Water thirsty lawn replaced with Dymondia margaratae ground cover, surrounded by other drought-tolerant plants.
Ground cover amongst a stone walkway provides a natural landscape design
Mazus is a wonderful ground cover between stepping stones. This variety blooms blue in spring. It's ideal for this lightly shaded spot
slabs, gravel edge, retaining wall. NB flowerbed will spill over
Creeping Jenny ground cover
Eckersley Garden Architecture Create drainage Not getting into too much detail here, but one of the issues with a paved area is surface water and ensuring there’s adequate drainage. There are a number of permeable grouts and jointing compounds on the market that can be used to make sure the surface water drains correctly. It’s also essential to make sure the paving has an adequate fall, no matter how small the area, in order to alleviate ponding, which inevitably causes problems during heavy rain or icy conditions. Planting between paving not only looks good and retains the green feel of the garden, it can help with drainage issues, as you’re not sealing the joints between the slabs.
gravel, brick edge, paving
slabs, gravel, edge
paving in gravel, brick edging, patio
paving slabs in gravel but no edging
Gravel, edging, paving
flowerbed will fall into gravel = high maintenance
paving, brick (or gravel) brick retaining wall
gravel contained by brick edging
Loose grave, low edge = high maintenance
Messy: low edging means flower bed spills into gravel.
paving, narrow gravel edge for drainage, retaining wall
shingle for drainage ( too large)
single for drainage (too large!)
Graduated planting: low by path, higher by wall
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