Ground-Cover Plants
Cover bare patches with low-growing foliage and flowers. Explore spreading plants for suitable sunny or shady areas, including Ajuga, periwinkle, Bergenia, creeping phlox and stonecrops.

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Ajuga 'Braunherz' | Purple (9cm)
Ajuga 'Braunherz' (Purple) is a striking perennial plant renowned for its vibrant purple foliage, making it a captivating addition to any garden or...
View full detailsAjuga Princess Nadia 9cm
Summer flowering alpine.Pot size: 9cm
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' is a ground spreading perennial with attractive evergreen foliage. The foliage is silvery green with wine red tinges....
View full detailsAjuga reptans 'Valfredda' (9cm)
Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda', also known as 'Valfredda' Bugleweed, is a versatile and colorful groundcover that brings beauty and vibrancy to any gard...
View full detailsArenaria White 9cm
Arenaria 'White' is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial known for its neat, cushion-like foliage and profusion of small, starry white flowers. Blo...
View full detailsAubrieta 'Axcent Burgundy' (9cm)
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Aubrieta 'Axcent Burgundy' is a captivating ground cover plant that adds a burst of color to rock gardens and sunny borders. Known for its deep bur...
View full detailsAubrieta 'Axcent Deep Purple' 9cm
Aubrieta 'Axcent Deep Purple' is a vibrant perennial that brings a rich, velvety purple hue to rockeries, borders, and garden edges. Known for its ...
View full detailsAubrieta 'Axcent Light Blue' (9cm)
Aubrieta 'Axcent Light Blue' is a serene and delicate ground cover plant that adds a touch of tranquility to various garden settings. With its soft...
View full detailsAubrieta Audrey Blue 9cm
A mound of evergreen foliage that will creep and trail if allowed. Perfect for spring in rockeries, walls, raised beds or containers. It will pro...
View full detailsAubrieta Audrey Purple Shades 9cm
Aubrieta Audrey Purple Shades is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that produces a vibrant display of purple and violet flowers in early to late s...
View full detailsAubrieta Axcent Antique Rose 9cm Pot
A mound of evergreen foliage that will creep and trail if allowed. Perfect for spring in rockeries, walls, raised beds or containers. It will pro...
View full detailsBergenia 'Eroica' 2 Litre
Bergenia 'Eroica' is a robust and versatile perennial known for its large, glossy, evergreen leaves and vibrant magenta-pink flowers. This variety ...
View full detailsBergenia Bressingham White 2L
Bergenia 'Bressingham White' is a tough, evergreen perennial valued for its glossy green foliage and pure white spring flowers. The neat clumps pro...
View full detailsCampanula Portenschlagiana (P11)
These low-growing Dalmatian bellflowers look wonderful cascading over a sunny, well-drained, rock garden or raised bed, used as edging or tucked in...
View full detailsCampanula Portenschlagiana Ice White
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Ice White' is a stunning plant that brings a touch of pure beauty to any garden. This perennial variety showcases exqui...
View full detailsConvolvulus Cneorum 3ltr pot
Convolvulus cneorum is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its silky silver foliage and funnel-shaped white flowers with soft yellow centres. Its ...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Coral Forest' | Heuchera sanguinea 'Coral Forest' (3 Litre)
Coral Bells 'Coral Forest' is a compact perennial with lightly marbled green leaves and sprays of coral-red flowers from late spring into summer. I...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Marvelous Marble' | Heuchera americana 'Marvelous Marble' (3 Litre)
Coral Bells 'Marvelous Marble' is valued for leaves that change with the season: purple tones in cool weather develop into green foliage with dark ...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Melting Fire' | Heuchera 'Melting Fire'
Coral Bells 'Melting Fire' forms a compact mound of ruffled purple-red leaves, with a deeper red underside. Fine stems carry small white flowers in...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Palace Purple' | Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' (2 Litre)
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A familiar foliage perennial with maple-shaped leaves ranging from bronze-green to deep purple. The leafy clump adds depth to borders and container...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Plum Pudding' | Heuchera 'Plum Pudding' (2 Litre)
Glossy plum-purple foliage forms a striking mound beneath delicate pale flowers in summer. Particularly effective alongside green ferns or lighter ...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Silver Gumdrop' | Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop' (2 Litre)
Silvery leaves develop a rosy tint as they mature, creating an attractive foil for vivid pink flowers. The low foliage mound works well at the fron...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Splashberry' | Heuchera 'Splashberry' (2 Litre)
Yellow-green leaves are marked with red around the centre and veins, creating a distinctive splash of colour. Small white summer flowers rise above...
View full detailsCreeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia (11cm Pot)
A low-growing perennial with trailing stems, rounded green leaves and yellow summer flowers. Useful as ground cover or for softening container edge...
View full detailsFill gaps with planting that suits the position
Start by clearing weeds and matching plants to the light and moisture in the area. Ajuga, Bergenia and suitable periwinkles offer foliage coverage, while Aubrieta, creeping phlox and low sedums provide options for sunnier, well-drained ground. Euonymus can create a broader evergreen layer where its mature spread fits. Ground cover helps reduce exposed soil once established, but it will not remove the need for weeding at planting. Check spread and growth rate, particularly with vigorous periwinkles, and leave space around neighbouring plants.
Remove established weeds before planting so young ground-cover plants can establish without competition.
Match the species to sun or shade and to soil moisture; they are not interchangeable.
Use mature spread to plan spacing, then keep spreading growth within the area you want covered.
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