Design ideas now that I've got a half-cobble path laid:

[dearmad]

I placed this post in the wrong subforum earlier.

So here:

So I've got this path laid down and wanted to know what others have done so far as getting plants (other than weeds, right?) to fill in the spaces?

Lower water usage would be best, obviously. The soil is pretty fertile, but of course will get a little more compacted on the path. I can easily garden fork down more than two feet one handed into beautiful well-draining soil, so I'm hoping to make something very nice of this area.

The path winds through a full-sun area mostly, with a few patches of part-sun.

So what sort of plants to cross or grow between the stones. I'm concerned that with use the compacting of the path will make it too slick to drain well and I'll have little rivers eventually when it rains here enough (Pacific Northwest, so it rains enough!)

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[bullthistle]

You path may become muddy because you used soil versus sand or gravel and small flags so get some spreading perennials planted, like soapwort, that will take foot traffic. Not all take foot traffic. Go the perennials.com and do a search.

[dearmad]

Ok, so I didn't know I was THIS much of a noob, but that site is cool! Never been there before... Thanks.

[tomf]

Ask at 7 Dee's.

[dearmad]

So after some research I'm going with a ton of soapwort along most of it. That's a great little plant. Got a pound of seed.

Along some other areas I have a different plan bu it'll take longer, however I''m weeding that area so the little strawberries can spread. So far that was working well, they winter over really well here- but the expansion of the whole path made me have to do something quicker.

Thanks for the pointers and idea.