evergreen ground cover

Stachys lanata

…gardens, underplanting of shrubs and running along dry border edges. Plants spread by creeping, rooting stems and form a mat of low-growing, evergreen silver foliage which helps to suppress weeds and retain soil moisture. In summer, it bears tall, upright whorls of purple flowers which are…  More Info

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Iberis sempervirens

…an evergreen'hardy perennial that will feel at home in poor soils in rockeries, on the tops of walls or the front of borders and is a reliable ground cover plant. Candytuft is attractive to pollinating insects too. Height 30cm (12). Spread 50cm (20). Culinary information: Both the leaves and flowers…  More Info

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Delosperma cooperi

Hardy Ice plants are ideal for creating a carpet of dense, evergreen ground cover in hot, dry areas, thriving in poor soils where few other plants survive. Delosperma cooperi produces masses of sparkling, violet-purple flowers throughout summer above creeping mats of cylindrical, succulent foliage.…  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

…the Lesser Periwinkle, has deep plum-purple flowers above evergreen foliage, making it an attractive, less vigorous plant than its larger cousin Vinca major, as its easier to confine to its allotted space. Vinca are ideal as ground cover for almost any position, perfect for suppressing weeds whether…  More Info

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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'

A real winner for shady corners of the garden, Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet' is a robust, evergreen ground-cover plant producing a dense covering of glossy, toothed leaves. In early summer, upright spikes of small white flowers emerge above the sea of green. Tolerant of any soil and thriving…  More Info

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Microbiota decussata

…used as a ground cover plant that carpets areas of the garden where low maintenance is preferred. The Siberian Carpet Cypress or Russian Arbor-Vitae is an attractive and practical alternative to lawns on steep banks, narrow strips of land down the side of driveways etc. Its evergreen foliage changes…  More Info

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Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliancy'

This hardy evergreen perennial Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliancy' forms a dense mat of soft green foliage which acts as a fantastic ground cover and effective weed suppressant through the year. From late spring, it wakes up with a profusion of beautiful, vibrant crimson red flowers with delicate pinked…  More Info

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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

…in rockeries; gravel gardens and borders. Happy in sun or dappled shade, this is a versatile hardy perennial that persists throughout the year, providing attractive, low-maintenance ground cover with the added bonus of golden-brown flower spikes in late spring. Height: 50cm (19); Spread: 50cm (19).  More Info

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Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

This little ground-hugging sedum forms attractive whorled rosettes of fleshy, evergreen, silvery leaves covered with a white bloom. In summer the foliage colour intensifies, taking on bluish-grey hues which contrast with tiny, star-like, yellow flowers that are attractive to pollinating insects.…  More Info

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Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

…flowers in July and August. Tucked into dry stone walls, rockeries and crevices, or running along border edges, it makes excellent evergreen, drought-tolerant, ground cover. Height: 10cm (4”). Spread: 40cm (16”). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather…  More Info

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Evergreen Patio Shrub Collection

…semi-evergreen silvery green leaves with white margins providing all year-round interest in the garden or in patio containers. Makes superb ground cover and can also be wall-trained. Height: 100cm (39). Spread: 150cm (59).* Euonymus ‘Emerald 'n' Gold’ - A well-known RHS AGM variety.…  More Info

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Carex morrowii 'Irish Green'

…Green’ is a mound forming, evergreen grass with long, arching emerald-green leaves that are wonderfully glossy. Brings texture and movement to planting schemes. This superbly hardy sedge is a useful choice for mixing into winter containers or as evergreen ground cover in sun or shade. Height…  More Info

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Euonymus fortunei 'Harlequin'

For evergreen ground cover, colourful Euonymus fortunei ?Harlequin' is an excellent choice. Its leaves start as pure white shoots, and gradually turn to variegated green and silver, taking on reddish-pink tints in winter. This dwarf Euonymus spreads vigorously, covering the ground with a splash of…  More Info

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Bergenia cordifolia 'Bressingham White'

…provides useful evergreen ground cover, spring flowers and a feast of nectar for early pollinators. This low maintenance and adaptable plant spreads by rhizomes, colonising areas in sun or shade on any soil type. Large rounded, leathery leaves form good weed-supressing cover and in spring sturdy…  More Info

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Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale'

Revive your garden beds with an injection of pale pink flowers courtesy of Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale'. This evergreen shrub is neat, compact and offers superb ground cover. Bearing its beautiful blooms from early winter through to mid-spring, this Heather finds itself at home In almost any…  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Gertrude Jekyll'

