sallyg said:That slope looks awful.
Love being judgy on landscaping. My daughter bought a flipped house but, cheaper neighborhood, so they didnt plant anything. Better off, so we can plant without having to take out.
I hope you have a chance to tell the mailman how you appreciate that.
Builders here cram way too many shrubs in. And variegated liriope is practically a law it seems.
The houses up on the top of the hill all have steeply sloped yards like that. Those that "do it right" do it in 3 levels, with terraced walls and deep-rooted plants that will help prevent erosion. Plus a wall at the bottom that has proper drainage (brick/permeable stone with a french drain and multiple weep holes).
I did tell the mailman that I appreciated him staying off my new grass. He said it was just easier than opening the gate twice (to enter and then to leave), and my grass did look nice except for the spot people kept stepping on, so he realized that I was trying to improve the yard. My previous mail woman just put my mail in my box from the neighbor's yard (avoiding walking two stairs in the process), so that worked, too (neighbor's yard is 100% weeds and junk grasses, so no trodding issue)!
I don't mind variegated liriope in most cases, since it's hardy and attractive year-round (at least here in DC), but they planted nearly the entire exterior of my work building with it, and it's just boring when used in that quantity (at risk of giving away where I work, my work building has a footprint of 2 city blocks). It's great as a foundation plant, but not as the ONLY thing!
