Healthy soil structure is integral to maintaining your landscaping. When you have irrigation and drainage issues, you can also face serious problems like erosion. Luckily, understanding how this process impacts your lawn and the world’s ecosystem can help prevent it in the first place. The below guide starts exploring solutions to the problem.

What Is Soil Erosion?

Soil erosion is when water and wind remove the top layers or soil and aggregates and displace them. It’s a three-step process: detachment, movement, and deposition. It can be slow or fast, depending on the surrounding landscaping, grade, and amount of rainfall or irrigation runoff.

How Does It Affect Landscaping?

Topsoil is rich in nutrients that are necessary to plant health. When it’s removed by erosion, the landscaping has a much smaller source to draw from. It can also impact soil structure and make it more difficult for plants to stay rooted following detachment.

When your lawn is a deposit site, the soil from erosion may make the lawn less productive. There may be lower organic matter content, a weakened drainage system, or soil compaction—all of which create an unhealthy growing environment.

How Can a Retaining Wall Help?

If your landscaping is suffering due to soil erosion, you can add a retaining wall to your property. When added to a downward slope, they work similarly to a dam by holding soil in place while rainwater and runoff rollover.

They’re also effective at directing rainwater to trenches and drains so it can be safely removed from the property. If you’re considering a retaining wall, turn to landscaping professionals for the best results.

If you’re exploring retaining walls and landscaping services, turn to Penton Lawn and Landscape in Papillion, NE. These lawn care professionals serve Bellevue, Gretna, and the Greater Omaha area, and they are backed by 50 years of combined experience. They offer both hardscaping and landscaping services, including tree pruning and removal as well as retaining wall and patio building. Visit their website to learn more about their offerings, and call (402) 614-8200 to schedule a consultation.