Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Ground Cover for horrendous site, 1 by Chillybean

Chillybean wrote:
[quote=\"momlady\"] I don\'t know White Sage - it sounds like I\'m lucky that I don\'t!! Now creeping charlie I do know. That is one tenacious weed!

I am encouraged by your news about plants succeeding on your slope. That\'s great, thanks for sharing!
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White Sage is a prairie plant and our poor soil is just right for it, according to one site. I doubt I\'d have much problem with it if it was \"out there\" rather than in the middle of some of my rare plants. Oh, I wish I knew its growth habit before planting it. I peaked and it is native to most of your state. When it is in a nice colony by itself, it can look attractive.

We had another flooding rain yesterday. I verified with my husband that our slope is about 45 degrees, but near the driveway it is steeper. I\'ve started Monarda fistulosa (Bee Balm) that I intend to plant there since it reseeds easily. It\'s a bit taller than I\'d like for the spot (3 feet), but I really like their form in the spring before they flop a little. (I posted a picture.) It grows in a wide variety of conditions here, one of them being full sun and clay, rocky soil. It is native to a portion of your state. It\'s not the evergreen you are hoping for, though. It dies back in the fall.

Tenacious... yep, that describes creeping charlie. We avoid use of herbicides, but it sure is tempting in this case.