What plants are suitable for a slope with rocky soil?

[sharda]

which plants are best to plant on Slope rough rocky soil, getting full sun?

Have put weeding mats two weeks ago after removing all the grass.

A year ago it had big bushes of pandanus pygmaeus.

[JacobZ]

Hi @sharda,

Thank you for your question and welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

As plants are very climate-specific, could you advise your general location and maybe upload some images of where you'd like to plant? This would give our members a much better basis to offer advice specific to your requirements.

Often on sloping surfaces with rocky soil, shrubs, grasses, groundcovers and succulents will have success. Some general suggestions that are all native to Australia and might be good for you include:

• Coastal Rosemary - Westringia fruticosa

• Lemon-scented Tea Tree - Leptospermum petersonii

• Bright and Easy - Carpobrotus Rossii

• Step-ables - Dichondra Repens

• Creeping Boobialla - Myoporum parvifolium

You might like to check out How to choose plants for your garden and How to arrange plants in a garden for some guidance.

Also, allow me to tag some of our helpful gardeners within the community @HitOrMiss, @Noelle, @mich1972, @ChloeThomson.

Let me know if you have any further questions or if you need help uploading images, I'm more than happy to help.

Jacob

[sharda]

 

 

[sharda]

Located in gladstone.

[JacobZ]

Hi @sharda,

Looks like a brilliant clean slate to work with. A very exciting planting project certainly awaits.

Some other plant suggestions that would be good for the planting conditions and climate in Gladstone are:

• Wilderness White Bottlebrush - Callistemon viminalis

• Purple Lace - Melaleuca thymifolia

• Sunny Rambler - Hibbertia scandens

You might also like to check out our Garden Corner which has a massive amount of information on gardening in all climates and conditions.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob