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Ajuga on a gravel path?
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Posted by Chester_Grant 6 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 4, 05 at 21:19
| I have a white gravel path at the side of my house - its shady - which gets muddy when it rains; I guess the underlying soil is clay. I have some ajuga spreading on my front lawn (where its not really wanted!).
I wonder whether if I transplanted the ajuga and dotted it around the aforementioned path whether this would help the path hold together and not get so muddy. I have read that ajuga holds up well to light traffic so maybe I will end up with a "country path" look as well as a practical solution to a problem.
Advice needed!
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RE: Ajuga on a gravel path?
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| I have several different kinds of ajuga scattered in a rock garden at the front of my house. They are in shade and get watering when I do the rest of the rock garden plants that are more in full sun. I walk all over them when I weed or putter around then they look squashed but spring back within an hour or so. I wouldn't worry about planting them in a normal pathway - they will multiply or not depending on whether they like the soil. If they are currently in a place you don't want them to be, what have you got to lose? I also think that if the path gets muddy you need to add several more inches of gravel. You could consider digging a shallow trough along the outer side because if rainwater is standing then you also have a drainage problem. All in all, I'd say - go for it - the color contrast would be stunning. |
RE: Ajuga on a gravel path?
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| I have to watch it to keep it out of the pebble path. It will probably be successful beyond your dreams. My path has 3/4 stone as a base, with pea gravel and stepping stones, so mud is not a problem, but anything beyond a few Ajuga and Violets is not tolerated. Post a photo when you get an effect that satisfies you. |
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