SOS! Can ground cover be planted in between bricks on a brick path?
buddyandelsa
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Need help planning a brick walkway/end of driveway fence & garden
Comments (10)It's easy to see that after two years you're anxious to get going and "do" something. The house appears to be in a somewhat rural setting. You don't indicate what part of the US you live in. A brick walkway suggests to me a more formal setting, though perhaps you envision working toward a "Williamsburg" look. I would put the digging on hold until you have worked out a more comprehensive plan for the whole property. Not that you have to have every last detail figured out. Make a list of some of the issues. Here, in no particular order, are some that come to mind: 1. Need dry footing from car to house entrance. 2. Actual house entrance (porch) and "visual" entrance (front door) are not the same. 3. House and barn are not related, either architecturally, or spatially. 4. Need to hide childrens' play equipment. 5. Safe place for children to play. 6. Would like some flower beds. And so on. If you have a survey of the property that shows the location of the buildings relative to each other you might find it easiest to work through these things on paper, as a professional would. It could be worthwhile for you to engage the help of a qualified landscape professional, even on an hourly basis, just to help you get started in the right direction....See Morebrick path without sand base?
Comments (2)If you have mild winters and good drainage, you can level the dirt, pack it down and lay bricks. Places like Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, Gulf coast. If you have cold winters, like Michigan and Montana, you need the sand to prevent the ground from messing up the path, or you will need to re-level the brick area every few years....See MoreWill thyme cover my path if I plant it between the stones?
Comments (6)Have you been to www.stepables.com? If not then they have a boatload of ideas for you including 5 thymes for your area. Be sure to check out some other varieties of thyme. There must have been atleast 5 different varieties at my nursury last time I went, I spent forever smelling the difference between them. I was thinking of purslane but I think that your area is too cold for it, it's pretty though and can be used as a ground cover....See MoreLow ground cover for paths
Comments (5)I suggest mother of thyme for 'gentle' foot traffic. I'm not sure how well it would work in a high traffic area. I'm sure others can tell you about that aspect. Mine is planted in a mixed path of vintage bricks and pea gravel that gets around 10 hours of sun this time of year. It spreads about 3 inches a year so if you put several small plantings along a path, it would fill in rather quickly. I'm in the third year with this plant so it is quite hardy in my book. The bricks in the path that are shaded by taller plants have filled in with moss. I did not plant it and assume it is due to the wet conditions this year. It's quite charming in that the moss forms around the letters and shapes of the old stamped bricks making them readable. I should add, mother of thyme is very low-growing at about 1/2", fragrant and will grow tiny little purple and white flowers. Having experienced invasive plants, this little lady is very, very low on the scale in my situation....See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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