Question
patio path project
My husband recently laid out a path of flagstone between a retainer wall he also just installed and the wall of our garage. I would like to use elfin thyme between the flagstone pavers, but the path is also a drainage field, so I am concerned that the thyme won't work. Mondo grass has also been suggested but from about 1:00pm on, the area is subject to hot, Texas sun, so perhaps mondo is not the solution either. I'm stumped. We live in zone 7B in NE TX. Thanks in advance for your help.
AnswerYep - probably too hot for Thym, especially with the brick wall right there, heating up the area, too. You will need to add a little bit of soil to get anything to grow here. Don't worry. An inch or two little won't stop the rocks from doing their job.
Here are two really cool websites with ideas other than creeping Thyme:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_4_202/ai_54260356/
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardendesign/ig/Plants-to-Walk-On/
For a hot location and zone 7B, I would suggest these two unique plants: Herniaria glabra (sun to part shade) and Isotoma fluviatilis 'Blue Star Creeper' (light shade to full sun).
Thyme is over-worked for this purpose. Its like the Juniper of the 90's. But most of the 26 plants listed in the last article may work - It also depends on availability in your area of Texas, too!
Hope I pointed you in the right direction.
