Beginner Gardening: Problem area, 0 by zenpotter

zenpotter wrote:
Here are two threads about slopes from curb appeal. I started one of them.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/572872/

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/584612/

One thing I learned about 5 years ago was how to plant on a hill, keep weeds down and not have the soil wash away. I cut the grass as short as I could, put down newspaper about 6 layers (keeps the weeds that were there from growing), next a layer of farmpost, burlap to keep it all in place and then more farmpost to hide the burlap some of this did wash away. I cut holes to plant in and then tucked it all back around the plant. I didn't want shrubs and found that perennials needed to be under 10" to keep from falling down.

Since then I have been very interested in native plants and you might want to look into them. They have deeper roots than non natives. Less watering and stronger. The photo is of that hill.