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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Diamant Ground Cover Rose 3 Litre
Diamant is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with white blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting positi...
View full detailsErigeron Glaucus Sea Breeze (2Litre)
Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' is a lovely groundcover plant that forms a dense mat of evergreen foliage, producing daisy-like flowers with pinkish-...
View full detailsEuonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold' (2 Litre)
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' is a standout evergreen shrub with its vibrant, variegated foliage. The leaves display a golden-yellow margi...
View full detailsEuonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety 2L
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Emerald Gaiety' is a small, bushy evergreen shrub, but climbing if planted against a wall. Leaves rounded, with an irregular white margin, tinged p...
View full detailsEuonymus Fortunei Harlequin Pot (2 Litre)
Euonymus fortunei 'Harlequin,' also known as Harlequin Euonymus or Wintercreeper 'Harlequin,' is a striking and variegated evergreen shrub, cherish...
View full detailsFlower Carpet Amber Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
Flower Carpet Amber is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with light orange blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepa...
View full detailsFlower Carpet Gold Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
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Flower Carpet Gold is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with yellow blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared pla...
View full detailsFlower Carpet Pink Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
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Flower Carpet Pink is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plant...
View full detailsFlower Carpet Pink Supreme Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
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Flower Carpet Pink Supreme is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepar...
View full detailsFlower Carpet Ruby Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
Flower Carpet Ruby is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planti...
View full detailsFlower Carpet Scarlet Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
Flower Carpet Scarlet is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with scarlet red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prep...
View full detailsFlower Carpet White Ground Cover Rose 3.5 Litre
Flower Carpet White is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with white blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared pla...
View full detailsGartnerfreude Ground Cover Rose 3 Litre
Gartnerfreude is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting po...
View full detailsGeranium 'Russell Prichard' 2 Litre
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Geranium 'Russell Prichard' is a low-growing, spreading perennial known for its vivid magenta-pink flowers with darker veins that bloom over a long...
View full detailsGeranium 'Sue Crug' 2lt
Geranium 'Sue Crûg' is an unusual hardy cranesbill with mauve-pink flowers marked by darker purple veins and a distinctive central eye. It forms a ...
View full detailsGeranium macrorrhizum Bevan's Variety 2 Litre
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' is a tough, spreading hardy geranium with aromatic foliage and vivid purplish-pink flowers. It quickly form...
View full detailsGeranium palustre | Marsh Cranesbill P9
Geranium palustre, commonly known as the marsh cranesbill or marsh geranium, is a versatile plant that can thrive in wetland or pond environments. ...
View full detailsGeranium sang. 'Vision Pink' 2L
Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Pink’ is a compact, spreading perennial with deeply divided foliage and vivid pink flowers marked by darker veins. Its ...
View full detailsGeranium sang. 'Vision Violet' 2L
Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Violet’ is a low-growing, spreading perennial with deeply divided foliage and abundant carmine-violet flowers. It is we...
View full detailsGreater Periwinkle | Vinca major (2 Litre)
Large glossy evergreen leaves and violet-blue spring flowers make greater periwinkle useful for covering substantial areas beneath shrubs. It is mo...
View full detailsGypsophila Cerastioides 9cm
Gypsophila cerastioides, also known as Alpine Baby’s Breath, is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial that produces delicate white flowers with pink...
View full detailsHardy Geranium 'Coombland White' | Geranium 'Coombland White' (2 Litre)
White flowers with pink veins and reddish markings near the centre sit above a spreading mound of green foliage. This easy-going hardy geranium pro...
View full detailsHardy Geranium 'Rozanne' | Geranium 'Rozanne'
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'Rozanne' carries violet-blue flowers with white centres over a spreading mound of green foliage. Its long flowering season makes it useful along b...
View full detailsHeather 'Beauty Ladies High Five' | Calluna vulgaris (23cm Pot)
A colourful combination of five Beauty Ladies heathers in one pot, giving a long-lasting autumn display of contrasting buds and foliage.Why we like...
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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