In your opinion...what are the easiest to care for and best looking outer sidewalk plants?
Question:meaning..you have you rproperty, then the sidewalk then the outersidewalk, where the cars park. something also. that the cats would not tend to hide in. (really really stupid cats that run in the road..at cars)..so something of no interest for them to hide within/amoungst.
thanks.
Answers:
Thyme makes a great, low groundcover that will be okay with getting stepped on as people exit their cars. It will take regular water to get going, but in a few months it will be growing like crazy. And it smells really good!
It is too low to provide a place for cats to hide.
Ask your local nursery to recommend a variety for your climate. I've enjoyed wooly thyme, lemon thyme, and varigated thyme.
I dunno about the cats thing, but daylillies are the flower/foliage of choice when it comes to resilient border plants. Another is alyssum, which is shorter, but just as vigorus. Both come back year after year, and are drought tolerant with mild need for fertilizing.
It sounds like you could use a groundcover in that area if you wanted to also.
Some groundcovers specially designed to be stepped on can be found in the STEPABLES® brand. Their homepage can be found at:
http://www.stepables.com/
Click on plant info and do a plant search for specific colors and stepability.
A low growing sedum would be nice too ... green during spring with yellow or red flowers. You can see some varieties here:
http://classygroundcovers.com/cat----sed...
Also, Ajuga could be used.
http://classygroundcovers.com/cat----aju...
Another nice groundcover is the Chamelon Plant. Here's a picture:
http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/g...
All of these should grow low enough that the cats will be unable to hide in them.
Good luck!
You need a low-growing tough plant for these conditions. Herbs that re-seed themselves are great. Thyme comes in many different varities and is very easy to grow. You might also want to consider low-growing varieties of sedums. Johnny-jump-ups (a type of viola) would also be a good choice. I grow all these plants in my own garden and find they're very easy to grow plus they're pretty tough plants.
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