What is the best ground cover instead of grass?
Examples of suitable species include microclover, yarrow, creeping thyme and fescue grasses. These plants are increasingly available at garden centres, often sold as seeds, tiles or plugs. Try These Perennial Companion Plants: Drought-Tolerant: Yarrow (Achillea), Agastache, Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Lavender, Salvia (Meadow Sage), Sedum (Stonecrop). Poor Soil Plants: Hellebores, Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra), Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Sedum (Stonecrop), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Hosta.
What fast growing ground cover stops erosion?
Fast-growing plants for erosion control such as suckering shrubs, prairie natives with taproots, and vining perennial ground covers are good slope stabilization plants in erosion-prone areas. The best plant for erosion control is one that holds the soil in place. Many cover crops, such as rye and clover, create nets of roots that hold soil together and help reduce weeds. Ornamental ground cover, including ivy, creeping juniper and periwinkle, are also proven erosion control solutions.