Question: We moved to a new house in Castaic 27 years ago. There is a steep slope in back. It requires a combination of trees, bushes and ground cover to keep the soil in place. We have sprinklers ...

Everyone Feroshia Knight knew advised her not to buy the house on a steep lot in Portland's West Hills. "I had contractor friends tell me they wouldn't come near it," recalls Knight. "It was an ...

I am trying to control water run-off and erosion on a slope in my front yard next to the street. Is there a best plant and a best way to do this? W.W., Sand Springs The short answer is no. There are ...