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mavis lordmavis lord Posts: 5
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I have some steps into the back garden,6 in fact.Up the sides there are some 10 concrete planters (8"x4" about 6"deep.My question is,are there any plants I can put in that slugs,snails will leave alone,eg-alpines?My husband is fed up of buying plants every three weeks or so!Hoping you can come up with some suggestions,as I would be eternally grateful,your Mavis.

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  • WintersongWintersong Posts: 2,436

    Aquilegias (granny's bonnets ), Dianthus (pinks), Sempervirens (houseleeks) Alpine Phlox  (cushion phlox)image off the top of my head  

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Mavis as well as above penstimonns, hardy geraniums foxgloves sages when in flower. They all atract the bees.
  • LeifUKLeifUK Posts: 573

    My herbs seem slug free e.g. oregano, mint, lavender, rosemary. My hebes survive too. There are small hebes, and small forms of rosemary. Also sedum. Saxifraga (rather pretty in my view).

  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698

    Ubiquitous Alchemilla mollis. If sunny, Lavenders.

    I wish someone would tell my slugs that they don't like Aquilegias... my seedlings are really suffering!

    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Tiny containers so I'd go for previously mentioned dianthus, sedums, saxifrages, , thyme, sage, oregano and lavender as well as aubretias and arabis and anything similar which will cope with limited nutrients,water and soil. Easy enough to feed any plants  which will benefit, like the dianthus and lavender.  Many of these like a sunny position but should grow well enough unless in deep shade. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FrannerzFrannerz Posts: 72
    I have a real slug problem in my garden also. I recently bought some copper tape to stick around the rims of my pots and so far it seems to have stopped the slimy little beggars. Apparently copper reacts with their slime and they get a shock so they won't cross over any copper.

    Also there's that new safe slug repellant. It's made from the rear end sheerings of sheep and a farmer thought to turn it into pellets. Slugs hate it because of the salts in it. All you do is pour it in a ring around the plant your trying to save, about an inch away from its stem or trunk, and the slugs will steer clear.
  • sanjy67sanjy67 Posts: 1,007

    i read about using 2pence pieces too, i haven't worked out if using them is cheaper per metre than using the tape but it probably is image plus you get your money back if you give up gardening hahaha

  • mavis lordmavis lord Posts: 5

    Thanks for you quick replies,they have been very helpful.I think. I will go for some dianthus,and alpines,sedum,saxifrage etc.Thank you once again,Mavis.

  • Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149

    Dear God yes, I have spent the last 5 years searching for slug resistant plants and now the garden is ok. Also I find with a lot of plants slugs will eat them when they are young and tender but if you can keep them going with slug pellets or whatever they often make it when they are bigger. Lobelia a perfect example. Slugs will decimate new small ones but once they have bushed out they don't touch them. How anybody manages to grow hostas I don't know!

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