Ground Cover

Microbiota decussata

Microbiota decussata is a low growing conifer that can be 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,…  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…  More Info

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Brunnera 'Alexander's Great'

…make a statement with the silver veined foliage of Brunnera 'Alexanders Great' - they shout 'look at me' for all the right reasons. This particularly large leaved variety is wonderfully dramatic. It makes superb spreading ground cover, or why not grow it in a…  More Info

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Osteospermum 'Snow Pixie' (Hardy)

Suppress your weeds with a densely planted carpet of vibrant African Daisies. Osteospermum 'Snow Pixie' is one of the easiest ground cover plants you can grow and it's hardy too, so you can enjoy it year after year. Once established this versatile, resilient perennial is…  More Info

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Fantastic Fern 'Pewter Lace'

…var. pictum 'Pewter Lace' produces beautiful, arching fronds that bring texture and architecture to planting schemes. The foliage is soft grey-green, contrasting with the claret red midribs. Once established, this hardy perennial forms excellent ground cover. Height:…  More Info

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Cornus canadensis

Creeping Dogwood is a lovely looking herbaceous ground cover plant that is the ideal solution for preventing weeds beneath trees and shrubs, as it will act as a weed suppressant, stopping them from growing. Cornus canadensis has small cross shaped white flowers on 6 stems,…  More Info

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Osteospermum 'Tresco Purple' (Hardy)

…hot, dry, neglected conditions and yet is one of the longest-flowering plants in the garden! Expect vibrant summer colour and weed suppressing ground cover from this easy to grow, sun loving African Daisy. Height: 40cm (16). Spread: 90cm (36). Culinary note: The…  More Info

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Geranium pratense 'Plenum Caeruleum'

…early summer months, the striking lavender-blue double blooms rise above the delicate foliage. If planted in groups, it can make beautiful ground cover ideally in borders or beds. As the delicate foliage spreads loosely, it is perfect for softening any pathways and…  More Info

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Lily 'Splendid Joy'

Beautiful apricot toned flowers make for a stunning plant for ground cover in the summer months between June and July. The stunning flowers blossom with delicate apricot colours with freckles at its base. They are definitely an exotic looking flower. Ideal in borders or along…  More Info

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Geranium pratense 'Azure Skies'

…lacy appearance. The fully-double, summer blooms are a rich azure blue, and borne in abundance over the summer months. Hardy Geraniums are stalwarts of the traditional cottage garden, creating excellent ground cover and mingling beautifully with other hardy perennials…  More Info

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Agapanthus 'Midnight Cascade'

…foliage. If you can bear to cut a few blooms, this deciduous perennial makes an intriguing cut flower. When planted in generous groups, it makes useful ground cover and adds texture to planting schemes. Perfect for patio pots or dotting throughout sunny borders.…  More Info

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Hypericum 'Orange Flair'

…Hypericum 'Orange Flair' grows virtually anywhere from fertile, moist soil to poor, dry conditions! This versatile shrub is excellent as ground cover in borders and woodland gardens, and can even be grown in patio containers as a stand-alone specimen. Height: 75cm (30…  More Info

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Euonymus fortunei 'Blonde Beauty'

…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 soils, North-facing positions and will even tolerate…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Obsidian'

…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 pots or planting at the…  More Info

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Pansy 'Singing the Blues'

…are not just pretty but the most sensational breakthrough in Violas for a decade. They were specifically bred for containers, baskets and ground cover, possessing a unique trailing habit. Above all they are wonderfully fragrant with a gorgeous, pervading sweet scent.…  More Info

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Clematis x aromatica

…climber. Throughout summer the striking star shaped blooms exude a superb fragrance. This vigorous species will quickly cover walls and fences, and can be pruned to almost ground level each year, making maintenance extremely easy! Height: 2.5m (8'). Spread: 90cm (36).…  More Info

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Garden Gear Weed Burner

…The weed burner comes with a handy built-in retractable stand that locks into place when not in use allowing you to stand the weed burner off the ground when hot and protects it from getting damaged. The clever compact design also features a removable handle to allow for…  More Info

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Nurserymans Choice Alpine Phlox

