Low lying evergreen cover

Steve Topp

Hi. I have a three foot high breeze block wall holding back a small slopping area of garden that I am tidying up with gravel paths and pebbles. I want to put in a small (19” x 9') border next to the wall to soften the whole look so I would like to know peoples advice as to what ever green ground low lying cover would be suitable for such an area.

Cheers Steve.

Dovefromabove

Hello Steve and welcome to the forum

Could you post a photo of the area please, and let us know which way it faces and what sort of soil you have?

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Fairygirl

If you want something straightforward, you could use Euonymous. It'll give you an evergreen low hedge which you can prune or leave depending on the look you like. 

If you want a more varied look, a few more details will help, as Dove says.

For instance, are there any colours or styles you like ?  Do you have lots of time to spend in the garden or do you need a simple solution? 

Lyn

I have a green/white creeping euonymus if you pin it down it will root where it touches.

this is a pic, although this ones courtesy of google images.

 

Lou12

Gaultheria procumbens is one of my favourites, I think I'm addicted to the old fashiond toothpaste taste of the berries.

Steve Topp

Hi all, the part I want to cover is surrounded by houses and so it only gets full sun during the summer but its not shaded. The ground was previously covered with a layer of hard stone (possibly limestone) and used as a drive so the planting material will be whatever is needed to fill the planting hole, that method has worked well with gooseberry's and espalier apples. I'm after easy life with the garden as I have a back problem so ground cover is the number one priority but ground cover and a bit of colour would be great.