"Peter Jason" wrote in message
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Green concrete is the way to go.


"Amberbock" wrote in message
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Mint!... Cant get it out. I planted it without knowing it was so
invasive
and now....
I'm pulling it out like mad!
Dorothy

"Dave Gower" wrote in message
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I have an area in front of my house that is surrounded by driveway, so
any
plant would be confined no matter how invasive it is. Right now it is
full
of lilies of the valley, which are certainly invasive but they don't
like
it
there and get ratty looking by mid-summer.

So I'm looking for suggestions. Something different, interesting and
bullet-proof, requiring zero maintenance once established. Won't be
walked
on much by people, but dogs will use the area. It's raised and steeply
sloped so not easy to mow.

The area is 20 ft by 10 feet, east facing, partial sun, lots of water
off
a
porch roof. Zone 5 (Eastern Ontario). Sandy, well drained soil.

I saw a type of bamboo grass on a PBS gardening show, which is the
kind
of
thing that might work. It looked quite attractive.

Any ideas?

You can try a mix of seeds to get an eclectic field?
Creeping charlie aka ground ivy aka gill o'r the ground - lovely purple
flowers in spring early summer. Very invasive
mint
clover
oxalis (wood sorrel or variations - the purple ones are nice)
creeping jenny
california poppies or any annual reseeding variety of poppy (you can even
use the poppy seeds you buy for cooking - nice pink flowers).
coriander
wild flowers - any kind.
Some native plants (should be able to find seeds in any waste area side of
the road at this time of year):
pearly everlastings
fireweed
golden rod
wild ginger
large leaf Aster
solomons seal
wild roses
jewelweed
meadow rue
violas
caraway

Hope this helps
Tina