Soil erosion prevention is a must if you want to keep your soil healthy and our waterways clean. Soil erosion is a natural process, but it’s accelerated by human activity, potentially harming your soil and causing damage to the local ecosystem.

Why Is Soil Erosion Important?

Some may wonder why they should worry about soil erosion. How important is it, and what does erosion prevention do?

  • Protecting Your Home’s Foundation And Hardscaping. Erosion can damage your home’s foundation, sidewalks and other hard surfaces on or around your property. Keep your property beautiful and valuable by stopping this damage before it happens.
  • Encouraging Healthy Soil. Hydrated, well-aerated soil is more healthy, supportive and ideal for plant growth. This can result in stronger plants in your landscaping and garden.
  • Maintaining Water Quality. A major concern with soil erosion is that the soil that gets eroded away could flow into local waterways. The soil can contain pollutants, disturbing the local environment. Contaminated water can threaten livestock drinking from the water and the flora and fauna living in and around the water.
  • Boosting Your Curb Appeal. When your home is protected and your plants are healthy, your property will be much more appealing. 

Effective Strategies For Preventing Soil Erosion

At Enviro360, we offer tried and true soil erosion prevention methods that are conducted with efficiency and care. What can we do for your site?

Hydroseeding: Vegetation Growth And Soil Stabilisation. This method involves spraying a mix of seeds, mulch and water onto the soil. This mix encourages fast vegetation growth, and the plants rooting into the soil will stabilise the soil against wind and rain to stop erosion. 

This effective method is ideal for sloped properties, large areas prone to erosion and construction sites. It’s faster than planting seeds by hand and can also support the local environment. We prioritise using hardy, native New Zealand plants that are suited for the particular site we’re working on. 

Hay Mulching: Natural, Biodegradable Protection. Hay mulching is where a layer of hay or straw is spread over exposed soil. This reduces moisture loss, shields the soil against wind and rain, protects seeds from animals and reduces seed movement. Hay mulching is perfect for sites that need protection right away. 

Bare soil is very vulnerable to soil erosion from the elements, and hay mulching is ideal for fast, immediate coverage. [External Link – Erosion Control Tips] Hay mulching protects seeds while they germinate, supporting them to grow into robust plants. 

Landscaping Techniques: Practical And Visually Appealing Erosion Control Methods. Landscaping can make your property so much more beautiful, but it can also help with practical matters like erosion control. Choose creative landscaping techniques to improve your property in multiple ways:

  • Retaining Walls. Retaining walls protect soil against wind, rain and more. Retaining walls are generally used for sloped land, preventing soil from eroding and being carried away. Of course, retaining walls can also add to your property’s aesthetic appeal. Choose materials that go well with the rest of your home’s design.
  • Terracing. Create step-like slopes to slow water runoff. Terraces can limit erosion and protect your soil. Terracing involves building a series of retaining walls alongside a sloped property to flatten areas of soil. These mini-plots can also be perfect for greenery and decor. Be sure to consider drainage when designing your terraces so the water doesn’t pool.
  • Planting Robust Ground Cover Plants. Deep-rooted vegetation like grasses and shrubs anchor the soil, stopping soil erosion and stabilising the soil. These plants can help manage water runoff as well. Choose hardy plants that can thrive in your area and stay healthy all year round. 
  • Strategically Using Stones. Stones like gravel and river rocks aid in drainage while acting as a protective layer over your soil. Plus, they can add some natural, rustic charm to your landscaping. 

Our landscaping specialists focus on both beauty and practicality. We’ll design a landscaping layout that looks wonderful while promoting good drainage, manageable maintenance and soil erosion prevention. 

Choosing The Best Soil Erosion Control Method For You

How do you choose your erosion prevention method? Every property and project is different, so one strategy may be more suitable than the others. Our Enviro 360 team will be happy to discuss what you need, and we can go over each method to determine the right approach for you. 

We work with both residential and commercial projects, so regardless of whether you want to spruce up your landscaping with innovative designs or you need to promote healthy vegetation for your subdivision, we’re here to help. 

Discovering Environmentally-Friendly Ways To Protect Your Soil

Contact our team if you’re interested in innovative erosion control methods. We’re passionate about supporting the environment and satisfying our customers. Check out our website to learn more about why we do what we do.

You can also call us directly on 09 435 0755 or send us a message through our site.

Enivro360: Let’s protect your soil and create a stable, healthy environment.