Advice on what to grow (if possible) between these paving slabs.

Hi all,
At the risk of sounding a bit daft, but would it be possible to grow something such as creeping thyme in the cracks between these step pavers?
Have seen some photos on pinterest (I know) of some lovely creeping thyme in the cracks of an entire patio, and it looks gorgeous.
Would it be as simple as cleaning the cracks out, sweeping some compost in, and adding some thyme seeds? Or is that totally unrealistic, and they would need to be grown indoors from seed and added later?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

Might work if it is sunny and well drained in the area but I found when I tried creeping thyme seeds direct in the garden they did not get going and were probably eaten by slugs at the seedling stage. I think you'd have a better chance of success if you started the plants indoors on a sunny windowsill before transplanting out. There is a form of chamomile that might be another option and I often see fleabane growing out of cracks in walls and other rocky areas looking well.

Happy gardening!

 

Corydalis lutea would grow there. It flowers all season, copes with drought and shade, doesn't need deadheading, seeds itself easily, doesn't suffer from any diseases, and is left alone by pests. A fab little plant, with ferny foliage and yellow flowers. It is not evergreen however, so will disappear from November till March.

 

Erigeron - Mexican fleabane would grow there too.

 

If it lies damp, watercress would be a 'crop' for it , such as Unwins 'Aqua'
Just drop the seeds and brush them in, dont ask how I know !

 

Thanks for the advice all.
Funnily enough, we were looking for some Erigeron last year at the local garden centre without any luck.
Just did a quick "google" and it actually says to scatter the seeds between paving slabs or between mortar joints in walls.
For the price of some seeds this could be worth try I guess?
Cheers.

 

My mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) seeds itself into cracks like that without any help at all, so I say go for it! Verbena "Bampton" does the same here, but it's a bit taller.

 

I'm forever pulling verbena boniarensis out of my paving slabs but it gets pretty high. Forget me nots and feverfew will seed too.
You probably wouldn't want them, but a large jasmine off and a hypericum grow out of them too

 

I'd seriously stick to your original idea of creeping Thyme Thymus (pseudo?)lanuginosus is a gem. T. prostratus too.