It can be tricky to build a fence around a sloped yard, but there are designs specifically made for an angled ground surface. Here are the designs to consider.

Since your lot slopes, you have two options for following the slope: the parallel method and the step method. In the parallel method, the top and bottom fence rails follow the slope of the ground.

Consider a stepped design. If it seems like too much to have a tall privacy fence all the way around your yard, consider going with a stair-step design to get privacy just where you need it.

Steps and stairways are fine design elements that offer solid footing as you move about the sloped garden. Even gentle slopes can benefit -- or perhaps it's the gardener who benefits -- from a ...