Jay Casey wrote:

I have a small corner in my back yard where it rarely gets sun light.
When the house was built, it was sodded.
After 2 years, the grass (Bermuda) is dying/dead.
In addition to lack of sun light, the ground has eroded due to rain.
There is no rain gutter above this corner and it gets hammered when it
rains.
There is about an inch or two deep erosion in this area directly below the
roof line.
I am thinking about planting shrubs that can tolerate lack of sun light
and heavy and concentrated rain pounding.
Any suggestions?
I prefer something that grows slowly and would NOT grow more than 3-4 feet.


If you are looking for something freeze hardy you might consider dwarf
yaupon holly. The relatively dense small leaves will break up the rain
and they don't grow too big. If the bermuda lasted 2 years it can't be
dark in that corner since bermuda is a full sun grass. I would also
suggest a thick mulch like shredded cedar to keep the soil from eroding.
Just try to get the rain to go through several buffering layers before
hitting the ground. Works for me.