"Popcorn Lover" wrote in message
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DrLith wrote :

Popcorn Lover wrote:

Well I heard that ivy puts down really deep roots and is good
for erosion control on slopes, and we have slopes and a long
embankment in our yard and really need that.

I was also reading something about english ivy being
"evergreen in zones 5 up, but that doesn't make sense, I've
never seen it green in the winter here in Denver.

Vinca minor is another quick-spreading possibility that is
readily available just about anywhere. Is this a shady
location? Ivy and vinca do well in shade. If you've got more
sun, creeping phlox will fill in nicely and does well on
slopes.


Thanks, I'll check into this.

I put in 100, 1 gallon pots of vinca minor on a slope about 8 years ago
hoping to prevent erosion. They did nothing for several years. Some of
them died, and the area got infested with weeds. The most troublesome weeds
where other vines like wild strawberry, wild honeysuckle, and persicaria.
It also got an infestation of thistle and other hard to eliminate weeds.
After 8 years, the slope is about half covered. Needles to say, they did
nothing for erosion for the first several years.

Another choice might be Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/p....asp?code=A420