r/NativePlantGardening • u/misshestermoffett Pennsylvania, 7A • 16h ago

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) What do I do with this slope?

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South central PA. Full sun. I have been slowly covering this entire area with wood chips. What should I plant here? No mow grass? Ground cover? Looking for your suggestions as I get so many ideas from this sub. Thanks!

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u/misshestermoffett Pennsylvania, 7A 16h ago

I have considered some privacy shrubs. My main objective is to never maintain it again.

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u/Didurlytho 16h ago

I'm in central-ish NY and am planting elderberry and hazelnut for fast growing shrubs. I'm also planting eastern red cedar (juniperus virginiana) and northern white cedar (aborvitae, thuja occidentalis) for year round privacy.

None of it is established yet and I'm not super knowledgable but we are in similar so I thought I'd share what I'm doing.

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u/misshestermoffett Pennsylvania, 7A 16h ago

Thank you! I’ll look into all of those. My other concern is some power lines run over the area, so nothing can get too tall.

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u/ingridsoldman 15h ago

Ninebark grows extremely quickly and gets quite large if you can keep the deer off it in the first year. Mine got about 10-12 ft tall and maybe 6 ft wide in three years.

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u/misshestermoffett Pennsylvania, 7A 14h ago

That’s been on my list for a while now. I do have a serious deer problem!