What can i grow in a shingle garden?

We have a complete shingle garden and i want to make it look prettier, but dont know what, if anything will grow in it, besides weeds lol.

Ive tried digging down and putting a liner and soil in but dont want to have to do this all over the garden, would prefer something i can plant directly into the shingle.

What can i grow in a shingle garden?
Try bulbs that will naturalize through the gravel. Scilla and species tulips spring to mind. You could also try Helianthemum depending on your plant zone. One plant will grow in a 3ft round but only has a small root area. It grows no higher than a foot and is smothered in poppy like flowers. They come in all colours as well. Grasses low growing would work well as would some alpines....Dianthus, Arabis, Aubretia, Cerastrium (gets rather large!) Pulsatilla and Erinus. Then the perennials such as Eryngium and Irises. Lets not forget herbs...Thyme, Oregano, Winter savoury, Lavender, Hyssop to name a few.

Make sure you check your planting zone before purchasing any of these.
Reply:try grasses there are a lot of different ones i have them around my pond which is shingle looks great you can even get black grasses that have violet flowers tall brown ones that curl round .green ones that have yellow stripes tyhey look really good grouped together with rocks and solar lights.
Reply:Put pansies or primroses in or perennials.The beauty of shingle is that a lot of things self seed, in the gravel,so it increases each year.Any seeds should germinate and spread each year and it's cheap and the right time to do it
Reply:You could get a range of alpines from the garden centre and put them into large pots and bury the pots in the shingle with just the plant showing. Fot structure, you could get some nice pots and put larger plants in them and set them in groups on the shingle
Reply:Buddlea
Reply:Why not use tubs / planters placed on the shingle with plants in.
Reply:Try growing shingles???