See what plants were used in the Taming a Slippery Slope article in FineGardening Issue #158
When Tim and Lorraine Vojt bought their house on a tiny lot in Columbus , Ohio , 16 geezerhood ago , the small front railyard featured a steep grassy slope from the bottom of their front porch footstep to the pavement , bisect by another set of concrete steps . The slope was hard and severe to mow , and because Tim is an greedy gardener , he wanted to create more room for plants . His solution ask scores of stone , plants , and labor , but the termination is the jewel of the neighborhood and a surefire conversation freshman . Here are some of the plant he used to create this stunning garden .
The Shady Side
1 . ‘ Lancifolia ’ hosta ( Hosta‘Lancifolia ’ , USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9 )
2 . Red - leaved Japanese barberry ( Berberisthunbergiicv . , Zones 5–8 )
3 . ‘ spectre ’ fern ( Athyrium‘Ghost ’ , zone 4–8 )
4 . ‘ Overdam ’ feather reed grass ( CalamagrostisXacutiflora‘Overdam ’ , Zones 5–9 )
5 . Double white balloon efflorescence ( Platycodongrandifloruscv . , Zones 4–9 )
6 . ‘ Nikko ’ slender deutzia ( Deutziagracilis‘Nikko ’ , zone 5–8 )
7 . Black Lace ™ elderberry ( Sambucusnigra‘Eva ’ , Zones 4–7 )
8 . ‘ Sagae ’ hosta ( Hosta‘Sagae ’ , Zones 3–9 )
9 . ‘ Crimson Queen ’ Nipponese maple ( Acerpalmatum‘Crimson queer ’ , Zones 5–8 )
10 . Hosta ( Hostacv . , Zones 3–9 )
11 . ‘ Aureola ’ Nipponese wood grass ( Hakenochloamacra‘Aureola ’ , Zones 5–9 )
12 . Astilbe ( Astilbecv . , Zones 3–8 )
13 . ‘ Obsidian ’ genus Heuchera ( Heuchera‘Obsidian ’ , Zones 3–8 )
14 . Hosta ( Hostanigrescens , Zones 3–9 )
15 . ‘ Kinkaku ’ genus Funka ( Hostamontana‘Kinkaku ’ , Zones 3–9 )
16 . Magic Carpet spirea ( Spiraeajaponica‘Walbuma ’ , Zones 4–9 )
17 . Magic Carpet spirea ( Spiraeajaponica‘Walbuma ’ , Zones 4–9 )
18 . sinister - eyed Susan ( Rudbeckiacv . , zone 3–11 )
19 . ‘ Saturn ’ coleus ( Solenostemonscutellarioides‘Saturn ’ , Zones 12–13 )
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
20 . variegate miscanthus ( Miscanthussinensis‘Variegatus ’ , Zones 4–9 )
21 . Japanese maple ( Acerpalmatumcv . , zone 5–8 )
22 . Swamp snowy oak ( Quercusbicolor , Zones 4–8 )
Photo/Illustration: Tim Vojt
The Sunny Side
1 . Bigroot geranium ( Geraniummacrorrhizum , Zones 4–8 )
2 . Sedum ( Sedumrupestre , Zones 6–9 )
3 . Blue oat pasturage ( Helictotrichonsempervirens , Zones 4–9 )
4 . Vinca minor spurge ( Euphorbiamyrsinites , Zones 5–8 )
5 . ‘ Angelina ’ sedum ( Sedumrupestre‘Angelina ’ , Zones 6–9 )
6 . Rose catchfly ( Lychniscoronaria , Zones 3–8 )
7 . Pink - blossom wild thyme ( Thymuspraecoxvar.coccineus , Zones 4–9 )
8 . Blue fescue ( Festucaglauca , Zones 4–8 )
9 . ‘ Thunderhead ’ Japanese black pine ( genus Pinus thunbergiiThunderhead ’ , Zones 5–8 )
10 . ‘ Philippe Vapelle ’ geranium ( Geranium‘Philippe Vapelle ’ , Zones 5–8 )
11 . ‘ Boone ’ glad ( Gladiolus‘Boone ’ , Zones 6–10 )
12 . ‘ Garden Treasure ’ intersectional peony ( Paeonia‘Garden Treasure ’ , Zones 4–9 )
13 . vary miscanthus ( Miscanthus sinensis‘Varietgatus ’ , Zones 4–9 )
14 . Japanese maple ( Acerpalmatumcv . , Zones 5–8 )
15 . Variegated miscanthus ( Miscanthus sinensis‘Varietgatus ’ , Zones 4–9 )
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