Can you suggest a ground cover?
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I suggest you look into creeping thyme. comes in a few colors and is hardy in zones 5-9.
Creeping jenny will work for you and since there are no worries of taking over that will work.Other suggestions are creeping sedums
Creeping phlox, if you have sun. There are various colors, and they're gorgeous in bloom.
You might try some of the Junipers mixed in with some of the other plants mentioned. Some are only 2' high and spread to 8' . Look at Green Sargent Juniper.
periwinkle is a very good, fast growing ground cover that flowers. Low growing junipers are also good. Make sure they don't get too tall or they become unsightly.
Thanks Sam. Forgot about periwinkle. Good thought. My Mom used to have a hillside of them. We had a wooden barrel with an aluminum gutter catching the outcropping of a natural spring that as kids we all drank from. It never stopped running. All around it was a hillside of periwinkle. Thanks for bringing back the memories of it.
Crown Vetch is also a great fast growing ground cover. This is used by the highway departments on hillsides, as it grows fast and stops erosion. It also blooms in the spring. Google it and read about it.
Thanks Judith. I will look it up.
Our neighbor did his yard in jasmine vine. It covers his yard, and no mowing, but it takes a lot to get rid of.
Periwinkle, you can get it with variegated leaves or just the regular dark green leaves. It gets purple flowers all over. I don't know how much sun it can handle though.
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Personally I would lay river Rick 6-7” or smaller if you prefer and then plant various mosses and allow them to grow around and through it. Very easy to maintain
I do like river rock. Moss would probably not do well because it is a very sunny slope in the front. My concern was the slope is so great, I was concerned about the rock flushing down the hillside during a heavy rain. I am retired an there will come a day when I can't weed that hillside any longer. Thanks will consider.
Lemon verbena, coreopsis, moss phlox, day lilies, some types of vining euonymus, and hen and chicks multiply well and work well on zone 6 slopes.
Periwinkle will take over any grow over other plants and it took me 2 yrs to get rid of just be sure to look at how far and wide things grow
Horizontal juniper and plant lots of perennial bulbs in with juniper! Spring bulbs will grow right through the juniper and die off and multiply over time and will be low maintenance and beautiful! I just magenta flags on the top back part of the hill, looked great! I wouldn’t use stones or rocks! Weeding is a problem! Thick juniper is awesome. It can be rooted from a stock plant!
ajuga - there are many colorful varieties with beautiful flowers- it can take sun or shade and spreads quickly..