Hardy Ground Cover Plants

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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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

…ground cover in dry sunny spots such as cascading over a low wall or along the front of borders. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height: 30cm (12in). Spread: 45cm (18in). 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…  More Info

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Geranium Cloud Collection

…border perennials, flowering generously on very hardy and disease-free plants and tolerating most soil types. Geranium ?Cloud? Collection contains two rewarding varieties which will quickly fill gaps in mixed borders or provide colourful ground cover. Geranium ?Cloud? Collection comprises 2 jumbo…  More Info

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Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo'

…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 disease-free, it requires no care other than clipping occasionally…  More Info

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Viola sororia 'Rubra'

…leaves. Requiring virtually no maintenance, this low-growing 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.…  More Info

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Viola sororia 'Albiflora'

…virtually no maintenance, this low-growing perennial makes 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…  More Info

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Rose rugosa 'Admiration' (Rugosa Rose)

…or defensive hedging and can even be used as ground cover on dry banks. Height and spread: 75-100cm (29-39in). 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…  More Info

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Agapanthus Trio

…displays and their architectual seed heads continue the display well into the Autumn. Foliage stays green year-round, offering valuable winter ground cover. Hardier than most other modern introductions, Agapanthus Trio requires little upkeep, performing well on the poorest of soils, and in the…  More Info

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Dryopteris 'Jurassic Gold'

…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 Gold' also makes a fine container plant, creating an attractive, colourful focal point. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18). Plant height…  More Info

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Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Light'

…crevices, 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…  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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Everlasting Perennial Collection

…overflows 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…  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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Clematis viticella

…size, it?s ideal for covering a dull shed or wall. This perennial climber is easy to keep neat and tidy and can be right 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…  More Info

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Iberis sempervirens

…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 of…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Wild Rose'

…excellent ground cover along the front of borders. Try it alongside yellow foliage, such as Carex ‘Everillo’, for an exciting contrast in texture and colour. Height and spread: 50cm (20in). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant…  More Info

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Halimium 'April Sun'

…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 flowers which are a magnet for pollinators. Height: 60cm (24in). Spread: 100cm (39in). Plant height and spread…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Bella Apple'

…makes 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…  More Info

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Helianthemum 'Bronze Carpet'

…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 plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season,…  More Info

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Potentilla neumanniana

…Making great 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…  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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Potentilla fruticosa 'White Lady'

…fruticosa 'White Lady' is a gorgeous compact shrub, that from May to September is covered in small, pure white flowers. This Shrubby Cinquefoil, planted in groups, makes a great weed suppressing ground cover, or low hedge. It is ideal for garden borders and rockeries and blends in well in a…  More Info

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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 it an ideal shrub for coastal plantings. Hardy and low maintenance, this easy to grow shrub also provides a valuable food…  More Info

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Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White'

…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 corner…  More Info

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Stachys macrantha 'Superba'

Superb by name and superb by nature, Stachys macranthra ‘Superba’ provides dependable ground cover beneath shrubs and roses and makes a long-season front of border feature. Related to our native betony and equally attractive to butterflies and bees, this clump-forming perennial produces…  More Info

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Euonymus 'Japonicus Bravo'

…‘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. Tolerant of coastal winds, pollution and dry soils, it is useful for challenging locations such as dry banks in urban…  More Info

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Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Milano'

…are a lovely pale pink. This versatile 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…  More Info

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Polyanthus 'Most Scented Mix'

…months on end, this reliable 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…  More Info

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Heucherella 'Tapestry'

…edges or underplanted around larger plants and shrubs, it associates beautifully with other shade-loving perennials. Great for ground cover. It also works well in containers for shady areas around the house. Height: 25cm (10in). Spread: 30cm (12in). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore…  More Info

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Heucherella 'Pink Revolution'

…Revolution? is a versatile hardy perennial. Plant it in borders, containers and wildlife areas, where its flowers will attract bees and other pollinators. When planted in large groups, it makes particularly attractive ground cover. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 45cm (18). Plant height and spread is…  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 front of borders. Height: 45cm…  More Info

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Diervilla splendens 'Diva'

…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, or as a container specimen. The foliage makes an excellent filler for cut flower arrangements. Height and spread: 1.2m (4ft).  More Info

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Dryopteris lepidopoda

…It provides not just greenery, but a gorgeous range of sunset tones to light up shady borders. This hardy fern is semi-evergreen, so it is excellent for all-season weed-supressing ground cover, colour and interest. In spring, the young fronds emerge in shades of pink, orange and yellow, before…  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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Potentilla fruticosa 'Glamour Girl'

…cover. Drought-tolerant, they are perfect for rockeries, patios and courtyard gardens where they can be grown in the open ground or in containers. The nectar-rich flowers attract a host of beneficial insects making them great for wildlife gardens too. Height: 80cm (31in). Spread: 75cm (29in). Plant…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Lady'

