Gaura and curry plant?

[sesquipedalia]

Hi - I've got a unloved border along the east wall of my house. Not very deep. I've got some tulips etc in for the spring and attempted lavender last year - which failed. I had a random thought that it might look nice with a border of curry plant (in front) - their silver leaves and the smell! - with a row of pink gaura behind, with the flowers dancing above the curry plant. Before I invest in this fancy - do you think it would work?

I'm a total novice, soil seems decent and I chucked a load of mushroom/horse muck on it recently.

Putting in stuff that likes dry conditions should help. And curry plant is pretty tough. Is there any way of making the border wider?

Sounds like a lovely combination.

I dug my curry plant up as I don't like the smell. Plus my cat would go sleep in it so I had curry cat for a long time!

Gaura is lovely and one of my favourite plants, but can be tricky. It used to only be an annual in this country, so it depends where you live. It's also floppy as hell and needs support. They put down deep tap roots, so once they're in, they're in and can't be moved. My mother has a very special variety which is even more stunning but I can't recall what it is (helpful!).

Thanks MaryIsA - if I widen the border it eats into the path around it which probably won't work. I've got a clematis, a rose and a wisteria up the wall behind it and 2 pair of chaenomeles that have never really got off the ground either. Keen to find something that will keep the weeds away whilst cheering it all up!

PlatinumBrunette curried cat sounds fab... but only if you like the smell! I'd be happy with the gaura setting up shop, as long as they decide to flourish and do something for the money. I've got some of the white one in another bit of the garden and like that - but its a bit forgotten and out of the way. I quite fancy some of the pink stuff.

Plus my cat would go sleep in it so I had curry cat for a long time!

I used to have a cat that liked to sleep in the curry plant as well. I thought he was the only weirdo cat - I've seen curry plant mentioned a few times as a cat deterrent!

@sesquipedalia The pink ones are stunning. I've been trying to find out which one mum has, but it's been so long since I've seen her that I can't place it :-( There seem to be plenty around to choose from though. Gaura lindheimeri 'Gaudi Red' has caught my eye, it even has red leaves.

@user1495884673 Hah! Two curried cats! Deterrent? Nope.

I think this year's snow has finished off our 2 gauras. Moop.