Irish moss and sedums grow in between stones, in this area where water drains down the slope, before it eventually encounters willows, sweetgale, alders, clethra, cattails and other water-loving plants.
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June is Bustin’ Out All Over
Yes, this is the title of an old Broadway show tune, and it’s certainly true here!
Looking up the slope is a mix of volunteers and things we planted for erosion control. In the latter category are junipers, phlox, bayberry, rose campion, willows, and in the former are native daisies, grapevines, asters and goldenrods. In the foreground are cattails and a winterberry holly (“Jim Dandy”); both like the damp area next to the pond.
Slope is Stabilizing
Low-growing junipers, highbush blueberries, ajugas and willows help prevent erosion on this steep slope. We let last year’s seed heads remain on the little bluestem grasses. In the center, a highly-pruned red maple starts to leaf out along with red-twig dogwood, right. Between them, closer to the pond are alders and viburnums.
