Equipment for making pref. planted-up embankments consists of a front grid (3) which is hinged to a base grid (1), and the two are firmly connected by a support brace (4). Pref. the max. angle (alpha ) between the base (1) and front (3) grids is 90 deg. and is filled in with soil after erection. The bracing element (4) is connected to the base (1) and front (3) grids in a removeable manner and pref. lies in a vertical plane.