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Creeping over-hanging plant

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  • 02-05-2017 10:19am
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    Loire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,034 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I am building a new patio. At the end of the patio I will have a small wall ( about a foot and a half) and then beyond that is my garden. I am ideally looking for something to plant in the grass that will drape down over the wall onto the patio to soften the appearance of the wall. Something with nice, bright colours would be great but not required. The patio / garden are facing directly south and not blocked by anything. The reason for wanting to plant directly in the ground (as opposed to pots) is the need to keep them irrigated.

    Thanks in advance,
    Loire.


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    mountainy man
    Registered Users Posts: 985 ✭✭✭mountainy man


    Creeping/trailing Rosemary would be lovely, evergreen, scented, blue flowers, fairly drought tolerant and useful in the kitchen.


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    Loire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,034 ✭✭✭Loire


    Thanks,

    Any ideas what these are - they look like what I am after:

    http://users.actrix.co.nz/hokpines/wall.jpg

    Thanks,
    Loire.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,445 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    They are mostly aubretia, which would be good for your situation. Not sure about the white one, it could be arabis but that can be a bit of a thug (ie over-enthusiastic), there is a yellow one that is more biddable.


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    the goon
    Registered Users Posts: 457 ✭✭the goon


    Excuse me for jumping in here but I have a similar kind of question. Our garden has a block wall between us and neighbour. It is about 3 feet high and 40 feet long. I hate it. So ugly and harsh to look at.
    I would love to put up some wood panels or have some nice creeper sort of shrubs to cover it and add colour. Anybody have advice suggestions?

    Thanks in advance!


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,445 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Three feet high is not really high enough for creepers, you would be better to just plant shrubs or hedging in front of it. Which way does it face - how much sun does it get?


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    the goon
    Registered Users Posts: 457 ✭✭the goon


    looksee wrote: »
    Three feet high is not really high enough for creepers, you would be better to just plant shrubs or hedging in front of it. Which way does it face - how much sun does it get?

    Thanks. It gets alot of sun as it runs east west and is unobstructed. I don't fancy the looking after involved with more hedging so was just looking for something different if possible.


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