I have a nightmare sloped backyard and would be open to suggestions? It's shade in the afternoon we have found that it was covered with poison ivy so have sprayed for that knowing that the oil is still there but with fall coming hoping someone might have a great idea of what I can do with this eye sore. My neighbor has the same situation but spends thousands of dollars to have the slope leveled and rocked and is beautiful but we are a young couple with young children and don't have the funds or the time. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

What about something like monkey/mondo grass. I have it growing on my hillside.....it blocks out weeds pretty much 100%, stays a uniform height, and doesn't need mowed. Adds stability to soil from what I've been reading too. I want to try and add more to my hill as only about half is covered with it. This picture shows my hill. The grass at the top is what I'm talking about. At the bottom of the hill you can probably see all the tall grass/weeds I've been clearing out where there's no monkey grass growing.
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