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Alternative Lawn Plants
I'm pretty much starting from scratch on the front garden, it is just stripped back to bare mud at the moment.
I have considered planting something other than grass as a lawn. It never gets walked on, and previously the lawn was very mossy and weedy It is on a slight slope and partial shade.
Does anyone have a lawn that is not grass?
Thanks,
Polly
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I have a very small section of chamomile treneague at the start of my lawn and I love it. Smells wonderful. Slugs love it too but easy to pick them off and any time you touch it, it smells lovely. I'd do more of the lawn with it but for the expense. May start to move some plugs around to expand it.
Lots of my "grassy lawn" currently daisies...which I don't mind. I'd just like more celadine. Both green and low and I like the flowers. But if willing to invest some money and want something neat, the chamomile (which is a flowerless type you can't grow from seed) would be wonderful. Probably wouldn't survive as a football pitch though.
Just reading Edd's post..... I was under the impression the lawn chamomile (treneague) didn't come true from seed but I see that it what you have done. Would love more info. Can you use regular chamomile seeds? That would be cheaper.
If you like flowers in the lawn, look at this http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/grass-free-lawns/rethinking-the-traditional-grass-lawn/ but many think it looks a bit messy and apparently it is NOT low maintenance.
Thanks Edd, that's very helpful.
Yes, I'd been looking at chamomile and I've seen thyme but I wasn't sure whether they were really low maintenance. I'm not sure I can wait 2 years to grow from seed, but small plants might work.
Do these flower at all, it could be lovely to have a carpet of flowers...
Thanks for the blog link, Watery, I'm off to read that now
That sounds lovely Verdun, a gorgeous, soothing place to sit, and I love the idea of the scent. Maybe I should make an area i the back garden I can sit on - it's only in the sun for part of the morning in the front, but always sunny on the back.
Last edited: 12 March 2017 17:34:07