I went to Native Sons yesterday to pick up two flats of plants for my path garden. I came home with four flats plus the one I already had from Farm Supply Company.
It may seem like overkill but I felt like it was worth it for A. immediate results and B. wanting to test as many different types of plants as possible and C. I always wanted a path garden like this and I want this garden to be totally insane!
There is a mix of different types of plants. Some are bushy to plant along the path and to gracefully fall into it, some are low and flat and can be walked on, some are succulent, some are herbaceous, some will have beautiful blooms, and some have nice foliage.
Here are a few of them up close.
Thymus juniperifolius
Sedum dasyphyllum var. major
Echeveria ‘Violet Queen’
Saxifraga ‘Pixie’
Armeria maritima
Thymus X citriodorus ‘Lime’ (OMG I love this plant!)
And here is the path as a blank slate ready for planting.
The dimensions of the pathway are twenty seven feet long by five feet to six feet wide.
And now the planted path.
I’m pretty thrilled with how it came out. Of course I could have done it with half the plants but I’m really eager to see how these grow. Some may try to take over, some may fizzle out and do nothing or get overtaken by their neighbors, some may not be as attractive as I hoped and some may be even more amazing.
And another view this time from the house toward the street.
And finally a ground level view. What do you think? I love it so far. I can’t wait for everything to fill in. Over time I will do some editing and replace the plants I’m not crazy about with the ones I love. Or perhaps I will want to trial some new ones.
I’m already thinking that at my next house I want a pathway like this that is at least twice as long!
I salute you for the insane diversity! Its good to see the botanical obsession creeping back in again. Makes me wonder, are we really gardening with plants, or are they cultivating us?
You guys will have to come over and see it soon. It is looking good.
Could not of said it any better than Gabriel.. Salute.
Thanks!
Love the path design, and since I need instant gratification… maybe you could have brought in another flat or two? Can’t wait to see pics in a few months. The good thing is that when your plants get a bit too neighborly, I’m sure you can find another home for them…
Yes I am all about instant gratification too. And these are the type of plants that should look really nice if they all mesh together.
Most of all I love your excitement about the plants! I did a smaller version (much smaller) around our patio when we finished. It’s amazing what plants have all but disappeared and what has thrived. I look forward to you updates as the plants grow.
LOVE.
Me too!
It will be very cool to see how it fills in. Do you anticipate/look forward to ‘minor’ incursions into the berm boundaries?
Very much look forward to that. I love when the garden does its own thing. And anything that goes too crazy can be dealt with fairly easily.
Man, that’s going to awesome in a couple months! Love that you picked up some saxifrags to throw in to the mix.
I’ve never grown them before but they were so cute. They look like little cupcakes or something.
There is no such thing as too many plants…well, at least not in the short-term
I’m super-guilty of “crowdscaping” as I like to call it. I don’t want to see a lick of bare dirt by midsummer! I think it’ll look amazing, can’t wait to see how it fills in, especially since it already looks a million times better with the plants!
Yeah I’m not a fan of bare dirt either. Plus I went to school at the NYBG where bare dirt was verboten. It is a tough habit to break. I guess if I had several acres to work with I might be more inclined to spread plants out a bit more but I am dealing with a 70 x 40 foot garden space and I need to fit in ALL the plants.
Oh, yeah; that’s what I’m talkin’ about! I love this. Plans are rolling around in my head now…Can’t wait until spring.
I feel the same way. Now that I have the majority of the planting done I can’t wait for it all to grow and bloom!
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