Ground cover toughest, flattest?

very rarely used. There is a small area to the R. of the path, up against a neighbor fence.

tough. The aesthetics are sort of important, but the practicalities over-ride.

Flagstone is attractive and requires no maintenence. Pebbles/gravel is ugly, screams CHEAP, and you'll forever be retrieving migrating stones.

hich is very rarely used. There is a small area to the R. of the path, up against a neighbor fence.

with either.

very tough. The aesthetics are sort of important, but the practicalities o ver-ride.

Yes, been there, done that on another path.

Flagstone very tempting but expensive for a small, out-of-the-way area rare ly used.

Was also thinking round (or preferably hexagonal) stepping stones, but have to deal with area in between and around. I know there exist plants sold s pecifically to fill the cracks between stepping/flagstones. First need to check if local place has broken pieces cheaper.

Tx for suggestion.

HB

is very rarely used. There is a small area to the R. of the path, up against a neighbor fence.

tough. The aesthetics are sort of important, but the practicalities over-ride.

Bit puzzled why it needs to be very tough if it is very rarely used.

I don't know if it is called the same thing in the USA but what about wooden decking?

is very rarely used. There is a small area to the R. of the path, up against a neighbor fence.

tough. The aesthetics are sort of important, but the practicalities over-ride.

Needs to be "tough" because I don't want to be bothered watering & mowing. I just want it to stay down there and keep the mud/dirt under control.

Area much too small for wooden decking, but thanx for suggestion.

Am zig-zagging back & forth in my so-called mind. As mentioned earlier, considering pieces of broken flagstone (if local place has them) with those tiny plants used in interstices of flagstones/pavers, etc.

Will look on-line for those "tiny plants", but if any come to mind, would appreciate the URL.

TIA

HB

So you're looking for non-plant material? If you end up with spaces between stones or some such, you might consider wooly thyme. It's very low to the ground, has cute pink flowers, and can take some foot traffic.

Patty

is very rarely used. There is a small area to the R. of the path, up against a neighbor fence.

tough. The aesthetics are sort of important, but the practicalities over-ride.

Cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana, also known as P. verna).

Don't know what grows there. Here in NJ we'd plant Pachysandra (about 6") or Vinca (about 4").

They keep most other plants out without any work to speak of.

will also look at cinquefoil. Dan, the ones you suggested are too tall; I need something really, really flat, but thanks a bunch.

HB

HB

with either.

Moss,

Without knowing the square footage no one can offer more than wild speculation... "short" and "small" are meaningless drivel.

Yo, Brooklyn, ease off with the "meaningless drivel" .

I went to our nabe stone yard today and was glad to see that they have broken flagstone for reasonable $. I am going to draw a map for the sales person; in the process I will have square footage for thee.

Now have a nice Father's Day (if applicable).

HB

flagstone for reasonable $.

I knew flagstone was reasonably priced when I originally suggested it... and it needn't be fancy schmancy stone for a rarely used path... and all flagstone is broken, that's what flagstone is, only some idiots decided it looks better diamond sawed all the same size/shape. I think flagstone looks nicer in its natural state, random configuration.

flagstone for reasonable $.

Great site, thanks! I think the broken flagstone is going to be my solution. I just hope, at $20/SF, it doesn't add up too much. The lady that showed me to the stuff reminded me to have the yard guy pick out nice pieces. Rather than just measure, I'll print out a pic on my color printer and show to yard guy.

Now to price creeping Thyme or similar.

HB