Alpine Phlox are unsurpassable for creating low, spreading ground cover, or cascading down walls, slopes and rockeries. These resourceful little perennials will grow in the toughest of places, making them perfect for filling crevices or plugging narrow gaps between patio…  More Info

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Eriophyllum lanatum

Also known as ‘the sunshine flower,’ this cheerful little ground cover plant will quickly spread the sun around your garden, carpeting parched ground with fast-growing clumps of drought-tolerant, silvery-grey leaves. This is a resilient plant with real…  More Info

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Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

…with a pungent orange fragrance. Throughout mid-summer the spreading stems are covered in masses of white flowers. With its spreading habit, Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' is perfect for forming attractive ground cover as it wanders among rockeries, throughout…  More Info

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Dianthus deltoides 'Micro Chips'

…bloom. Dwarf deep green foliage, soon becomes smothered in a spectacular mixture of dainty serrated edged flowers. Stunning in containers, used as ground cover at the front of borders or added to rockeries. Height: 15-20cm. Culinary note: Use the clove like tasting…  More Info

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Geranium x oxonianum 'Rose Clair'

This vigorous hardy Geranium makes fabulous informal ground cover for herbaceous borders. Geranium x oxonianum 'Rose Clair' produces loose mounds of attractive, lobed-leaves sprinkled with pretty pink blooms from late June which continue sporadically throughout the summer.…  More Info

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Hardy Geranium Collection

…grow and perfect for beginner gardeners. This superb collection contains something for every part of the garden - shade lovers, spreading ground cover, sun worshippers and cottage garden classics. Flowering from late spring onwards, these herbaceous perennials need…  More Info

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Lily 'Dazzler' (Ground Cover)

* The only ground cover lily that flowers within 10 weeks of planting* Best In Class for ground cover lilies - click here for details Flamboyant colour with a delicious perfume! The short stems of Lily 'Dazzler' make this dwarf variety a 'must have' for creating…  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…  More Info

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Erigeron 'Stallone'

Erigeron 'Stallone' produces lovely two-toned flowers that open white and slowly turn to pink and purple as they age. These hardy ground cover perennials are excellent for combatting weeds in your borders. These healthy 'garden-ready' plants are ideal for rockeries, gravel…  More Info

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Silene colorata 'Pink Pirouette'

…to its rich nectar. With a spreading, almost trailing habit, this free flowering Campion makes an excellent alternative to the usual summer bedding, brightening up containers, baskets and window boxes, or forming colourful ground cover in beds and borders. Height:…  More Info

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Phlox subulata 'Pharao Red Eye'

Use Phlox subulata 'Pharao Red Eye' to create a gorgeously fragrant spreading ground cover in borders, rockeries or gravel gardens. This low-growing creeping hardy phlox produces a profusion of beautiful flowers from late spring onwards every year, each flower is a refreshing…  More Info

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Geranium 'Rozanne'

…the Centenary? competition in 2013. Geranium 'Rozanne' produces an abundance of lilac blue flowers. These hardy perennial plants make excellent ground cover and help create beautiful cottage garden style planting schemes. Flowering right through the summer, if the…  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

…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 on a slope in sun or a dark, shady corner, where it…  More Info

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Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'

…'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 nectar…  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:…  More Info

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Hardy Geranium Collection

…grow and perfect for beginner gardeners. This superb collection contains something for every part of the garden - shade lovers, spreading ground cover, sun worshippers and cottage garden classics. Flowering from late spring onwards, these herbaceous perennials need…  More Info

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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Black Beauty'

…eye-catching deciduous grass that produces fluffy dark silvery-purple flower heads late in Summer. The slender green foliage makes fabulous ground cover when planted en masse. The bottlebrush flowers will sway gently bringing texture and movement to borders,…  More Info

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Cotoneaster horizontalis

…colour. These blooms are replaced with red, autumn berries, making the hardy shrub popular with a variety of birds. The deciduous nature of this ground cover means that the oval shaped leaves then turn from glossy green to brilliant orange and red before falling to…  More Info

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Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem'

A low growing shrub for ground cover, the deciduous Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem' fills it's role superbly. Little Gem has a spreading habit with mounds of green foliage so it can be relied upon to offer generous ground cover and will also carpet low walls…  More Info

