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Trailing border plant conundrum

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I also have cerastium further along... ;)
    They look a bit dishevelled at the moment after the weather the other day.
    I bought a dozen or so plug plants last year, grew them on a bit before planting out, and they've done very well.  They've also survived the severe cold [and exposure ] during the early winter no problem. By March, I was slightly concerned about them as they looked a bit 'dead', but they're fine.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • NanniemoNanniemo Posts: 226
    Ajuga Reptens is a creeping perennial that may eventually creep over the wall.
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Creeping ceanothus is stunning in spring and evergreen.

    A herbaceous clematis could look very lovely (not evergreen). They are great as ground cover (they don't twine). Long flowering - June to Oct.

    I'm also wondering if you could use hardy 'climbing fuchsia' to good effect, if that's your thing. They don't actually climb on their own (non-twinning) so you could try encouraging them over the edge of your creation. Some other hardy ground cover fuchsias here.
    Or a hardy Tom Thumb fuchsia.
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Hardy osteospernum. If you dead head it has flowers for months, spreads and hangs over but easy to keep in check.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited June 2018
    A good thought. Sweet williams too. They flower all summer long and layer so can endlessly produce new plants.
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