Isihlabathi esinombala, esaziwa nangokuthi isihlabathi sokuhlobisa, siyinto eguquguqukayo esetshenziswa kabanzi ekuhleleni izimbali, ubuciko kanye nemisebenzi yezandla, kanye namaphrojekthi okwakha. Sinezela ukuthinta okugqamile nokuheha amehlo ezindaweni ezahlukene, sithuthukisa ukubukeka kobuhle futhi sidale imiphumela ebonakalayo ehlukile. Izinhlayiya zesihlabathi esinombala ziza ngemibala ehlukahlukene, kusukela kuma-pastel amancane kuya kuma-shades aqinile, agqamile, okuvumela amathuba okuklama angenamkhawulo.
Ekulungiseni izimbali, isihlabathi esinombala sivame ukusetshenziswa emibhedeni yengadi, ezitsheni zezimbali, nasezindleleni zokuhamba ukuze kudalwe amaphethini, imingcele, kanye nezimpawu. Singaxutshwa nezinye izinto ezifana netshe noma i-mulch ukuze kwengezwe ukuthungwa nokujula ezindaweni zangaphandle. Emkhakheni wobuciko nemisebenzi yezandla, isihlabathi esinombala siyindlela ethandwayo yokwakha imiklamo eyinkimbinkimbi ye-mosaic, imidwebo yesihlabathi, kanye neminye imisebenzi yobuciko yokuhlobisa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, isihlabathi esinombala sisetshenziswa ekwakheni, ikakhulukazi ekukhiqizweni kwengilazi kanye nezinto zobumba, lapho singangeza khona umbala kanye nokuthungwa komkhiqizo oqediwe. Ukusetshenziswa kwaso emikhakheni ehlukahlukene kubonisa ukuguquguquka kwaso kanye nezindlela eziningi esingafakwa ngazo emiklamo yokudala nesebenzayo.
