Ground Spreading Plants

Stachys macrantha 'Superba'

…to early autumn. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 30cm (12”). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Bella Apple'

…effective ground cover and needs little maintenance. This robust, drought-tolerant shrub makes a charming addition to a sunny, free-draining border, rockery, or courtyard, rewarding with a long season of flowers that attract beneficial insects. Height and spread: 60cm (12in). Plant height and spread…  More Info

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Clematis 'Star of India'

…be cut back to almost ground level in the autumn, and it will grow again the following year. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3'). Pruning group: 3. Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary…  More Info

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Potentilla neumanniana

…ground cover for a dry and sunny spot, this adorable and robust little alpine is drought-tolerant and can happily grow in cracks in walls and between paving stones. Spring cinquefoil is a valuable early food source for pollinators. Height: 20cm (8in). Spread: 30cm (12in). Plant height and spread is…  More Info

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Euonymus 'Japonicus Bravo'

…whilst performing equally well in full sun. Height: 2.5-4m (8-13ft). Spread: 1.5-2.5m (5-8ft). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images…  More Info

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Calibrachoa 'Tiger Eye'

…neatly drop to the ground when they are done – so there’s no need for sticky deadheading. Height: 25cm(10in) Spread: 30cm (12in). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary…  More Info

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Dryopteris lepidopoda

…site and is drought tolerant once established. Height: 75cm (30in). Spread: 60cm (24in). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are…  More Info

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Dahlia 'Creme de Cassis'

…June and will continue to bloom well into autumn, long after other flowers are past their best. It is half-hardy, so it can be planted for one season, or the tubers can be lifted from the ground and protected from frost during the winter, then replanted again. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

…or planted 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:…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'White Lady'

…makes a great weed suppressing ground cover, or low hedge. It is ideal for garden borders and rockeries and blends in well in a range of garden designs from contemporary to cottage. Bees and butterflies are attracted to the plant for its plentiful source of nectar. Height and spread: 1m (39).  More Info

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Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'

…sun. This perennial plant is more sun tolerant than many other varieties. Attract pollinating insects to your wildlife garden by growing Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' as ground cover, or alternatively use at the front of borders or creeping through rockeries. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Muscari Blue & White Mix

…Versatile, touch and trouble free, they can be planted almost anywhere from challenging slopes to rockeries, borders and patio pots. With their nectar rich flowers they also make a useful choice for wildlife areas. Height and spread: 20cm (8). Useful links: How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers  More Info

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Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'

…with salmon pink flowers that pollinating insects will love. Due to the vigorous nature of its spread Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' is the perfect choice for woodland and wildlife gardens, rockeries and borders where shade may be an issue for other plants. Height: 10cm (8). Spread: 60cm (24).  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 foliage adds colour to…  More Info

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Teasel

…waste ground and field edges. The lilac-pink conical flower heads are borne above serrated leaves in mid to late summer, attracting lots of bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. The seed heads are also a good source of food for birds. Teasels are an excellent architectural plant for the…  More Info

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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'

…'Green Carpet' provides a low growing 'carpet' of green foliage, about 15cm (6) high, that is perfect for the undercanopies of trees. This ground cover plant suppresses weeds and is a neat and tidy solution for shaded areas, and awkward spots in driveways etc that would look better with some…  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Illumination'

…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 trailing plant for hanging baskets or containers. Height: 20cm (8) Spread: 50cm (20).  More Info

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Agapanthus 'Sweet Surprise'

…that ascend from clusters of linear, semi-evergreen foliage which makes perfect ground cover. Agapanthus 'Sweet Surprise' is an excellent cut flower choice, but is equally suited to brightening up patio containers and improving the front of perennial borders. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 50cm (20).  More Info

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Lamium maculatum Beacon Silver

…midsummer, the clusters of bright purple-pink flowers provide a rich supply of nectar for pollinating insects. Provided it is watered until established, this attractive dead nettle is a great plant for tricky spots in dry shade. And don't worry, it doesn't sting! Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Hypericum 'Orange Flair'

…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). Spread: 90cm (35). Supplied in a 9cm pot. Useful links: How to plant trees and shrubs  More Info

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Potato 'Rocket'

…'Rocket' has good all-round disease resistance including golden eelworm, and is easy to grow in the ground or in potato bags. Height and spread: 60cm (24). Tuber size: 35/45mm. Useful links: How to plant and grow potatoes We secure the earliest, freshest lifted tubers to start our potato despatches…  More Info

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Euonymus fortunei 'Blonde Beauty'

