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SeanOChuinn Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 15 Nov 2015 Posts: 18 Location: Midlands
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 11:20 am Post subject: Sloped Bank Creepers |
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Hello everyone,
We have just cleaned up an embankment in front of our home and are now currently left with a sloped bank about 65 degrees and 5ft to 6ft in height which is too steep to mow or manage any grass on. The bank was graded down to subsoil and we were seeing some briars starting to appear. Since that we have covered the bank with about 3-4 inches of good quality top soil. We were hoping to try to sow some moss creepers or maybe header. Something that would only grow a few inches and manage to spread or cover the ground. We would then be able to work through the embankment at various times during the year to pull any scutch grass or weeds as they would appear and this would also eliminate the need for mowing and grass removal if grass wasn't planted to cover the embankment.
The embankment is south facing and gets lots of light, there may be times during the day it is in shade but 80% of the day it would have direct sunlight. Was hoping maybe we could get some suggestions of mosses or creepers we could plant across the embankment that would slowly over time cover it. Obviously nothing is maintenance free but low maintenance would be nice.
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2283 Location: Mid-west.
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SeanOChuinn Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 15 Nov 2015 Posts: 18 Location: Midlands
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you. That's Hoary Rock Rose is it? I've looked and it appears to be a protected plant. According to what I'm reading only occurring in limestone rocks? We have a lime stone quarry about 2 miles away so the ground would be super limey alright and probably suit it, but not sure if this would work. Is it possible to buy in garden centres with its protected label? |
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Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5146 Location: Co. Wexford
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Sea thrift. Lavender. Camomile. Thyme. Berberis. Alpines. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 919 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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My plant knowledge isn't great but, with a 65 degree slope and only a few inches of top soil on top, whatever you do plant will need to root right through into the subsoil below and have a good, wide root stock. If there isn't enough growth to bind the whole lot together, one good lot of torrential rain could wash the lot down to the bottom of the slope? _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Sue Deacon Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 31 Dec 2014 Posts: 2028 Location: West Fermanagh
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Geranium macrorrhizum. _________________ Be humble, for you are made of earth
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