Erosion with small hill question

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2racingboys Bartlett, TN(Zone 7b) Jan 11, 2009

I started a thread here http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=5988522 then realized, perhaps I started it in the wrong location.

Is there any type of ground cover for shade that will do well in kind of wet areas? I have tried all kinds of grasses - nothing grows here b/c we have clay and filtered/almost complete shade.
I think you may be able to see in the photo by the tree, there is a small hill. When we have a hard rain water pours down this hill.

I'd like to have a hosta trail along the fence and railroad ties, but I have got to do something with this erosion problem first.

Any ideas, tips or tricks?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jan 11, 2009

Here's a website that'll let you search for groundcovers based on sun/shade, water, foot traffic requirements: http://www.stepables.com/store/scripts/prodSearch-plants.asp

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JuneyBug Dover AFB, DE(Zone 7a) Jan 11, 2009

I have had great luck with Vinca. The vines really hold the soil and it doesn't seem to grow tall enough to mess up my Hostas.

Just looked at your pic. - I would dig the area out and re-stack them into a wall. Maybe incorporate a cooking/seating area in it.

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Jan 12, 2009

I have vinca minor growing in full shade and I just love it. It grows around my other plants (azaleas, ferns, and various other flowers) but doesn't try to choke them out.

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dax080 Cedar Rapids, IA(Zone 5a) Jan 13, 2009

For a bright color in the shade, I enjoy Creeping Jenny (Moneywort), as I chose a beautiful golden one (Aurea). As you can see, it is growing into the pond, under a canopy of hosta, on the left of the falls. It is virtually no care once established. Here is a site with details:

http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/moneywort_6-24-05.htm


Dax

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quiltjean North Chelmsford, MA(Zone 6b) Feb 09, 2009

I have come in late to this forum, but when I heard of rain pouring down I wondered about a "rain garden", a swale that will catch the rain and hold it, with moisture-tolerating plants.
Incidentally, my brother lives in southern Indiana and has horrible clay soil. He is amending it with gypsum, bag by bag. He now has a nice, well-drained garden next to the house for all those plants he couldn't grow before.

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