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Geranium bohemicum 'Orchid Blue'

Geranium 'Orchid Blue' is a selection by Thompson & Morgan from the species Geranium bohemicum. A short-lived border and ground cover plant which self-seeds to keep continuity. Masses of 2cm ('in.) flowers of orchid-blue, veined in purple-violet, borne on bushy plants. Makes…  More Info

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Geranium 'Birch Double' (Hardy)

…perennial geranium blooms persistently from May to September above a mass of delicately lobed foliage. Less vigorous and more compact than many varieties, Birch's Double is ideal for woodland ground cover and cottage garden borders. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 60cm (24…  More Info

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Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

…perennial, ideal for borders and bedding. Perfect for planting into a wildlife garden, Coreopsis attracts butterflies with its fern-like foliage and clusters of lemon yellow flowers throughout the summer. Excellent ground cover and tolerant of most soil types. Height:…  More Info

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Geranium sanguineum 'Album'

…shaped blooms. It is a free-flowering variety which will blossom between June and September. The white flowers look stunning over the dark green foliage. They are perfect editions for ground cover and beautiful for highlighting borders or gravel gardens. Height: 50cm …  More Info

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Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet'

…plant that produces 15cm (6) spikes of bright scarlet red flowers from June to September. It will spread about 45cm (18), making it an ideal ground cover plant to provide colour and act as a weed supressant. Suitable for garden borders, and rockeries in full sun or…  More Info

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Geranium sanguineum var. striatum

…elegant pink flower with darker pink veins which blossom between June and September over finely trimmed foliage. These Cranesbills make ideal ground covering plants so are therefore perfect for borders, pathways, even rockeries and gravel gardens. A delicate flower…  More Info

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Nemophila menziesii 'Pennie Black'

…2cm, rich deep purple to black flowers with - the master touch - a scalloped silvery-white edge. It has truly ground hugging habit (not unlike annual alyssum) that will provide ground cover and contrast for all containers, hanging baskets, and it makes a tidy…  More Info

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Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale'

…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…  More Info

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Beetroot 'Jolie' F1

…variety, suitable for baby beet and has excellent storage qualities due to its higher brix level. A vigorous variety which establishes early, with dense leaf growth providing weed-supressing ground cover. Produces deep red, uniform, round beets with strong tops.…  More Info

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Dianthus 'Festival Mixed'

…cottage garden borders and in informal planters. A mix of early flowering plants and bi-coloured blooms, the flowers are a mix of four types, in shades of pink, red and white. These hardy, dwarf plants form dense, bushy ground cover when planted en masse. Height: 50cm…  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:…  More Info

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Geranium himalayense

Geranium himalayense is a particularly useful ground cover plant, as it tolerates shady spots. Its lobed foliage is a pretty backdrop to purple-blue flowers, borne in a main flush during early summer and then sporadically through to the autumn. A final display of vibrant red…  More Info

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Geranium sanguineum ?Tiny Monster?

Despite its name, Geranium sanguineum ?Tiny Monster? is no garden thug! This low growing ground cover perennial forms a compact, spreading mound of finely cut foliage that will gently overspill border edges. From late spring to late summer, it produces vivid, bright pink…  More Info

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Dianthus Summer Diamond 'Ruby Picotee'

…cut flower for a summer bouquet. Dianthus Summer Diamonds ?Ruby Picotee? is free flowering with an upright habit. Perfect for filling patio pots of plugging gaps at the front of borders. These robust, vigorous plants make fabulous ground cover when planted en masse.…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Hachmann's Gigant'

…flowers about 4cm (1) in diameter. Huge numbers of buds and flowers are produced throughout the summer. This hardy, resilient shrub is ideal for rockeries, borders or creating a low hedge. It shows excellent drought tolerance as a low maintenance, ground cover plant.…  More Info

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Geranium cinereum 'Jolly Jewel Silver'

Perfect for creating colourful ground cover in rockeries and alpine troughs. Geranium cinereum 'Jolly Jewel Silver' is a brand new cultivar that really packs a punch. It?s bold cerise blooms are unmissable, each with a contrasting black eye and dark veins. This robust hardy…  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  More Info