Mind your own business or alternatives

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  1. JackJJW

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    Hiya
    I have some boring slabs forming a path down our little gravel lined side bit. The ground is mostly shade.
    I was thinking of putting some kind of mat forming plant between the slabs to join them together, with little soil, I'll have to add a little between the slabs.
    Is mind your own business that hard to control? It feels like a good, tough option. The only other thing I can think of is moss but I don't know if it's damp enough :-/
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    It will invade anything nearby so you need to keep on top of it. I would go for a creeping thyme - it is fairly resilient to being walked on and gives off a lovely fragrance at the same time.
     
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    • Anthony Rogers

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      We've got a similar problem, but our is along the slabs, not between them so I was planning on Bergenia ( gets morning sun).
       
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        Creeping thyme would be good. Bergenia would be too tall for me, Anthony, I need something to go inbetween slabs to walk over, so super low. I'm now considering just moss or perhaps Alchemilla alpina as well.
         
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        i thought creeping thyme needed full sun rather than shade
         
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