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Re: Plants around raised beds?

>Around a raised bed I have tried Buckwheat, but it got too tall and one
>could not walk on it.  I also tried grass seed but it was not unusual
>enough for me and I didn't like hauling the lawn mower between the beds..
>I finally settled with perennial purple clover. Once it gets going and is
>thick enough it can be walked on.  And it improves the soil.
>Vernon LeCount
>Essen, Germany

I was reading an old gardening book the other day which had a beautiful
picture of Helxine growing between the bricks in a courtyard. How invasive
is this? Do any of you know the growing requirements etc? I have a small
brick path in my garden and would love to grow something between the
bricks, but I am afraid that anything which could take that tough of an
environment would be prone to taking over. This is not in a raised garden.
The garden soil is elevated only by the addition of "good dirt" and mulch.

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