Given I’m pretty sure I know this climate (grew up there) I’m not sure how well a wildflower meadow would work. Most of the mixes aren’t native and Himalayan blackberry will try to take over any disturbed site. Shrubs like salmon berries, thimble Berry’s and some sword ferns will look good. Also low lying ground cover like salal berries. And try to get some trilliums for a spring flower.
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If goats aren’t an option your best bet really is roundup, applied super cautiously per the instructions. Im sure I’ll get a bunch of down votes, but it’s your best option and is not harmful for very occasional use. It will be a net positive, especially if you’re going to replant with natives.
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What’s growing there that needs to be killed? Determines how aggressive you need to be.
Also consider that removing the existing vegetation will destabilize the slope and it’ll start to run off. That looks like a drainage ditch. You don’t want to clog those up, usually.
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Given I’m pretty sure I know this climate (grew up there) I’m not sure how well a wildflower meadow would work. Most of the mixes aren’t native and Himalayan blackberry will try to take over any disturbed site. Shrubs like salmon berries, thimble Berry’s and some sword ferns will look good. Also low lying ground cover like salal berries. And try to get some trilliums for a spring flower.
If goats aren’t an option your best bet really is roundup, applied super cautiously per the instructions. Im sure I’ll get a bunch of down votes, but it’s your best option and is not harmful for very occasional use. It will be a net positive, especially if you’re going to replant with natives.
What’s growing there that needs to be killed? Determines how aggressive you need to be.
Also consider that removing the existing vegetation will destabilize the slope and it’ll start to run off. That looks like a drainage ditch. You don’t want to clog those up, usually.