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    Posted: 12 October 2009 at 11:44am
Hi Ladies,

I am sure someone on here will have some good ideas...

Down the back side of our house there is a small landing area and steps and the a path that goes around to the front of the house. We pretty much NEVER use this area. There are also steps at the end of the house to get up to the front of the house so it is lowered. There is a thin strip of grass down the side and then at the very back maybe 3 x 3 metre patch of grass. We dont use this area at all and it is a PITA to mow hence it hasnt been and is over grown with weeds and looks awful!

So my q is what to do with this area... we want lowest maintenance possible but to look good as well :)
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Do you have a photo of the area so we can see where it is in relation to the house and if it's in the way as such?

DH and I are very low maintenance people, and have a lot of areas around our house that is weedmatted, with riverstones on top (because bark is awful in terms of cats always going to the toilet in it).. Succulent plants are low maintenance and look great with river stones.
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haha im too embarrassed it looks AWFUL! But when I get home (from work) I will see if I can find an older more decent pic :)
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Couple more things- is it sunny, shady, damp?
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It's shady and damp - its sloping so gets loads of water...
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Lavender. Zero maintanence - just chop back a bit at the end of summer, and it's such a weed that it will take over the area it's planted (so nothing else really grows. I'd use it along the strip of grass so you don't have to mow there ever again.
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Some damp tolerant herbs mixed with lavender? Like mint, vietnamese mint etc. I have two massive mint patches and they're a godsend for covering up crappy gardening.

Otherwise I'm a flax and grasses girl. Weedmat is also used a LOT at our place.

When things get really bad, you can;' beat some trellis at the front of the 'offending' area with something nice climbing over it to hide what lies behind....
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I'd second the grasses and flax. Great ground covers and minimal requirements. They are also good for holding soil together in sloped areas so your topssoil doesn't all wash away during winter.

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