How to Control Erosion in Your Yard | Lowe’s (2024)

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How to Control Erosion in Your Yard | Lowe’s? ›

To soften the impact, you can plant the areas between the stones with a variety of ground covers or rock garden plants. Temporary erosion control solutions include plastic sheets, straw bales, mesh, silt fences and mulch. These are short-lived, as most will biodegrade or wash away over extended periods of time.

Capture Runoff using soil amendments, rain barrels, rain gardens, terraces and dry wells. If heavy runoff is causing erosion, the least expensive solution is usually to capture or control the runoff at or near the source before it reaches the erosion problem area.

You can reduce soil erosion by:

Mulching. Planting a cover crop – such as winter rye in vegetable gardens. Includes annual grasses, small grains, legumes and other types of vegetation planted to provide a temporary vegetative cover. Cover crops are often tilled under serving also as a “green manure” crop.

Creeping Juniper, Creeping Phlox, and Climbing Hydrangea are all excellent options for their ability to spread quickly and form a protective layer over the soil. Additionally, low-growing ground covers add visual interest and can enhance the overall beauty of the landscape.

Organic mulches, such as straw and wood fiber, have been found to be very effective in preventing soil erosion.

To build these retaining walls and place the rock, you'll need to cut into the slope and create a level ground above and below the wall. Then use a dry-stack method and order the rocks from largest and flattest at the base, to widest, smoothest, and best-looking stones for the top.

Fix washed out areas by replacing the soil and reseeding it with grass. If riprap has washed out of place, put it back in place, adding any rock that is needed.

Do it yourself erosion control? ›

Cover bare patches of soil, hill sides, and spaces between plants with 1 to 2 inches of mulch. This will protect soil from overhead watering and rain, keeping it in place. It also minimizing evaporation and feeding soil at the same time. Consider adding extra seed to cover ground and fill in bare patches in your lawn.

Can soil erosion be reversed? While the natural process of soil formation is slow, adopting soil conservation practices can help mitigate erosion and enhance soil health over time. Furthermore, fertilizers can be introduced to restore the natural balance and integrity of the soil to its natural state.

EcoArmour® is a synthetic erosion control blanket that has been designed to be sprayed through high-pressure HydroRig™ equipment. Once sprayed, it dries and sets in a matter of hours, providing extended high-shear resistant erosion control.

Site stabilization is the process of implementing specific BMPs for the purpose of preventing soil from eroding. BMPs utilized for this purpose involve establishing a cover of some type over the exposed soils such as mulch, staked sod, riprap, erosion control blankets, or other material that prevents soil from eroding.