Raised terraced beds are a great way to maximize planting space in a sloped yard. Ours has a two-directional slope. These aren't cinderblocks but they are a concrete-type landscape block, three raised beds of varying heights on either side of concrete stairs in the middle. Daylilies grow in three of these raised beds. This is USDA hardiness zone 5b, I don't mulch anything here, and almost everything grows and performs well in these beds. Atop the beds a row of Hyperion daylilies grow to anchor the soil, they've been here since the mid 1980s.
Looking northeast from the southwest corner of our back yard
Right after the stairs were replaced (first set wasn't properly installed and collapsed); when the steps collapsed it destroyed the old worn-out garden arches
Looking up the steps; old broken garden arches replaced with a new cattle panel arch
Looking northeast from just north of the steps
Looking southeast from just south of the steps
Looking north from the farthest south terraced bed
One of the six raised terraced beds with daylilies and companion plants
Another of the six raised terraced beds with daylilies and companion plants
Looking southwest atop the raised backyard terraced beds
Looking northwest stop the raised backyard terraced beds