Vinca minor ?Gertrude Jekyll' has spreading, shiny evergreen foliage that is ideal for weed suppressing ground cover and it will flower faithfully from spring until autumn. With its pure white blooms it will bring cheer to the darkest corner of the garden. Vinca is perfect for difficult areas where…  More Info

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Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'

…of plant varieties but Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap' wouldn't have it any other way. This tough, resilient evergreen perennial will thrive in rockeries, borders and path edges providing ground cover throughout the year and masses of little white flowers in spring. Pollinating insects will feast on the…  More Info

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Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Light'

…tumbling over walls or from containers or making a graceful edge to a pathway, it’s a neat little plant that offers evergreen mats of weed suppressing ground cover as well as weeks of dainty, starry flowers that are attractive to pollinators. This easy-care, long-flowering perennial is…  More Info

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Hydrangea anomala petiolaris 'Semiola'

…require any tying-in making it a great option for low-maintenance gardens. As well as its use as a climber, it can also be grown as spreading ground cover. Height and spread: 3m (10ft). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and…  More Info

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Aubretia gracilis 'Kitte Blue'

…provides a bold spring display, creating sweeping drifts of rich blue-purple flowers held above cushiony mounds of evergreen leaves. Aubrieta is an enormously popular ground cover plant which flowers from late spring and into early summer. These resilient plants are carpeting and can be used as…  More Info

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Aubretia gracilis 'Kitte Rose Red'

…provides a bold spring display, creating sweeping drifts of rich reddish-purple flowers held above cushiony mounds of evergreen leaves. Aubrieta is an enormously popular ground cover plant which flowers from late spring and into early summer. These resilient plants are carpeting and can be used as a…  More Info

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Aubretia gracilis 'Kitte White'

…provides a bold spring display, creating sweeping drifts of sparkling white flowers held above cushiony mounds of evergreen leaves. Aubrieta is an enormously popular ground cover plant which flowers from late spring and into early summer. These resilient plants are carpeting and can be used as…  More Info

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Euonymus 'Japonicus Bravo'

…adaptable and reliable evergreen shrub that provides bright foliage interest throughout the year. Euonymus japonicus ‘Bravo’ forms a bushy, medium-sized shrub that tolerates clipping and can be grown as a hedge or screen, used as low maintenance ground cover or as a background shrub.…  More Info

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Aubrieta 'Dr. Mules Variegata'

…Variegata' is excellent for all-year-round interest in the garden and is perfect for rock gardens, patio containers, spilling over sunny banks or as ground cover in hot dry borders. The flowers are also a great source of spring nectar for pollinating insects. Height: 10cm (4). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Agapanthus 'Bluestorm'

…of soft violet flowers are carried on stiff stems making this a superb cut flower. The strap-like, semi evergreen foliage is resilient and drought resistant - just perfect for filling patio containers or creating low maintenance ground cover in sunny borders. Height: 76cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).  More Info

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Hedera helix 'Green Ripple'

…an attractive purple tint. This vigorous evergreen climber is self supporting, using aerial roots to cling to walls and fences without the need for further support. Hedera helix 'Green Ripple' thrives in sun or shade and also makes excellent ground cover for banks od spilling over low walls. Height…  More Info

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Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' is a pretty ground cover plant that can act as a weed suppressant. It has evergreen foliage and in June and July many Cranesbill, subtle pink flowers bloom. In autumn the foliage turns to gentle shades of red and bronze that looks great planted alongside other…  More Info

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Armeria caespitosa

…troughs and containers, and being drought- and salt-tolerant, is ideally suited to coastal gardens. It can also be used as path edging or as ground cover for a free-draining, sunny spot. This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner requires virtually no maintenance –simply deadhead after flowering…  More Info

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Distylium 'Vintage Jade'

…is a relatively unknown evergreen that provides an excellent alternative to box and other low-maintenance shrubs. With layered branches, Distylium ‘Vintage Jade’ forms a low, spreading shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. It makes excellent ground cover or a low, informal hedge,…  More Info

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Hedera helix 'Kolibri'

…fast-growing, evergreen climber with cream and green variegated foliage. Its variegated leaves inject brightness and vibrancy into shady areas and make an attractive addition to winter containers. This self-clinging climber is useful for clothing north-facing walls and fences or covering the ground…  More Info

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Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo'

…This fast-growing, self-clinging, evergreen climber is brilliant for adding light and evergreen interest to dingy areas where little else will grow. Use it to cover an ugly fence, create privacy, colonise a dry, weedy bank or as ground cover in the rooty ground beneath trees. Low maintenance and…  More Info

