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First of all - don't be afraid of telling me this simply isn't possible! 
We've got a small front garden. It consists of a retaining wall at the front which is about 2ft tall and the area is about 1.5m deep x 3m wide. It's all concreted apart from a small bed at the back of it, under the window which is approx. 2m x 60cm.
It's in partial shade (gets sun from sunrise to about midday in summer).
So far I've planted edges the bed with bricks and put stone shippings down over the concrete. I've planted up the small bed with a lavender which is meant to be okay in partial shade and some Ajuga Rosea in front of that and, although, they've both only been in for a few months they seem to be doing well!
The front wall is horrid! At some point in the past it's been badly rendered and painted. We've tried making it good and re-painting it but it's still as ugly as sin and I really don't like it!
I'd really like something that I can grow to trail over the wall to hide it as best as possible. I don't want to dig out the concrete behind the wall and there is only approx. 4" from the top of the wall to where the concrete starts. I'm thinking that I could build a small 'raised bed' of sorts but the soil depth would only be approx. 3 1/2" and incredibly dry. It's a terraced house so watering is tricky so something that could cope with very dry conditions once established would be ideal.
I'd rather avoid ivy as I don't think the wall can take much of a physical assort before it just crumbles!
We've got a small front garden. It consists of a retaining wall at the front which is about 2ft tall and the area is about 1.5m deep x 3m wide. It's all concreted apart from a small bed at the back of it, under the window which is approx. 2m x 60cm.
It's in partial shade (gets sun from sunrise to about midday in summer).
So far I've planted edges the bed with bricks and put stone shippings down over the concrete. I've planted up the small bed with a lavender which is meant to be okay in partial shade and some Ajuga Rosea in front of that and, although, they've both only been in for a few months they seem to be doing well!
The front wall is horrid! At some point in the past it's been badly rendered and painted. We've tried making it good and re-painting it but it's still as ugly as sin and I really don't like it!
I'd really like something that I can grow to trail over the wall to hide it as best as possible. I don't want to dig out the concrete behind the wall and there is only approx. 4" from the top of the wall to where the concrete starts. I'm thinking that I could build a small 'raised bed' of sorts but the soil depth would only be approx. 3 1/2" and incredibly dry. It's a terraced house so watering is tricky so something that could cope with very dry conditions once established would be ideal.
I'd rather avoid ivy as I don't think the wall can take much of a physical assort before it just crumbles!
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