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Ground Cover Plants

Ground Cover Plants

Ground cover plants are important in the garden.
They reduce valuable moisture loss, prevent soil erosion, and can provide interest all year because bare earth is just not that attractive in the garden.
Ground cover plants are typically evergreen, and low growing, of a spreading habit.

This is our favourite selection, full list can be found using the plant finder filters at the top of this page.

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HEATHERS Erica carnea 'Eva'

Alpine heath, Winter heath

Magenta flowers

£4.50

HEATHERS Erica carnea 'Foxhollow'

Alpine heath, Winter heath

Pale lavender, yellow foliage

£4.50

HEATHERS Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'

Alpine heath, Winter heath

£4.50

HEATHERS Erica carnea 'Pink Spangles'

Alpine heath, Winter heath

Large pale pink

£4.50

HEATHERS Erica carnea 'Winter Snow'

Alpine heath, Winter heath

£4.50

HEBE pinguifolia 'Pagei'

White with blue green leaves

£13.50

All varieties of this plant are suitable, click here for full list

HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'

Multicoloured variegated heart-shaped leaves, white tangerine scented flowers. Prefers moist soil or a boggy area

£13.50

Perennial mesembryanthemum

All Flower JUN-AUG. Available in the following colours:

All varieties of this plant are suitable, click here for full list

LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium nanum 'Kiwi'

£15.00

SHRUBBY HONEYSUCKLES

LONICERA pileata

Semi-prostrate form with violet-blue berries, excellent ground cover

£11.00

tufty evergreen perennial forming clumps of deep green leaves with panicles of pure white flowers which are good for drying

£13.50

MAHONIA aquifolium

A valuable suckering plant for underplanting in dense shade

£19.50

MICROBIOTA decussata

Dense prostrate coniferous shrub which is extremely hardy and comes from Siberia. Foliage turns bronze in winter

£17.50

MITCHELLA repens

Suitable for a cool position on a rockery this plant has tiny pairs of dark green leaves and white or pink flowers

£17.50

MUEHLENBECKIA axillaris

Small dark green leaves on this groundcover plant which forms a tight low-lying mat and is useful for covering rockery areas

£16.50

OSTEOSPERMUM 'Tresco Purple'

Spreading habit and dark purple daisy-like flowers flushed white on the reverse. This is a fairly hardy perennial in milder locations

£12.50

PACHYSANDRA terminalis

Japanese spurge

Excellent ground cover with greenish-white flower spikes

£11.50

PERSICARIA affinis

£12.50

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Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

PERSICARIA affinis 'Darjeeling Red'

Excellent ground cover with bright crimson flowers

£12.50

PERSICARIA vaccinifolia

Tiny pink flowers, good ground cover, and excellent autumn colour

£12.50

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Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

PETASITES japonicus

Giant butterbur

Perennial rhizomatous plant which prefers damp conditions. Dense clusters of yellowish-white flowerheads in FEB-MAR followed by large kidney-shaped leaves growing up to 3 feet high on stalks

£13.50

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Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

PODOCARPUS nivalis 'Kilworth Cream'

A compact dwarf shrub with a creamy-white hue all year but especially in winter. New growth is pinkish in spring

£15.50

ROSMARINUS officinalis 'Prostratus'

Pale blue, semi-prostrate

£13.50

emerald green foliage covered in red bristles, white flowers and orange-red edible fruits

£11.00

SARCOCOCCA hookeriana var digyna

White flowers, dark stems

£16.50

TIARELLA cordifolia

White flowers, leaves in rosettes

£12.00

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Available from December to January

All Flower MAR-SEPT

All varieties of this plant are suitable, click here for full list

VINCA major 'Variegata'

Greater periwinkle

('Elegantissima') - silver variegated foliage

£12.00

Lesser periwinkle

Excellent ground cover, small blue flowers

£12.00

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See Also..

Plants for specific locations

Coastal and Windswept Locations – Coastal Plants

Damp Areas Beside Water – Bog Plants

Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants

Ground Cover Plants

Hedges - Hedging Plants

Patio Plants - Summer Patio Plants/Pot Plants

Rockeries - Alpine Plants/Rock Plants

Shade Loving Plants

Woodland Gardens – Woodland Plants

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