1.   But if you really want your slice of paradise to offer the charm of an English cottage garden, fill the gaps between the stones with creeping plants.

2.   Look along the ground for a creeping plant with rose-hued stems and clusters of very small, soft, oval leaves.

3.   Q. There is a creeping plant next to my front porch that a neighbor tells me is a climbing hydrangea.

4.   Tiny pockets between stones were left unmortared for growing thyme and other creeping plants that give the terrace an aged look.