pe GROW SHALLOWER-ROOTED, TRAILING PLANTS NEAR THE EDGES: Remember that the front tier of your terraced slope will have shallower soil than those above it. Plan to grow plants with shallower root systems there, including a few that will spread to spill over and soften the rocks’ edges. SELECTING LANTANA: Drought tolerant lantana varieties can range greatly in size, so read the labels carefully when you buy. Position shorter varieties in the lower tiers and taller ones closer to the top of your terraced slope to create a layered look. Opposite and above: FLAMBÉ® Yellow Chrysocephalum, VERMILLIONAIRE® Cuphea, MOJAVE® Tangerine Portulaca, LEMON CORAL™ Sedum, ROCKIN’™ PLAYIN’ THE BLUES® Salvia, LUSCIOUS® BANANARAMA™ Lantana, LUCIOUS® Royale Piña Colada Lantana, LAKOTA™ Santa Fe Echinacea, ‘Cat’s Meow’ Nepeta, ‘Demin ‘n Lace’ Perovskia, ROCK ‘N GROW® ‘Lemonjade’ Sedum, LO & BEHOLD® ‘Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleia and SUNSHINE BLUE® II Caryopteris 25