Plants for growing through gravel

Slow-worm · March 2023

Hardy geraniums, welsh poppies, and astrantia might do well there, also some fuchsias and ornamental grasses.

Loxley · March 2023

The aforementioned Euphorbia robbiae is a very good shout, I would try some ferns - many can stand dry conditions if in shade, I know Harts Tongue Fern can. And Carex 'Ice Dance' will certainly cope with the conditions, a bit dull though. Hardy geraniums as mentioned above would be good, G. maccorhizum or x cantabrigiense would do well, as would G. oxonianum types. I'm assuming that planting INTO the plastic grid is not going to be practicable, and you will be planting into the soil to the side of it after breaking it up a bit. Many of these plants will flop over the narrow strip of plastic grid, so it's not necessary to plant directly into it IMO. You need to allow some space for the plants to grow. You can mulch the whole lot with gravel to make it blend together.

M33R4 · March 2023

Jenny_Aster said:..... I suppose the other alternative is place a few pots around the shed...

Yes that may work. You may even consider raising the height in the form of a rockery with lots of organic matter and plant through the gaps.

Jenny_Aster · March 2023

Thank you all for replying, I've spent a pleasant couple of hours this morning looking up your suggestions and I've now ordered the following seeds. Some of the seeds I'm sure will work in other areas of the garden.

Fingers crossed, lets see what pops up, will of course keep you informed of developments.

Iberis umbellata, 'Fairy' Mixed Colours
Erigeron speciosus, 'Azure Fairy'
Erigeron karvinskianus
Cymbalaria muralis
Corydalis lutea
Euphorbia stricta, 'Golden Foam'
Sempervivum hybridum and Mixed Species

Thanks also for the suggestion of putting a chicken wire 'draft excluder' under the base, I don't have any chicken wire but I think I've got a metre or so of small gauge wire mesh which should work perfectly!

Thanks again

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