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Dianthus 'Vlada Wyatt'

…rose pink above greyish, strap-like evergreen foliage. The clove-scented blooms are produced over a long season and make wonderful cut flowers. This drought-tolerant hardy carnation is ideal for cottage gardens, sunny borders, gravel gardens and ground cover. Height: 35cm (14in). Spread: 50cm…  More Info

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Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold'

…perennial rock plant, perfect for nestling in wall crevices, creeping over paving stones or covering ground along border edges and beneath shrubs. Rosettes of evergreen, grey-green leaves provide all year cover and interest whilst from March to early summer, it bears a dense carpet of golden yellow,…  More Info

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Thyme 'Silver Posie'

…provide excellent ground cover for rockeries, walls and border edges. In late spring to early summer it is covered in masses of short flower spikes bearing lilac-pink blooms which attract pollinating insects. Thyme Silver Posie’ thrives in pots on a sunny patio, where its evergreen, variegated…  More Info

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Hedera Helix Mix

…hanging container in the hall or a north-facing room. Outdoors, use them as an evergreen foliage foil for containerised bedding, to hide an ugly fence with their self-clinging tendrils or as ground cover in the dry, rooty ground beneath trees and shrubs. They also provide a rich habitat for wildlife…  More Info

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Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'

This low growing Juniper makes excellent, weed suppressing ground cover for rockeries and borders, or grown as an individual specimen plant. The low, sweeping branches are cloaked in aromatic, evergreen foliage, extending to 1.5m (5?) with maturity. Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet' is easy to grow,…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Obsidian'

…attract pollinating insects and bring a light, airy feel to cut flower arrangements. A hardy, evergreen perennial, ?Obsidian? retains its elegant looks all year, and makes a particularly useful ground cover when planted en masse. This striking Coral Flower is a superb choice for individual patio…  More Info

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Helianthemum 'Bronze Carpet'

…colour to rockeries, containers and the edge of sunny borders and paths. Thriving on free-draining soils, this drought-tolerant shrub makes great ground cover for tricky dry sites. Height and spread: 30cm (12in). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined…  More Info

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Halimium 'April Sun'

…to keep its dense, bushy form. This resilient and perfectly behaved shrub is an excellent choice for patio containers and makes superb ground cover or edging in rockeries and hot, dry borders. From spring to the end of summer, it bears an abundance of saucer-shaped, five-petalled, golden-yellow…  More Info

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Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Milano'

…for containers, ground cover or growing as a low, clipped hedge. Plant it somewhere you can appreciate its heady perfume – bees will love it too! Trachelospermum jasminoides is one of the best value climbers. It delivers all year-round cover and colour with its glossy, evergreen foliage plus…  More Info

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Agapanthus Trio

…are carried on stiff stems making this a superb cut flower. The strap-like, semi evergreen foliage is resilient and drought resistant - just perfect for filling patio containers or creating low maintenance ground cover in sunny borders. Height: 76cm (30"). Spread: 50cm (20"). * Agapanthus…  More Info

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Geranium oxonianum 'Claridge Druce'

…oxonianum 'Claridge Druce' is a clump-forming, evergreen Geranium bearing a succession of rose pink flowers from late spring to autumn. This hardy Geranium has a particularly vigorous spreading habit, and so is useful as a weed-suppressing ground cover. Pollinating insects love its nectar-rich…  More Info

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Agapanthus 'Arctic Star'

…foliage will retain its grey-green colour throughout the winter months. Indeed, the hardy perennial is remarkably resilient and can survive temperatures well below freezing. Agapanthus 'Arctic Star' therefore provides excellent ground cover all year round. Height: 60cm (2'0); Spread: 50cm (1'8).  More Info

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Agapanthus 'Jacaranda'

…fight for attention: its thick, vertical stems ensure that its flowers rise above the competition throughout July and August. Not to be outdone, Agapanthus 'Jacaranda' has semi-evergreen, clumping foliage, so provides first-rate ground cover all year round. Height: 90cm (2'11); Spread: 50cm (1'8).  More Info

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Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

…semi-evergreen leaves. The silvery foliage is decorated with creamy margins and flushed with burgundy tones. Ajuga ?Burgundy Glow? makes excellent ground cover in dry, shady spots under shrubs and along border edges where its creeping rhizomes form a spreading mat without being invasive. In late…  More Info

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Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

