Have you considered an aromatic path? I did one in my garden once and it's fantastic. Plant thyme and oregano etc and let it overgrow. Once well bedded in, use it as a path to walk down. I had various things to harvest either side so would walk down every couple of weeks without a care for where I was stepping. The fragrance was amazing. Had some lavender there as well for pollinators. Just a thought
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I love that idea. Most of my clients so far would prefer the “tidy look”. Me however, I do this with mint and thyme. I can’t get enough of the scent.
I prefer chaotic and aromatic myself but it doesn't seem to be the desired style. I had lemon and lime trees along that little path as well. it was only short, maybe 8 m walk but just overgrown and an absolute sensory overload in spring