Plant Selection for a Steep Slope
gle2011
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Help! Large steep slope, can I plant ground covering from seeds?
Comments (4)Many different species of plants can be planted via hydroseedixing a slope, but such mixes aren't typically using the same sorts of plants most often used as ground covers planted as rooted cuttings from flats/4" pots/one gallan cans. Hydroseeding still requires certain procedures and follow up care and watering/maintenance to be successful. If you were to plant fast growing wide spreading more shrubby plants to cover your slope, it may be competitive price-wise and give you more options of plant types. You may find it worthwhile to hire a landscape architect/landscape designer/landscape contractor to meet with you on-site, review your conditions/expectations/budget and advise you what makes the most sense for your yard. There are always trade-offs for any approach, and hydroseeding may/may not be a good option for you....See MoreSteep slope - Removing exotics. What to plant?
Comments (4)I confess I do not know much about athracnose. In wet areas red osier or silky dogwood works well. Those dogwoods re-root again when their branches hit the ground. You can do a search for 'bioengineering' products. I recently purchased 50 willow stakes for about $54.00 including the costs of the shipping. If even half of them survive I will consider it a great investment. I bought my stakes from www.ernstseed.com but there are other companies that sell these things as well. My recollection is that NC has its own native plant society. They might have some good suggestions for you. Here is a link that might be useful: Ernst Conservation Seeds....See MorePlanting pockets for steep slope?
Comments (0)I've been mulling over how to plant something on my steep slope. I have been looking at these plant pockets made for vertical walls: http://www.amazon.com/Vertical-Garden-Planter-Single-Pocket/dp/B00HRVVI5G/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1421252701&sr=8-9&keywords=woolly+pockets and wonder if anyone has tried these out. I think they could give the plant time to put out roots into the slope. Maybe poke some holes in the back of the pocket which lies against the slope so roots can find their way into the dirt. TIA Cheryl...See MoreNeed advice for planting a partially shaded steep slope.
Comments (1)Steep slope, sandy soil , part shade - GardenWeb Jul 18, 2012 fast ground cover for steep slope - GardenWeb May 7, 2006 groundcover for steep, very rocky slope? - GardenWeb Jun 2, 2005 More results from forums.gardenweb.com...See Moredeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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