{"id":1721,"date":"2014-10-28T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T10:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:12:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T15:12:24","slug":"ask-pro-sloped-yard-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/ask-pro-sloped-yard-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A: Sloped Yard Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another installment of Ask a Pro! Today we are talking to Dream Team member and outdoor design expert Carson Arthur! Let&#8217;s see what he has to say about adding a terrace to a sloped backyard!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_13122802-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sloped_Yard_Solutions\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" data-wp-pid=\"1723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_13122802-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_13122802-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_13122802-1-800x531.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Q:\u00a0How would you terrace a downsloped back yard?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Abigail M.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A:\u00a0It all comes down to your budget!\u00a0 They best way to create a terraced slope is to use a series of retaining walls to add level spaces down the slope for plants and shrubs.\u00a0 Of course this is the most expensive! If you are on a budget, collect large stones to create planting pockets behind them, working your way down the hill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Carson A.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><button class=\"more-link\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1271,"featured_media":1723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1591,55,101,111,31,88],"class_list":["post-1721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-a-pro","tag-ask-a-pro","tag-backyard","tag-budget-friendly","tag-carson-arthur","tag-homeowner","tag-outdoors","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ask a Pro Q&amp;A: Sloped Yard Solution - 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