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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: reddyreddy on July 14, 2009, 19:23:52

Title: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: reddyreddy on July 14, 2009, 19:23:52
can anyone suggest something I can sow over a grave which will be attractive but ok to mow? It's a graveyard which is all grass over the graves so regularly mowed. I just want something a bit different from grass but that will survive a mowing. Am happy to sow in a greenhouse first or straight out.
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: Digeroo on July 14, 2009, 20:06:23
What about Daisy or is that too ordinary?
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: manicscousers on July 14, 2009, 20:11:36
flowering chamomile?
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: Baccy Man on July 14, 2009, 20:22:38
First you should find out if you need to obtain permission to plant anything & you would need to work out how to stop whatever you plant from spreading through the rest of the graveyard.
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: saddad on July 15, 2009, 07:55:36
Self-Heal can be attractive, don't know it's proper name.. but as Baccy man says check as they may use lawn weedkillers...  :-\
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: flowerofshona2007 on July 15, 2009, 10:13:53
We have put crocus bulbs in mum and dads grave they come up every year and cause no problems for mowing, we also do pots of plants to put onto the grave and they come home and a new one goes on when needed, that way you can ring the changes all year, in winter we put dwarf conifers and pansys in a pot.
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: reddyreddy on July 18, 2009, 09:05:42
Thanks for the suggestions, like the daisy idea and may put some crocus bulbs down too.
Title: Re: mowable plants for a grave
Post by: oliveoyl_25 on July 18, 2009, 19:19:01
There's a variety of thyme that used to be used for lawns in days gone by... not that I remember... google it for info if interested.