…are followed by glossy black berries. This exceptional dwarf evergreen shrub is so versatile it will grow in almost any soil or situation - even those impossible dry shaded spots! A wonderful compact plant for woodland ground cover, or low informal hedges. You can even cut a few stems for a vase…  More Info

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Escallonia 'Red Dream'

A host of small, dark, evergreen leaves contrast perfectly with the red-pink tubular flowers in summer. Escallonia 'Red Dream' has a useful low growing habit that makes it suitable for hedging and ground cover, as well as the planting in the shrub border. The glossy foliage is salt tolerant, making…  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Illumination'

…minor 'Illumination' is a fantastic low-maintenance addition to the garden and provides all-year-round interest. Grow Lesser Periwinkle as ground cover, on sunny steep banks or beneath trees and shrubs where it tolerates even heavy shade and brightens the darkest corner. It also makes a fantastic…  More Info

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Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Old Gold'

…tulips. In April and May it produces airy sprays of sweetly-scented, white flowers on wiry stems. Arabis ‘Old Gold’ thrives in full sun in dry, poor soil and is ideal for ground cover, walls, rockeries, edging and containers. Height: 10cm (4”). Spread:20cm (8”).  More Info

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Carex comans 'Green'

Carex comans ‘Green’ is a tough evergreen sedge which provides textural interest for borders and pots throughout the year. It is useful for the front of borders, where it supplies weed-supressing ground cover, or for adding interest to winter containers. It associates well with…  More Info

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Dryopteris 'Jurassic Gold'

…growth in spring, which colours to vibrant golden-green throughout the summer. The architectural fronds arch gently as they grow, creating superb ground cover for woodland areas and shaded borders. Perfect for adding colour and texture to a dark corner of the garden, Dryopteris wallichiana 'Jurassic…  More Info

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Tellima grandiflora

Tellima grandiflora is an adaptable, semi-evergreen, ground cover plant which is extremely useful for dry shade beneath trees and shrubs where it provides weed-suppressing rosettes of attractively veined and scalloped leaves, tinted bronze when young. From May to July these bear tall, slender stems…  More Info

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Geranium 'Intense'

Geranium cantabrigiense is an excellent and adaptable ground cover plant which is perfect for dry, shady spots but equally at home in a sunny spot or rockery. Geranium cantabrigiense ‘Intense’ has bright pink flowers in early summer which are more vivid than other pink varieties. It is a…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Wild Rose'

…variety, it quickly forms dense, neat, semi-evergreen mounds of handsome foliage that make attractive container specimens as well as excellent ground cover along the front of borders. Try it alongside yellow foliage, such as Carex ‘Everillo’, for an exciting contrast in texture and…  More Info

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Ajuga Feathered Friends 'Fancy Finch'

…mat and combines beautifully with the stout spikes of deep lavender blue flowers in late spring and summer. This handsome bugle is ideal for ground cover, underplanting trees and shrubs, woodland gardens and adding to rockeries and mixed containers. The three leaf colours are most apparent in part…  More Info

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Blues Colour Collection

…or dead nettle (non-stinging!) are very useful hardy perennials. Tough and resilient, they thrive in shade on almost any soil, making ideal ground cover or a must-have addition to a woodland or wildlife garden. ?Beacon Silver? is a stunning variety forming a shimmering carpet of silver foliage…  More Info

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Everlasting Perennial Collection

…with clusters of small pink blooms and is perfect for carpeting beds or low walls. * Gypsophila 'Rosea' - Low, creeping plant that makes lovely ground cover for rockeries and gravel gardens. Sprays of tiny pink flowers appear in summer, above the semi-evergreen foliage. * Lupin ?Russel Hybrids? -…  More Info

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Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'

…rosettes of fleshy, evergreen, reddish-purple leaves covered with a white bloom. In summer it bears clusters of tiny, yellow, star-like flowers that are attractive to pollinating insects. Plant Sedum ‘Purpureum’ in gravel and allow it to form creeping evergreen carpets, or tuck it into…  More Info

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Everlasting Perennial Collection

…throughout the seasons. In midsummer the plant is covered in small creamywhite flowers, later in the year they produce bright red-orange papery calyces that look like Chinese lanterns. Gypsophila Rosea - Low, creeping plant that makes lovely ground cover for rockeries and gravel gardens. Sprays of…  More Info

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Euonymus fortunei 'Blonde Beauty'

A versatile, evergreen, low-maintenance shrub that thrives in almost any position! The leathery creamy-yellow leaves with green margins form a dense compact shrub which is ideal for borders, patio containers, low hedging and ground cover. This superb Euonymus will happily grow in difficult clay…  More Info

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