What to use on a side of a hummock ivey? i have a mount i dont like mowing and ego...
i have a mount i dont like mowing and ego like to plant ivey is this a angelic idea or do you own another idea in a minute remember its a steep hill thank you
Answers: you don't utter what your climate or growing requirements are: rocky hillside? poor soil? you are going to need to own a way to hose down these so that the water doesn't erode down the hillock. you may need a couple of rock terrace if the embankment is really steep. Weeds will come as soon as you disturb the soil, so you will have to save weeding until the groundcover is really established and fill in.
ivy and kudsu are noxious weed where I live; they whip over and are illegal to market or grow. call your county extension agent and ask what are appropriate plants for this purpose. be sure to include whether nearby are fir tree roots (almost impossible to grow anything under firs!), whether your site have sun or shade, etc.
you will also need to gaping water weekly for the first year through the summer and until wet season or about sept-oct. so the ground cover can establish. if you are not going to want to hose a lot, pick something drought tolerant. give attention to also of clumping groungcovers, which take a bit longer to establish; a hillock of heathers and callunas looks great and gives long bloom color (they necessitate acidic soil; they will not grow surrounded by rocky limy soil)
some I have used beside success for dryer areas are:
cotoneaster dammeri - different varieties (evergreen except surrounded by colder climates)
vinca major or vinca minor (loses leaves surrounded by winter)
creeping rosemary (for milder moderate climates)
taxus baccata procumbens (spreading english yew, needs sun)
vaccinium vitis-idaea (cowberry, creeping huckleberry, foxberry) nice, evergreen, pink flowers beloved by bees within spring
try kudzu