huge slope!!!! need groundcover! which invasive?
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non-invasive native groundcovers ...do they exist?
Comments (13)Thanks for the suggestions! We don't like grasses in the yard, especially after helping our neighbor get rid of some really, really invasive grass that Urban Gardener planted in their yard this past year. We have a lot of shrubs in the area already, and are looking for something more low-lying (less than 2"-8" tall) to fill in. I've never really had a thing for mondo grasses, but we all have our loves :) Between the three spreaders/clumpers above (veronica, epimediums, partridgeberry) we should be able to work something out to cover at least 60-70% of the area in question, which would mean 60-70% less weeding, and something to keep the ferns company during the winter when many of the other things have died back. I don't mind spending $$, I'm totally fine with that, but ... I don't want something that is a tiny 6" clump at full size, else we will be seriously spending a thousand dollars buying 200+ plants to fill the bed. Are the three aforementioned species relatively safe to plant near perrenials that die back down to the ground every year and re-sprout, or will they choke those out? If it is not safe, what kind of spacing should I be trying to maintain between these and other plants? (i.e. would the average spread diameter + 6" buffer be adequate?) I am normally really wary of non-native species, seems like most of the common ones are too invasive for my liking, which is why I had to ask. Search was turning up a ton of results, but I couldn't seem to refine it enough to find meaty info. Thanks again for the advice! BTW - Epimedium warleyense and versicolor flowers both look amazing! (see pics halfway down page)...See Moregroundcover for sunny steep slope
Comments (2)Please take a look at crown vetch. You're trying to cover a quarter acre, and this may be the kind of thing for you. It is used extensively along the roads here in the midwest. As long as you get sun most of the day, you're ok. It does not like shade at all which is why it does so well along roadways. http://www.invasive.org/eastern/eppc/COVA.html http://www.wildlifeseeds.com/info/crownvetch.html...See MoreNeed a low maintainance groundcover for on a sloped bank.
Comments (2)Hi If you look at my post above, you will see I am looking for a way to contain ajuga. It's great for an area like an embankment. It gets very thick and is totally maintenance free. It stays neat, where daylilies are messy after they bloom. We're in the Boston area and it does very well. But it is invasive, so consider that....See MoreLooking for drought resistant groundcover, steep slope
Comments (19)We too have two steep hills in our backyard that get barely any water. We're in north GA. When we bought the house there were clumps of English Ivy, obviously doing terribly. You could see the awful erosion all around the clumps. We planted the spreading type of liriope two years ago, and let me tell you we planted three hundred clumps and five have spread so far. We planted the orange wild daylilies here and there, they have become huge and have started to spread. I stuck giant daffodil bulbs and some vinca minor in spots, they are both doing well so far. I will tell you I have creeping phlox out front with good soil and water, and it has covered everything it can reach (hard to weed in). I stuck two of the same plants out back in a corner of the hill to see how it did, and both are the same exact size two years later. Just my two cents to add, hope I helped!...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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