Backyard slope looks like a cliff — how to fix erosion and grading

What the numbers show

Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count

• This comes up 34.5× more often in r/Landscaping than across the site as a whole.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Consulting professional engineers, geotechnical engineers, or civil engineers
2. 2
   Installing retaining walls or specialized landslide control
3. 3
   Applying engineered netting or hydroseeding with native plants
4. 4
   Pulling dirt from further away or high spots instead of just adding extra dirt
5. 5
   Using a string line between stakes or a string level to measure the drop
6. 6
   Renting or buying a hand tamper, roller, or walking the space to compress the soil
7. 7
   Layering rocks and pavers on top to prevent dirt from washing away

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.