I bought a beautiful historic house in the historic district of my city around Christmas. At the time, this driveway was completely clear of plants with only what looks like decomposed granite in the holes. Now that it’s warm, these holes are all growing weeds.
What is the standard practice for caring for or landscaping this type of driveway? I see some around with carefully planted grass or thyme in the holes but that seems like I would have to clear every hole by hand to do, and it’s a long driveway. Any recommendations?
EDIT: I’m in zone 9b.
by fade_is_timothy_holt
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Hire someone else to clear every hole by hand? Propane flamethrower?
Also, you should be able to just slap some creeping thyme in there and it should do fine as long as you water it for the first few months.
I have no idea where you are so this may not apply if droughts are never an issue but alot of times these driveways fail to live up to the visual expectations because the surrounding concrete gets too warm or wicks up all the moisture from the soil, inhibiting plant growth.
If you want to make an attempt, you’ll want to pick something hardy for your area, weed and seed, and then water more than you would a standard lawn.
Get yourself a goat
Weed each section using your method of choice then select a low-growing native that’s tolerant of pollution to fill. I would probably avoid something that would sprawl over concrete, but instead would grow dense enough to cover the substrate. Seed would be the best bet.
These are often used in parking lots and maintained as grass as the pavers prevent compaction, so that’s another option if you just wanted to go with a grass seed.
Propane flame thrower