The soil is washing out and I would like to plant something that looks nice and would also help keep the area from washing out. I live in zone 7.
2007-02-27 08:57:27 · 4 answers · asked by stephani.bayhylle@sbcglobal.net 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
dogwood bush, alpine currant , spirea, cotoneaster, burning bush, dwarf lilac, shrub junipers. these shrubs grow from 3 to 6 feet and grow best in full sun. you'll need far more than just 1 row of them to help control soil erosion though.
2007-02-27 09:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by mickey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are all heardy plants in zone 7
Abelia x grandiflora,Abelia x grandiflora
Acanthopanax sieboldianus,Acer campestre
Acer negundo,Acer platanoides
Acer platanoides,Acer platanoides
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Agapanthus orientalis
Albizia julibrissin
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Anchusa azurea
Anthemis tinctoria
Arabis spp.
Aronia arbutifolia
Artemisia lactiflora
Artemisia schmidtiana
Arundinaria humilis
Arundinaria pygmaea
Asclepias tuberosa
Aspidistra elatior
Aucuba japonica
Berberis julianae
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis x mentorensis
Buxus microphylla
Caladium x hortulanum
Callicarpa americana
Camellia japonica
Camellia sasanqua
Campsis radicans
Canna x generalis
Carpenteria californica
Carpinus caroliniana
Carya glabra
Carya illinoensis
Catharanthus roseus
Ceanothus impressus
Celtis laevigata
Celtis occidentalis
Centaurea montana
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cerastium tomentosum
Cercis canadensis
Cercis occidentalis
Chamaemelum nobile
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chionanthus virginicus
Clematis reticulata
Coprosma spp.
Cornus florida
Cortaderia selloana
Cotinus coggygria
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Cryptomeria japonica
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Cupressocyparis leylandii
Diospyros virginiana
Dryopteris erythrosora
Echinacea purpurea
Echinops ritro
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Elaeagnus pungens
Eriobotrya japonica
Eryngium spp.
Euonymus japonica
Euphorbia marginata
Fatshedera lizei
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Gaillardia pulchella
Gazania spp.
Gelsemium sempervirens
Genista pilosa
Ginkgo biloba
Gladiolus x hortulanus
Gymnocladus dioicus
Hedera canariensis
Hedera helix
Helichrysum bracteatum
Hemerocallis spp.
Hibiscus syriacus
Hydrangea quercifolia
Ilex cassine
Ilex cornuta
Ilex cornuta
Ilex cornuta
Ilex crenata
Ilex latifolia
Ilex opaca
Ilex vomitoria
Ilex vomitoria
Ilex vomitoria
Ilex vomitoria
Ilex x attenuata
Illicium floridanum
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus conferta
Juniperus conferta
Juniperus horizontalis
Juniperus horizontalis
Juniperus sabina
Juniperus scopulorum
Juniperus virginiana
Kalmia latifolia
Koelreuteria paniculata
Lagerstroemia indica
Lavandula angustifolia
Ligustrum japonicum
Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Liriope muscari
Liriope spp.
Lonicera sempervirens
Loropetalum chinense
Magnolia grandiflora
Mahonia bealei
Marrubium vulgare
Nandina domestica
Narcissus spp.
Ophiopogon japonicus
Opuntia spp.
Ostrya virginiana
Panicum virgatum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pelargonium x hortorum
Pentas lanceolata
Persea borbonia
Phalaris arundinacea
Phlox drummondii
Photinia glabra
Photinia serrulata
Pinus nigra
Pistacia chinensis
Platanus occidentalis
Platycladus orientalis
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Podocarpus nagi
Portulaca grandiflora
Potentilla fruticosa
Pyracantha coccinea
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus nigra
Quercus phellos
Quercus shumardii
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Rhododendron simsii
Rhus copallina
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rudbeckia hirta
Salix babylonica
Salvia splendens
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Sapindus drummondii
Sedum acre
Sedum album
Sedum spectabile
Sedum spurium
Sempervivum spp.
Senecio cineraria
Spiraea cantoniensis
Spiraea prunifolia
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Tagetes spp.
Tamarix ramosissima
Taxodium distichum
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Thymus x citriodorus
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Ulmus alata
Ulmus parvifolia
Verbena x hybrida
Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnum tinus
Wisteria sinensis
Yucca aloifolia
Yucca gloriosa
Zelkova serrata
Zephyranthes spp.
Zinnia spp.
2007-02-27 09:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by ikaffy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, don't know waht Zone 7 is.
You could do worse than use perennial grasses. There are lots of shapes, colours, sizes and textures, and a good fibrous root mass. Interplant with single "daisy" species to give a "prarie" effect.
2007-02-27 09:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would put a climbing rose or maybe some morning glories.
2007-02-27 13:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by cyndi b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