Shade + slope erosion + dogs = 100% grass failure. Designer Theresa Schrum recommends suckering shrubs: 'Henry's Garnet' or 'Little Henry' Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica), sweetshrub (Calycanthus), summersweet (Clethra). Groundcovers: pachysandra or 'Eco-Lacquered Spider' chrysogonum—shade-tolerant, evergreen, spreading. Avoid English ivy and vinca—they're invasive.
Accept the site; plant for success.
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