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Green path plants
Can anyone suggest some low-growing and robust plants that I could use for a green path between two tracks of concrete on our drive? It currently has a small amount of soil, some pebbles and a few self-seeded plants such as self-heal and daisies. I would like to make it more of a feature and less of a weeding job that never gets done!
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It depends on soil and drainage and sun levels. Thyme is often recommended for paths and gaps between paving stones as it likes good drainage and full sun and doesn't mind being walked on.
Chamomile lawns are another option to replace grass if the soil is richer and you want a solid grass effect.
Otherwise, several alpines, dwarf dianthus, saxifage and probably ophiopogon planescarpus nigrescens aka black lily turf would be happy in there.
Brilliant-thankyou! It's sunny and well-drained at the top and probably a bit less so at the bottom. I was planning on adding a little more soil so might try thyme at the top and some chamomile lower down and see what happens.
celandines look good in early spring and the creeping campanulas - be aware that anything that spills over the edges with make the concrete very slippery after rain or frost.