…hedging and ground cover. This superb Euonymus will happily grow in difficult clay soils, North-facing positions and will even tolerate drought once established. Add some sparkle and winter colour to your borders with Euonymus fortunei 'Blonde Beauty'. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 100cm (39). Supplied…  More Info

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Agapanthus Trio

…strong, sturdy stems that need no staking. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 50cm (20"). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are…  More Info

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Iberis sempervirens

…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 of candytuft can be eaten raw and have…  More Info

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Allium 'Medusa'

…that when planted in dense groups forms useful ground cover. In early summer globes of lollipop flower-heads appear atop the slender upright stems. The flower buds have a nodding, viper like appearance that will straighten as they open with the purple blooms bringing a vertical accent to planting…  More Info

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Escallonia 'Red Dream'

…ground cover, as well as the planting in the shrub border. The glossy foliage is salt tolerant, making it an ideal shrub for coastal plantings. Hardy and low maintenance, this easy to grow shrub also provides a valuable food source for bees and other pollinating insects. Height: 60cm (24). Spread:…  More Info

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Carex comans 'Green'

…weed-supressing ground cover, or for adding interest to winter containers. It associates well with prairie-style borders and coastal plantings. Carex comans ‘Green’ forms tussocks of fine, hairy foliage with the tips bleaching to almost white in the sun. Planted in groups it catches…  More Info

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Hosta 'Giant Leaved Mix'

…unforgettable display. With a dense, clump forming habit, these hardy perennials will spread to create superb ground cover for those challenging shaded areas of the garden. Ideal for the front of borders or planting into patio containers. They bring a calming, leafy feel to courtyard gardens,…  More Info

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Gaillardia 'Mesa Bright Bicolour'

…large two-tone blooms. The cheerful, daisy-like flowers are borne in profusion above neat clumps of foliage. Blanket flowers make superb ground cover when planted en masse in beds and borders, and provide plenty of flower power for filling patio pots with long lasting colour. This dazzling perennial…  More Info

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Viola sororia 'Rubra'

…perennial makes good ground cover for a small area and is great for underplanting shrubs and roses. Woolly violet also looks beautiful planted amongst spring bulbs or in a woodland area, where it will readily seed around to naturalise. Height: 15cm (6in). Spread: 20cm (8in). Viola sororia…  More Info

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Viola sororia 'Albiflora'

…good ground cover for a small area and is great for underplanting shrubs and roses. With a beautifully natural look, the white wood violet is also perfect for planting amongst spring bulbs or in a woodland area, where it will readily seed around to naturalise. Height: 15cm (6in). Spread: 20cm (8in).…  More Info

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Polyanthus 'Most Scented Mix'

…hardy perennial forms lush rosettes of green foliage that makes superb ground cover. Ideal for filling containers, beds and borders with a colourful, long lasting display. Height and spread: 25cm (10). Supplied as plug tray plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Try…  More Info

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Agapanthus 'Jacaranda'

…surrounded by other plants, it doesn't have to 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…  More Info

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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

…Pansy’ certainly deserves its RHS AGM. Height: 5m (16.4ft). Spread: 4 (13ft). (In 20 years). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival…  More Info

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Prunella vulgaris

…tradition as a medicinal plant for everything from healing wounds to treating sore throats. Height: 5-20cm (2-8?). Spread: 10-50cm (4-20?). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary…  More Info

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Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White'

…is not the most attractive common name for a plant but Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White' makes up for this with the attractive mottled, felted leaves and dozens of pretty little white flowers that bees love through the summer. Pulmonaria will make good ground cover under trees and shrubs or in a shady…  More Info

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Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

…Hosta for a shady courtyard or border, where it makes a bold statement. It looks good with ferns and provides really effective ground cover in areas where many other plants prefer not to grow. Give it shade and moist conditions and it will reward you with lush foliage which looks as good in large…  More Info

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Nerium oleander 'Pink'

…sheltered spot, tolerating drought, salt spray and pollution. 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 spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are…  More Info

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Nerium oleander 'Red'

…sheltered spot, tolerating drought, salt spray and pollution. 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 spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are…  More Info

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Nerium oleander 'White'

…sheltered spot, tolerating drought, salt spray and pollution. 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 spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are…  More Info

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Clematis viticella

…back to ground level at the end of the season to make way for fresh new stems the following year. Height: 4m (13?). Spread: 1.5m (5?). Pruning group: 3. Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered…  More Info

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Stachys lanata

…to cope with dry environments, making Stachys lanata an extremely useful ground-covering plant in Mediterranean gardens, gravel 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…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie'

