Landscaping help for sloping steps
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I think you can do river rock, depends how deep it has washed. You my need something larger. If you do decide on rock, flatten some boxes, lay on the ground, put the rocks on top of the cardboard and grass will not come up thru your rocks.
This is the first real storm wash. It has only been dirt for a month. So the deposit by the door is just surface mud only 1/8" deep.
You might try planting some varieties of sedum. They are low growing and can help the soil stay in place, and often they are planted in rock gardens with sloping areas to keep soil from eroding. Easy to grow and come back every year with very little care. Here's a link with some info. https://www.plantdelights.com/blogs/articles/sedum-varieties-stonecrop-autumn
I would advise against placing rocks or mulch in the area as it will leech into the grass and be a pain when the lawn is mowed.
Why not get some sod and plant that. Get long stakes that look like giant staples to hold it in place. I used to live in an area that flooded frequently. Both our neighbor and us were putting in sod. We used the stakes and ours was fine, our neighbors sod floated down the street.
I would put in monkey grass - low maintenance and will keep the dirt in place and makes a nice edging for sidewalks.
I went ahead with river rock and sand. It's working pretty great as we just got another 24 hours of rainfall since the install this weekend.