What small shrubs and ground covers to plant?

[nishtha]

My backyard is a mess and growing weeds everywhere 

We are on a slope so want to plant something that will help with soil erosion too.

My plan is to clear a section, put weedmat, cut a whole for the plants and plant something immediately.

I am after small shrubs and ground covers.

So far I like 

Nandina blush

Creeping juniper 

This section will get sun when the sun is out.

Something non flowering please 

Any

thoughts?

[Dave-1]

Morning @nishtha 

Bush mulch? The stuff you get from the council? I was thinking more from a tree lopper people so its actually timber/leaves with no weeds.

I have used the mulch from the council as it was free and yeah there were some weeds in it but it was free so really "wiggles hand" I was happy enough

Dave