Steep Slopes and Erosion Control

If you're tired of trying to mow grass on a steep slope or you're trying to retain soil lost to erosion, a planting could be the solution. Just remember to mulch well after planting and firm it down well to help with weed control and erosion until your plants are established. Whether you use a woody groundcover, perennial groundcover, or a combination of plants, the following list will help in that "problem" area.

• Aegopodium (Bishop's Weed)
• Ajuga (Bugleweed)
• Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)
• Anemone (Wind Flower)
• Arctostaphylos (Bearberry)
• Arenaria (Sandwort)
• Artemisia
• Aruncus (Goatsbeard)
• Asarum (European Wild Ginger)
• Astilbe (Spirea)
• Brunnera (Siberian Bugloss)
• Campanula (Bell Flower)
• Cerastium (Snow in Summer)
• Convallaria (Lily of the Valley)
• Cornus (Dogwood)
• Coronilla (Crown Vetch)
• Cotoneaster
• Dianthus (Pinks)
• Epimedium (Bishop's Hat)
• Euonymus (Burning Bush)
• Forsythia
• Galium (Sweet Woodruff)
• Gaultheria (Wintergreen)
• Geranium (Cranesbill)
• Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
• Hosta (Plantain Lily)
• Iberis (Candytuft)
• Juniperus (Juniper)
• Lamiastrum (Golden Dead Nettle)
• Lamium (Dead Nettle)
• Larix (Larch)
• Leucothoe
• Linnaea (Twinflower)
• Microbiota (Russian Cypress)
• Mitchella (Partridge Berry)
• Nepeta (Catmint)
• Pachysandra (Spurge)
• Parthenocissus (Boston Ivy)
• Phlox (Garden Phlox)
• Picea (Spruce)
• Pinus (Pine)
• Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
• Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
• Rhus (Sumac)
• Saponaria (Soapwort)
• Sedum (Stonecrop)
• Spiraea (Spirea)
• Stachys (Lamb's Ears)
• Stephanandra
• Vaccinium (Blueberry, Cranberry)
• Veronica (Speedwell)
• Vinca (Periwinkle)
• Viola (Violet)
• Waldsteinia (Barren Strawberry)