Would love to see a picture of your garden slope. Our garden is predominantly on slopes and it’s good to see what might work. One thing you may wish to avoid is Gaultheria Shallon. The previous owners covered one slope with it. It has covered the slope well, and provides shelter for birds and wildlife, and has autumn fruits that the birds and little voles love. However, it is extremely invasive, spreads by underground shoots like a bamboo and very difficult to control. And of course I’ve found clumps of it coming up elsewhere where the birds have ‘recycled’ the seeds. It’s the area directly below the beech trees with the nesting boxes on them.
One of my favourite climbers is Trachelospermum jasminioides.... in the USA, they actually use it a lot as a groundcover. Similar to Vinca but much bigger and more widely trailing, and very sweetly scented flowers. It can be strimmed to keep it tidy. It's hardy in most of England, some members have had problems with it in Scotland.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Would love to see a picture of your garden slope. Our garden is predominantly on slopes and it’s good to see what might work. One thing you may wish to avoid is Gaultheria Shallon. The previous owners covered one slope with it. It has covered the slope well, and provides shelter for birds and wildlife, and has autumn fruits that the birds and little voles love. However, it is extremely invasive, spreads by underground shoots like a bamboo and very difficult to control. And of course I’ve found clumps of it coming up elsewhere where the birds have ‘recycled’ the seeds. It’s the area directly below the beech trees with the nesting boxes on them.
It has covered the slope very attractively though, Ergates.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Loxley, it certainly has. However, the slope is so steep that it would take a mountain goat to keep it under control. I’ve been using my extra long pruner to take off some of the higher growth when I can, but otherwise have to leave it to its own devices. It’s mainly the vigorous spread that is the nuisance. Quite frightening to start pulling up a shoot that has encroached onto the path, and find it is yards long with side shoots and heading for another section of garden. I’m not one for using weed killers but it’s virtually impossible to remove once it’s got a hold. It’s apparently a huge pest in its native Oregon / Washington states. It is fun to see the blackbirds eating the berries, and the occasional woodmouse climbing up the branches to collect the fruit.
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One thing you may wish to avoid is Gaultheria Shallon. The previous owners covered one slope with it. It has covered the slope well, and provides shelter for birds and wildlife, and has autumn fruits that the birds and little voles love. However, it is extremely invasive, spreads by underground shoots like a bamboo and very difficult to control. And of course I’ve found clumps of it coming up elsewhere where the birds have ‘recycled’ the seeds. It’s the area directly below the beech trees with the nesting boxes on them.