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Grassguard driveway or similar? What did you plant (that you don't have to mow) and survives a UK winter?

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FirstCuppa · 04/07/2026 16:30

As title suggests - looking for ideas on what will last on a grassguard driveway - or if anyone has alternative similar options I would love to hear those too.

I think Creeping Thyme seems to be the best from my research but I see it can also get patchy? Non-flowering Chamomile is also an option but again it seems that it might not like being driven on as much as the Creeping Thyme.

Everything else I have seen seems to be for US zones weatherwise.

I am having it put in instead of lawn because I can't mow as much as I used to, so something low maintenance that mats rather than wildflowers, I think.

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Fiddlesticks1 · 04/07/2026 18:46

Grass, mint, thyme.

FirstCuppa · 04/07/2026 22:02

Fiddlesticks1 · 04/07/2026 18:46

Grass, mint, thyme.

Do the thyme and mint do ok with the car going over them or do you keep two lines clear?

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Geneticsbunny · 04/07/2026 22:14

Thyme doesnt live very long. How about clover?

FirstCuppa · 04/07/2026 22:45

Geneticsbunny · 04/07/2026 22:14

Thyme doesnt live very long. How about clover?

I was hoping creeping thyme might? I really just don't want a patchy cement look as I am doing it to use the space for more nature.
I was looking at micro-clover actually, have you ever bought a good seed for it? Some of the Amazon ones are clearly not "micro" and some people seem to have tried to make a low maintenance lawn and ended up with wildflower meadows!

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Geneticsbunny · 05/07/2026 08:58

No thyme will live very long so unless you want to reseed it every five years it is not a good plan. Also, it doesn't like being walked on so wont survive being driven on. Clover isnt that big as full size, maybe 10cm tall the height seems to depend on the amount of light and how good the soil is.

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