Thinking about this again. What about some prettily coloured small leaved ivy? Tough as old boots, easy to haul out and won't attack the wheelie bins on their trips to the kerb..............
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I think the Ajuga is as good a suggestion as anything Dove. Most plants are going to be too big one way or another and the flowers are great for bees too. Some of the small Euphorbias or the prostrate Gaultheria are the only other things I can think of that would stay compact although there's certainly a few very dwarf Hostas.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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A friend of mine has got some lovely ferns down the side of her house, they add a bit of height and seems fairly sturdy. Not sure if that is any help.
hosta lancifolia is a lovely , tough as old boots hosta which is pretty small.
Thinking about this again. What about some prettily coloured small leaved ivy? Tough as old boots, easy to haul out and won't attack the wheelie bins on their trips to the kerb..............
Sweet woodruff?
...well, I can't see it, as it soon gets away from you, but anything is worth a try I suppose... 'Cambridge' much the same...
...Fuchsia 'Genii' any good...?
I think the Ajuga is as good a suggestion as anything Dove. Most plants are going to be too big one way or another and the flowers are great for bees too. Some of the small Euphorbias or the prostrate Gaultheria are the only other things I can think of that would stay compact although there's certainly a few very dwarf Hostas.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Just spotted this in the mail from GW for dry shade.
http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/features/flowers/plants-for-dry-shade/4787.html
I've got the answer - a smaller wheelie bin ...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...