what can i plant inbetween cracks in patio where great mounds of weeds now thrive?

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hell, if they can live in that space something nice must be able to and then i wouldnt have to keep digging out weeds...cracks about 1cm wide or less. is this where you put alpines (never been really sure of the point of them)? or camomile? something that isnt dandelions and next door's sodding bindweed coming up between the paving stones anyway....

camomile is supposed to thrive in cracks, isn't it? Pretty hardy too I think.

thyme or chamomile

Mortar?

Anything you plant deliberately will die, anything you don't want will thrive

Spent fortune on camomile and thyme then gave up and stuck to pots (for the plants) and weedkiller (for the cracks)

mexican daisies (erigeron karvinskianus) do well. saw these in big profusion in cracks in paved steps at Great Dixter. apparently will self seed once you get them going, mix seeds in mud, slap it into the cracks. I wanted to give it a go but all seed merchants seemed to be out of seeds

corsican mint smells heavenly if you can get it to grow, tiny little leaves.

i've got that stuff with blue flowers sprouting in every crevice, cannot remember the name of it

cheeseontoast i think that may be the answer to the whole garden...

I had masses of alpine strawberries in my last patio - they all self seeded there so they must have liked it

Moss? - we have it growing in our patio cracks and I really like it, it looks beautiful. I think if you nick a bit from a wall you can put it down and it should spread, and you can encourage it to grow by painting live yoghurt on the cracks. If you like moss.

campanula, that's the stuff i've got. some sorts are nicer than others, mine is rather too lively.