What can i put to grow in between the cracks in my patio slabs?
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Try clover.
you can get tiny little pebbles that will go nicely in the cracks. you can get different colours too.
Try a low growing Campanula such as c.garganica - spreads well and looks good for most of the year.
How about the poached egg plant (Limnanthes douglassi)- easy to grow from seed, has low growing, spreading green ferny foliage and fragrant white flowers with a bright yellow centre. only grows a couple of inches tall and is great for planting in cracks. seed and plants can be bought from most garden centres.
try camomile.. lots of website recomending
How about thyme as each time you step and catch it you will have the aroma,
Hi you can plant either herbs or small rockery plants but it is not advisable for any as the roots will go under the slaps and ruin it.
saxifrage.beautiful tiny whit flowers.they smell gorgeous..you will love them.they make a nice contrast against the paving slabs
If I remember rightly you can buy a geraniaum that when trod upon emits a nice perfume
Chamomile is good and if it is not walked on all the time I like stone crop, yellow is best in my opinion. I put it along the edge of my path and you can just leave it to get on. If the planting hole is very dry try wrapping the roots of the plant in a little sphagnum moss before you push them in and it helps to keep the roots moist. I have seen cement with bits of polished glass in which looks good too.
there are small ground hugging mints and thymes which give good coverage and will smell lovely when you walk on them.
the ones i have are thymus serphyllum (albus variety) and mentha requienii (corsican mint or rock peppermint).
i bought them as small pants and split to spread about, a little slow to start but great once established!
or check out alpine plants as many of these stay small and spread across at ground level so fill up cracks nicely.
i would ask at a garden centre to check that the plants you choose do not grow deep or large roots as this will damage yous patio but most alpines are shallow rooted i believe
a good source of infomation is http://www.rhs.org.uk/
Scotch moss works well if you only want green. It's small and very hardy.
Another thing to try would be moss rose (portulaca). Again it's small, loves hot dry locations, and has a very pretty little flower.
I seem to grow weeds quite well in mine.
I HAVE ALPINE STRAWBWERRIES WHICH HAVE SELF SEEDED FROM ONE POT AND THEY LOOK GREAT.REALLY PRETTY FOLIAGE AND WHITE FLOWERS , NEAT SHAPES AND GREAT FRUIT ,THEY GROW ABOUT 8 INCHES HIGH IF THATS ANY GOOD?
I'm a huge fan of the herb thyme. It's low growing, can withstand a bit of foot traffic plus it doesn't need a lot of care. It also smells lovely when you brush up against it. I've seen gardens with thyme planted in between stepping stones and it looks very nice. When it's not in bloom it has green foliage but some types have a softer green than others.
chamomile,is good as when you walk on it ,you get a very nice smell from it
What about thyme?
I have dichondra between my flagstones. If planted from seed, keep it moist; it takes about 3 weeks to come up.
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