I live in zone 5 and can't mow the slope have Rose of Sharon and a few roses planted already-would vinca be good-want year round green or at least color. Mostly full sun but on one side does have shade from oak tree.
2007-04-27 15:08:05 · 6 answers · asked by karen w 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Consider baby tears for full shade and maybe ice plant (I prefer the small variety) for mixed sun and shade...ice plants have wonferful flowers in the spring. Ice plants are wonderful in preventing erosion.
2007-05-03 15:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ken F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My problem with too much groundcover is in a moist climate you get more snails/slugs. So I'd be more diverse, I like the shrubs and roses and thoughts of vinca but also consider some evergreen low growing shrubs such as cotoneasters, junipers (yeah, overused) , Mahonia repens, Mentor Barberry, boxwood, Cytisus are just a few that come to mind. Winter intrest is still possible with beautifully twigged plants such as Redtwig Dogwood. Granted some plants are large, like the Mentor Barberry, but then Mahonia repens is a groundcover. Section out the slope into.....lets say 7 freeform areas. The areas near the "front" and up the slope a bit could go into low plants, then adjoining areas in medium and the farthest into taller plants. Each area would be a particular plant...multiples of that plant if necessary. In fact solitary or twins make poor groupings. You need at least three of something to make an impact (groundcover doesn't count as it oooozes around tieing all together. Be sure to mix the "greens" and leaf textures when putting groups together.
2007-05-02 03:11:34 · answer #2 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinca would be a good choice although you didn't say how big an area you have. If it's a large area, you might want to check into crown vetch. It is a clover like legume that has pinkish-purple flowers. I don't think that it is evergreen, however.
Look at our page on groundcovers at-
http://www.gardening-at-the-crossroads.com/groundcover.html
2007-04-27 16:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by Neal & Cathy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alysum is great and grows any where like a weed. just get the pack of seeds and throw everywhere they will take off.
2007-04-27 15:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-02 02:38:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-27 20:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by leonoveree1994 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