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Plants for driveway

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TheSpanishApartment · 19/08/2021 13:16

A couple of months ago I had some really helpful answers for ideas for things to plant down one side of my driveway, which is mainly in shade. I ended up planting creeping thyme in the sunny bit, and corsican mint in the shade and both are doing really well, so thankyou Mumsnet! I'm now thinking about what to put in the other side, which is all part shade/ part sun at various different times of day (is south facing but other buildings shade it). We've put in two roses which are both doing well. This year I tried daisies (worked well), catmint (didnt work), echinops (didnt work) and salvia (did ok). Or maybe salvia all the way along? Or daisies? All I can think of is to fill the front half with daisies which did ok there, and the back half with salvia (which did ok there). Can anyone suggest anything else/ any other options? We are currently in a debate about removing the virginia creeper and replacing with another rose...

Plants for driveway
Plants for driveway
Plants for driveway
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heldinadream · 19/08/2021 13:19

Have a look at heucheras OP. Wide variety of foliage colours and many of them shade loving. Try these guys - I've bought from them.
www.heucheraholics.co.uk/

BarkingUpTheWrongRoseBush · 19/08/2021 14:31

I suspect your plant choices are perfectly fine - it's just a difficult spot as probaby in rain shadow. I'd put in lots of well rotted manure to help hold moisture and water anything you put in well.

I would have thought lavendar would have done well there - as long as its watered in to start with. You can chop it back about now and it forms a neat evergreen hump over the winter.

Dontfuckingsaycheese · 19/08/2021 14:36

Passionflowers every time ❤️❤️❤️

Plants for driveway
LemonSwan · 19/08/2021 14:44

Sorry to add confusion - but my quess would be the opposite to BarkingUpTheWrongRoseBush

Daisies worked but Catmint and Echinops didnt strikes me as a drainage issue (too much water down there). This theory also works with the Roses doing well.

I would put a trellis wire and a giant scented rambling rose all over the wall. Bend the plant horizontal along the ground and tie in low - it will then send shoots upwards and you will cover the whole wall (including the bottom which is often missed out by those training ramblers.

Beebumble2 · 20/08/2021 10:47

Persicaria, is a very tolerant plant and wouldn’t mind a bit of ‘rough’ living down the side of a drive. Also the ever useful Crainsbill geraniums come in a wide variety and flower for a long season.

parietal · 20/08/2021 10:50

I find salvia hot-lips does well in difficult spots. it also has flowers & a nice scent for a long time.

TheSpanishApartment · 20/08/2021 15:45

Thankyou everyone, lots of food for thought. Going to start by looking up the plants mentioned! Thanks again.

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