Gravel flowerbed plant suggestions

shs

Hi - I’m replanting a south facing bed under a window with drought ok plants and plan to use gravel as mulch.  So far have a short standard olive at each end in pots and some lavender, may keep one or two of the rather boring hebes already in the bed. 

Would love suggestions for other gravel garden type planting. 

tui34

Hi - maybe some succulents, grasses - things that require little water.

shs

Thanks so much Tui in Beziers (had some great hols in Thezan) - grasses great idea.  

floralies

Is this the same bed as the one you asked about in 2020 or a different one? 

shs

yes Floralies - well spotted.  We’ve had hebes there all this time and so dull!  Am now a bit more inspired and with our parched weather a gravel garden in that bed would seem to be the way to go.  It’s v much on show so want it to look good winter too.  Max height a metre. 

CatDouch

Hi @shs I planted a gravel garden a couple of years ago and even in this weather the plants look good.  I planted lavender, nepeta, various grasses, lots of alliums as their seed heads also look great, salvia amistad, erygngium (sea holly), euphorbia. Hopefully that’s given you a few ideas.

Slow-worm

I have a gravel border with phlox, penstemons, nemesia, fuchsias, carnations, campanula, nigella, toadflax and strawberries in.

CatDouch

Hi @shs a better photo!