes towards the house, build a flower border to take any access water that may run that way or a natural pond and rockery. Form a seating area where you can enjoy your surroundings and a table to be able to eat Alfresco! A stream with natural planting would also look great!

Berms or retaining walls

We had a slope in our yard and wanted to utilize some of that space by putting a cement slab. Our planned cement slab was on a slope too so we actually had to build a retaining wall to allow for the concrete.

Check out our last year project to give you some outdoor inspiration:

I have 3 posts associated with a patio on a slope where we prepared for the cement slab and We DIY'd the whole thing. I have ALL details in these posts starting it from scratch!!!

1st post:

https://karupp-did.net/plan-and-diagram-a-retaining-wall-to-diy/

-describes diagrams and sketches needed to build a retaining wall along with planning the wall and cement pad.

-laid out how to plan and diagram a retaining wall.

-math calculations to figure out how much stone and block to order

-how far we dug down and the cross section diagrams of what is going on under the ground

2nd post:

https://karupp-did.net/building-a-retaining-wall/

-What we did to build the retaining wall.

-what materials were needed.

-the actual building pictures

3rd post:

https://karupp-did.net/pour-a-cement-pad-diy/

-how to order concrete

-how much concrete we would need based on math calculations that I give you.

-what materials we needed

-the process of pouring the cement

I hope this helps you, that is the exact reason why I wrote it! When you look at the posts, please feel free to comment with any questions. Good LUCK!!

So many possibilities. It looks like someone has already put in some type of a garden. You could clean it up and maybe put some big rocks in it. Level a small area and put in a bench so that you can enjoy it. Put in bird feeders and baths to attract them. It seems to have some shade and some light so you can vary your plants. Put in a path with some stairs. It looks like mowing could be a real challenge so maybe plant some ground cover or wild flower seeds in areas to cut down on the grass and still keep your soil in place. The stream idea is pretty but it would be to costly and back breaking for me so it would depend on how much money you would want to spend on installation and upkeep. Good Luck