Designing a steeply sloping garden isn't very tough if you keep some basics in you mind before designing it. In this sort of garden the natural slope is steepest near the house and that is the place where terracing is usually done. The retaining walls are tiered in such a way to prevent the dull effect of high wall. This nature of walls gives you an opportunity to grow as much plants as you want to in front of each wall. The steepness of the slope prevents the extensiveness of the paved area at the back of the house and also the cost of digging into the hillside. The angular shape of the garden allows it includes any style of paving in the area and also you can extend the area to include the entire close by steps. The only entrance into the garden from this paved area is built on one side of the rectangular pool with a stretch of timber decking. This passage is usually not safe for young children, so for this you can use damp area of cobbles, bog plants and large round stones instead of water to retain the beauty of timber decking as a mean of access.
Remember the plants used on each side of the terraces need to feature a high fraction of evergreen shrubs. These shrubs will help you to hide the actual edges of the walls; however, the terrace walls will come into sight from behind the leaves slightly. To give more attractive look to your garden, you can use deciduous tree at one end and a specimen conifer on the other. They will give you a beautiful view from the house.
If we talk about the flight of steps, you will notice that these steps will come out level with the large circular lawn. You may not find them perfectly level, but the more level the steps are; the better their shape will appear to you. It is better to have mild sort of banking of borders on each side and down from rear fence. You can replace the steps with ramp if you have extra space available. This will help you to access mower comfortably. At the higher point, the planting usually contains trees and shrubs with an odd inclusion of herbaceous flowers to give colorful touch.
There are few things which need to be handled carefully, such as the height of the plants. They need to be carefully swept from the boundaries down to the edges of the lawn. This is quite easy at the corners where there is ample space. The idea behind this is to achieve a framed view of the garden from the house and a feeling of seclusion in the lawn. You need to divide the area of the garden in to two parts: one belongs to the shed and the other belongs to the side of the house. The area near the shed should be dedicated to grass cutting and the other area would be useful for garden rubbish from the planted terraces.