…looks sensational in patio containers, the front of borders, or planted in bold drifts as ground cover. Heuchera ?Berry Smoothie? flowers can also be cut for a vase indoors. Height and spread: 45cm (18). Supplied as plug plants. Culinary information: The leaves can be tossed in with other greens…  More Info

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Hosta 'Minuteman'

…make the plant well deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM). This attractive Hosta's foliage is complemented by pretty, lilac flowers in midsummer, which can grow up to 55cm (1'10) tall. Once established, this hardy perennial will form attractive clumps to provide fantastic ground cover…  More Info

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Lamium maculatum Ghost

…the clusters of bright purple-pink flowers provide a rich supply of nectar for pollinating insects. Provided it is watered until established, this attractive dead nettle is a great plant for tricky spots in dry shade. And don't worry, it doesn't sting! Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Potato Summer Maris Peer 1kg

…variety also boasts the most attractive, slightly scented purple flowers. Perfect for that 'New Potato' taste out of season. Height and spread: 60cm (24). Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide How to grow potatoes in bags    How to stop blight  More Info

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Potato Summer Nicola 1kg

…or cold as a salad potato. Potato ?Nicola? shows good resistance to eel worm and potato scab, and has good storage potential. Height and spread: 60cm (24). Useful links: How to grow potatoes in the ground Potato Selector Guide How to grow potatoes in bags    How to stop blight  More Info

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Cephalanthus 'Magical Moonlight'

…perfume. In autumn its lychee-like fruits (the size of golf balls) offer up an abundance of seeds for wild birds. Thriving in most non-alkaline soils, this variety even copes on difficult damp ground where the soil is prone to seasonal waterlogging. Height: 1.5m (5'). Spread: 2m (6',6).  More Info

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Sweet Pepper 'Cleor' (Grafted)

…in the same ground. Our grafted peppers may come with a grafting clip. Leave this in place and allow it to drop off naturally as the plant grows. Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will…  More Info

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Heuchera '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 front of borders. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12). Culinary information: The leaves can be tossed in…  More Info

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Sweet Pepper 'Campor' (Grafted)

…in the same ground. Our grafted peppers may come with a grafting clip. Leave this in place and allow it to drop off naturally as the plant grows. Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will…  More Info

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Diervilla splendens 'Diva'

…'Diva' spreads by suckers, quickly forming a bushy mound clothed in lance-shaped leaves. It makes a useful shrub for a mixed border where its chocolate foliage creates depth and provides a welcome change from the usual greens. It can also be used as a low hedge, as ground cover in massed plantings,…  More Info

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Erigeron karvinskianus

…the Spring, it requires absolutely no care. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 50cm (20”). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images…  More Info

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Cercis chinensis 'Shirobana'

…the open ground. Alternatively, place it in the border underplanted with spring bulbs where its handsome foliage provides a great backdrop for other plants through the summer. Height and spread: 3m (9.8ft). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant…  More Info

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Evergreen Patio Shrub Collection

…it bears dainty white flowers followed by small red berries. Height and spread: 1m (39). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are an…  More Info

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Blues Colour Collection

…Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 23cm (9).* Veronica umbrosa ?Georgia Blue? ? a vigorous creeping speedwell bearing vivid pure blue flowers throughout spring and summer, above a mat of bronze-tinted semi-evergreen foliage. This easy, undemanding and versatile perennial is ideal for planting under shrubs or…  More Info

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Clematis 'Picotee'

…blooms, each up to 15cm (6in) across, have amazed us on the trial ground, adorning the plants in absolute abundance - once in spring and again in summer! Enjoy the first flush of blooms through May-June, then watch the plants flush into colour again though July-September with each petal looking…  More Info

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Bulb & Perennial Bumper Pack

…patio. Height: 25cm (10). Spread 30cm (12).* Geranium ‘Plenum Caeruleum’ (1 x Bare Root Plant) – Striking lavender-blue double blooms rise above the delicate foliage throughout summer and early autumn. If planted in groups, it can make beautiful ground cover in borders or beds. A…  More Info

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Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Milano'

…climber suits any garden style, covering anything from walls, fencing to trellis. It’s even suitable 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…  More Info

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Spring Bulb Beach Collection

…25cm (10"). Spread: 10cm (4"). Muscari Blue & White Mix (30 bulbs) - This mix of blue and white varieties will create colourful ground cover to edge borders, brighten patio pots or flood beds with a mass planting for a really big impact. Height and spread: 20cm (8"). Daffodil…  More Info

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