What can I grow on or by a low wall?

charlotte_rose

I have a low front garden wall, which seems to attract people sitting on it!

I have no soil either side of it.

Is there something I can grow in pots to either a) cover the wall and/or b)create a hedge?

fwor

If it has a lot of passing foot traffic, anything in pots will probably end up getting nicked, unless you're very lucky with your neighbourhood.

If the wall has natural crevices and holes in it, there are some types of plant that will grow very well in those. A house near mine has clusters of spiky succulent plants (I think a type of Sempervivum, or Houseleek) in the top of their wall, and I don't think anyone would want to sit on those!

charlotte_rose

fwor wrote: »

If it has a lot of passing foot traffic, anything in pots will probably end up getting nicked, unless you're very lucky with your neighbourhood.

If the wall has natural crevices and holes in it, there are some types of plant that will grow very well in those. A house near mine has clusters of spiky succulent plants (I think a type of Sempervivum, or Houseleek) in the top of their wall, and I don't think anyone would want to sit on those!

very sadistic

would ivy be ok grown over the wall or could it cause any structural issues to the wall?

fwor

charlotte_rose wrote: »

would ivy be ok grown over the wall or could it cause any structural issues to the wall?

I personally wouldn't, without soil on either side for it to grow roots into. It will try and force roots into whatever cracks it finds, which won't do the wall much good.

Oh wait, you mean in pots at the base, inside the wall? Yes, that would probably work Ok as long as the wall itself has a solid surface that the aerial roots can't penetrate.

southerngirl_2

I've always thought this plant looks attractive growing over low garden walls - see pictures in the links below

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Aubrieta+Purple+Cascade&hl=en&rlz=1C1SVEE_enGB440GB440&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WSlBT6XBLsrJ0QWGzICQDw&ved=0CGEQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=667

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers/flower-seeds/perennial-and-biennial-seeds/aubrieta-purple-cascade-f1/7167TM

blossomhill_2

Cleome in summer, in pots
Very pretty
Give off heady fumes similar to but worse than canabis, won't be noticeable except to those sitting on the wall, and should just make them feel a little nauseous
Has spiky stems to stop people pinching them

rubytuesday

I had the same issue and covered it in ivy, honeysuckle and jasmine.

No one sits on it now.