Lucinda wrote: > I also have a hillside which I am slowly planting with vinca. The bit I > did several years ago is very full and I think it looks great. The blue > flowers are very pretty in the spring. My only problem is that it gets > covered in leaves which I then have to rake out periodically. > > I'm thinking about something else on the steeper part of the slope, partly > because it gets a lot more sun. Lucinda, you might want to try Stachys sylvatica "Huskers Variegated'-- It really romps. Rika Willow Pond Nursery http://www.willowpondnursery.com