How can I put in landscape steps on a slope leading to my backyard?
I need about five or six steps to get to my backyard on a slope. I was thinking inexpensive concrete blocks and pea gravel.
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We Built Steps on a Slope
That will work! You're going to need to cut into the slope to make a flat, level surface for the blocks (or even large pavers!) of each step. Make sure that the rise and run (height and length) of each step is a comfortable length. Usually rises are about 6 inches, runs are 10 to 12 inches. If the slope isn't too steep, you can even leave a little bit of grass between each of the steps - sorry, I don't know the 'lay of your land'. If there is a chance that this work will cause erosion, then you might want to set an edging around the perimeter of each step to keep all the material from shifting. Any kind of landscape edging should work. Tamp the bare soil to pack it, making sure the surface of the step is even with the ground. Lay the stones, blocks, pavers - whatever - and use the pea gravel as 'mortar' around them. Tamp everything down again to settle it into place. Voila! Steps.
The retaining wall blocks can be used as steps. the area behind the blocks can be filled with gravel. Use a crushed rock instead of pea gravel. Pea gravel never compacts and moved as you step on it. We planted "step-on" ground cover in the space behind the blocks. Those will fill in in a couple of years and make a pretty landing.