Monday 6 May 2013

20 Plants For Garden Pathways

There are infinite numbers of plants available to cultivate in your garden. But, there are very few varieties of plants that can be grown on pathways, because most of the plants are too sensitive to tolerate people’s feet.

Here is a list of some very common plants which you can use to decorate the walkways of your garden.

1. Irish moss
It is one of the most important family member of Moss but much different from other plants of Moss family. It is easy to cultivate these plants on pathways. They spread very rapidly and are blessed with a quality to tolerate heavy foot traffic.


2. Alchemilla alpine or Alpine Lady’s Mantle
They look very pretty with the bright green leaves and become more attractive from the last spring to the arrival of summer when it blooms beautiful yellow flowers.


3. Brass Buttons or Leptinella Squalida
Fascinating Brass Buttons are low growing plants that spread at a high speed. These evergreen plants are excellent to use on pathways and the most exciting thing about them is that they are very easy to take care of. Read More