…ground cover. Drought-tolerant, they are perfect for rockeries, patios and courtyard gardens where they can be grown in the open ground or in containers. The nectar-rich flowers attract a host of beneficial insects making them great for wildlife gardens too. Height and spread 60cm (24in). Plant…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Bella Lindsey'

…cover. Drought-tolerant, they are perfect for rockeries, patios and courtyard gardens where they can be grown in the open ground or in containers. The nectar-rich flowers attract a host of beneficial insects making them great for wildlife gardens too. Height: 70cm (28in). Spread: 1m (39in). Plant…  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Mandarin Tango'

…ground cover. Drought-tolerant, they are perfect for rockeries, patios and courtyard gardens where they can be grown in the open ground or in containers. The nectar-rich flowers attract a host of beneficial insects making them great for wildlife gardens too. Height and spread 60cm (24in). Plant…  More Info

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Blues Colour Collection

…(24).* Lamium maculatum ?Beacon Silver? ? Lamium 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…  More Info

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Heuchera villosa 'Palace Purple'

…brightly coloured foliage plants or flowers for contrast. Heuchera villosa 'Palace Purple' is fantastic for containers, the front of borders, or planted in drifts as ground cover, where the dainty flowers will attract bees. Height and spread: 60cm (24). Supplied as plug plants. Culinary information:…  More Info

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Prunella grandiflora 'White'

…ground cover. Prunella grandiflora 'White' boasts pure white blooms in summer which are loved by pollinating insects. The dark green foliage is semi-evergreen retaining many of its leaves throughout winter. Commonly known as Self-Heal, this is an excellent, low-maintenance cottage garden plant with…  More Info

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Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

…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 than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning…  More Info

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Petunia 'Tickled Pink'

…of vivid ground cover. Fragrant, 2in, bright magenta blooms are held on vigorous, weather-resistant plants that can grow up to 6 foot in one season. Height and spread: 175cm (70”). This selection includes a black and gold Tower Pot which has been specially designed to train plants into pillars…  More Info

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Spring Bulb Beach Collection

…(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 'Orange Juice' (5 bulbs)…  More Info

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Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

…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 indoors! Grows to 60cm (24). Supplied in 9cm pot. Useful links: How to plant trees and shrubs  More Info

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Centaurea dealbata

…butterflies and pollinating insects. Centaurea dealbata quickly forms dense clumps of large, ornately cut foliage. Planted en masse they knit together to form fabulous swathes of ground cover. A fuss-free perennial that?s perfect for herbaceous borders, cottage gardens and wildlife areas. Height:…  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 slabs. Their bright, starry…  More Info

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Summer Grass Trio

…and habit. These adaptable grasses bring colour and movement to borders, rockeries and gravel gardens where they provide useful ground cover. Alternatively, plant them into patio containers as a striking textural contrast to other perennials. Summer Grass Trio comprises the following varieties:…  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Illumination'

…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 trailing plant for hanging baskets or containers. Height: 20cm (8) Spread: 50cm…  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 drought once established. Add some…  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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Cephalanthus 'Magical Moonlight'

…to catering for bees and butterflies. The Button Bush is truly unique, with florets of white tubular flowers that open to form perfect spheres covered in a multitude of yellow-tipped pin-like stamens. Not only does 'Magical Moonlight' add a celestial feeling to your garden through midsummer, but…  More Info

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Hypericum x dummeri 'Peter Dummer'

…Wort plant is perfect for low maintenance ground cover. Hypericum x dummeri 'Peter Dummer' is semi-evergreen and has small yellow flowers, with orange anthers, between July and September. In autumn red-flushed conical fruits appear, and the foliage has red-hues. It is a very durable plant and will…  More Info

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Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

…for ground cover, especially around ponds. The leaves give off a scent of oranges when bruised and are even edible, giving a wonderful citrusy flavouring to salads. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 100cm (39). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant…  More Info

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Nasturtium 'Jewel of Africa'

…background. They make fantastic, dramatic container and basket plants or simply use them for effective ground cover. They also look good trailing and climbing over conifers, hedges and short walls. Please Note: Occasionally some plants produce pure green foliage, many but not all will develop…  More Info

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Sedum takesimense 'Atlantis'

…insects. With a low, spreading growth habit, Sedum takesimense 'Atlantis' forms a wide cushion of foliage over time, making excellent ground cover. Plant this drought resistant perennial in a sunny spot for the best display, although it will also tolerate partial shade. Ideal for creating…  More Info

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Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'

…foliage, which becomes darker when grown in full 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…  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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Athyrium filix-femina

…fern prefers acidic soils but adapts to a wide range of conditions in damp, shady areas. Plant Athyrium filix-femina in bold drifts through woodland-type borders where it makes excellent ground cover. Its elegant, yellow-green foliage is perfect for creating exciting contrasts with colour and…  More Info

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Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'

…from March to May. ?Blue Ensign? has unusually broad foliage, unspotted and more refined, creating low spreading clumps that form an attractive ground cover. Awarded an RHS AGM, this superb variety attracts pollinating insects with its nectar rich blooms, and is ideal for bringing spring colour to…  More Info

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