What to plant on a bank??

Hi,I am new to this forum and new to gardening.......In my back garden I have a bank that is about 4ft high by about 25ft long, I am asking for help as to what to plant on it,it is fairly steep and at the moment is just grass,but as I am disabled it is a real pain to cut,so I was hoping to plant it out with some plants that will spread out.....any ideas will be really helpful

 

Welcome to the forum.
To start with you might want to look at this thread:http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/...round-cover-for-steep-bank.42435/#post-537439
I have a bank two banked areas, one is just a load of stones:
The other I've planted some low growing conifers,Horizontal Juniper (mine is 'Prince of Wales') and Lonicera Pileata. Perhaps you could also try Berberis 'Nana' and cotoneaster.

 

Hallo Ian,
glad you've decided to come on to Gardeners Corner. There's plenty of generous advice here. Just wait a while, they will be about later,
Jenny namaste

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner

Rose of Sharon.Hypericum calycinum

 

Hi

And welcome to GC , you cant beat cotoneaster , evergreen flowers berries, wildlife friendy and just gets on with it , plant at the top and it will do the rest .

Others will add I am sure of that

Spruce

 

A suprise Audit might give a good result

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Ian. For ground cover underneath shrubs look for rockery plants, they will spread and take care of themselves. Geraniums (not Pelagoniums) also look after themselves.