Changing the shape of the earth is the main way we slow, spread and sink water in the landscape. Earthworks means any alteration of the earth. It can be as subtle as a single rock, or as massive as a dam. In this lesson, we’ll cover a number of earthworks that can be used just as easily in your backyard as in larger landscapes.
Keep in mind that we’re giving you the basic pattern here and there are many ways to use these patterns within the context of what you are trying to do, on your site. The better you understand the pattern and why it works, the more successfully you’ll be able to adapt it to your particular situation, so that will be our focus.