Mulch and maybe a little fertilizer might be all the pachysandra needs to fill in, it's usually not too much trouble to grow. -you don't "need" the mulch, but it will keep weeds from sprouting and helps keep the soil moist.

You could put so many other things in! Is it sun? part sun? shade? Obviously that will make a difference....

I'd say its part sun to full sun. The slope is short and steep (the distance from our yard to the sidewalk= one set of steps). What other plants would be good to hold the dirt in place? Junipers? Is there anything that looks nice planted with the pachysandra?

Junipers would work, you might want something slightly taller than the pachasandra so they don't get swamped after planting. How about one of the yellow spreading juniper varieties? That would stand out nicely. Some of the small evergreen azaleas would also do well and not grow too tall....maybe a yucca?
If you don't mind something that loses leaves in the winter, try thick rooted perennials such as siberian iris, rudbeckia, daylilies, some sun tolerant hostas(usually not the bluish leaved ones), jap. solomon seal, or some of the shorter ornamental grasses.
I'm sure someone else has more experience with planting on slopes....
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If you are going to spend $$ on plant material, why not just plant more pachysandra and try to fill in the gaps? Unless you want to plant something different for contrast. Considering all of the weeding you did, I would buy some flats of pachysandra, add to some of the gaps and fill in the remaining gaps with mulch. This time of year, you can probably get some plants for a discount, and if you plant early enough, you can get them established enough for winter. If the weather stays this dry though, I would mulch now and plant in the spring.

What might also be nice, just to throw in my 2 cents is to mix in some lilly of the valley it blooms in spring but stays green all summer. I have it in my pachysandra. I also have peonies that spring up. But for evergreen coloring, what could be very nice is to throw in some variegated pachysandra within the green pachysandra just to have some contrast here and there.

Ooooh, I like the lilly-of-the-valley idea! It is a very drought-tolerant plant and tends to fill in quite nicely. And they smell heavenly in the Spring.....

Thanks for the ideas! I ended up fertilizing and mulching the bare spots and I think I will add some new plants in the spring. I like the veregated pach. idea and some lilly-of-the-valley would be nice!

My passiflora incarnata vines are still green...should I cut them now or wait till the leaves die or turn yellow? These vines come back every year. Also, the plants grow alot of vines...should I cut some back when they come up next year? And last, are there any people out there from Delaware County area??........Looking forward to replys from you....thanks!!!!!