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6 Feb ’14
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Please help me compile a list of plants for erosion control on the slope of my planned stream crossing. I am in zone 7, the area is shaded, and I would prefer low to zero maintenance plants that are short ground cover and that can be walked on. I may need walk down the slope to maintain the culvert, hence the preference for walk on tolerance. Also, there are copperheads in the area, so keeping it to low plants should help visibility.
Pluses are evergreens, and edibles. Some in my current list qualify.
Here is my list so far...
- Pachysandra Variegated
- Lamium
- Hemerocallis fulva (Tawny daylily) Spreads by thick tuberous roots. Excellent choice for erosion control on slopes and hillsides. Pest-resistant.
- Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese pachysandra) Popular evergreen groundcover that provides good coverage for shady slopes. Easy care.
- Typha
Typha is the only tall one. It is also the only one I know can be partially in water. I do not know if it can live if the water drys up.
15 Feb ’12
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what about the hybrid willow? Grows very fast and loves the water
http://www.growfastw.....llows.com/
http://www.directgar.....uctID=7287
we were debating between those and the giant thujas, only reason we went with the thujas is they don't lose their leaves in the winter
6 Feb ’14
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No trees. No bushes. No obstructed visibility, nothing with branches that will grow out into the driveway area. Nothing too large to be supported by the fill.
Also, from what I recall, willows have massive root systems that are highly invasive but also weak. Tree roots growing under a gravel driveway are not a good idea.
Remember, this is a seasonal runoff stream. It goes dry in the summer, or any time the water all drains. Last year it was dry most of the year. This year it keeps being recharged by new rains. That's a huge amount of fluctuation.
15 Feb ’12
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I would probably contact these guys and see what they recommend for local fauna
6 Feb ’14
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I was already planning to visit plant nurseries, but this is a really great suggestion. Too bad the two on their list aren't closer.
15 Feb ’12
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interested to see what they suggest
6 Feb ’14
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- Pachysandra Variegated
- Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese pachysandra) Popular evergreen groundcover that provides good coverage for shady slopes. Easy care.
- Typha
- Iris
So that's my list after a visit to a nursery. The top 2 are essentially the same and would cover above the waterline, and the bottom 2 could be at or below the waterline. Seems I can get typha in miniature size too.
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