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Subject: Re: plants for turf stone driveway
From: "Marc" <marc4ucb@obongo.com>
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 01 11:44:21
Message-ID: <MOD$011029.23950@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
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Chamomile is endemic in hills nearby. But thyme sounds more appealing.
Thank you

"SusanTillery" wrote in message
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>
> Thyme springs to mind as a plant that is planted in walkways. Don't know how it
> would do in you climate. I doubt that it is a native and I don't know how
> invasive it would be. You might try looking around for a native plant society
> in your neighborhood and posing the question. If you are in the US, you might
> also try the county extension office.
>
> If you have enough shade and an acid soil, I like moss.
>
> Among the plants Jeff Cox suggests in Landscaping with Nature are chamomile
> (Chamaeleum nobile) and mother-of-thyme (Thymus serpyllum).
>
> Susan Tillery
>
> Marc wrote:
> > Grass is a common plant used in
> > turfstone. But I'm looking for something native that will use less
water.
> > The plant would be driven on, but would not be compressed. leaves and
> > branches that extend beyond the edge of the holes would be crushed.
> >
>
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