Is this not working? because it should?

Ok, so i am guessing you are quietly saying, nope, no dice, not going to work for me.

So, my next step, is to put some of the black liner down, kind of like bury the edge then fold it over the edge of your garden. Then put some of the more rounded rocks in with your flat ones. I made all mine sort of stand up. Believe it was like a 3' straight down hill. no gentle slope like yours. Then i would plant trailers. I do not know where you live, but most places will grow thyme and various mints. There are of course petunias etc. but most places they are for summers only. the herbs i am talking about are perennials and they like hardship. Look

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He is actually over 2000 square feet if you use the lower floor, which i would have before my c problem. Any, as you see that is a planter with an interior stair case to the front door. There were half dead mums in there. They are too big. The thing gets direct sunshine and the weather combined with settling and the silly mums have cracked grout between the bricks. I planted those herbs in this less than one foot wide planter and they are growing great, they also will help keep your soil in. Then behind that you want to plant some bulbs that will bloom most of the year.

You also might want to trim back those bushes a bit, they are looking a little sad. Are they barberry or nandina? and you have a little rose right? all plants enjoy omega vitamins - fish pills, dig them in the ground, keep mulch in the bed, cause it looks like the sun is really brutal. and plant things that can deal with abuse and neglect. Rosemary, Tarragon, oregano, marjoram-I forgot i think last two like to spread also. Cone Flowers, Shastas, and Bachelor buttons/corn flowers. Bet it will be the beauty, a little fertilizer or something every so often and it will be a happy camper, with little to no work after the first year. Why because they are all perennials. Oh yes, I had a whole row - over 50 along the fence line of my old house of peonies, I had no idea what to do with them - came with house, but they grew anyway, year after year. have fun, tell me how you do, or come back for more questions!

I do not know what they are so, I cannot say. Normally I would wait until spring unless they are the kind that die back to the ground.

Another picture from farther away would be nice.

Any thought for a small ornamental tree like a Japanese maple? Especially if the front yard has no trees.

you can do stackables, but i have used the same stone as you and had it look good, you just need to stand it up a bit to be more useful.

mix it with the round larger stones. just push hard and rest edges on the round ones. I did my entire 50' slope $10 at a time, every week on my way home from work. I would pick up 3-5 stones - sold by the pound, and prop them up until I was all done. Planted overhanging plants, and wala no more soil loss!