Plants - superb ground cover

A selection of shrubs and perennials perfect for ground cover, supressing weeds and covering banks or areas between trees.

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Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' - spring flowers

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Ajuga

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

BlueBell Nursery

£11.96 £14.95

(Bugle) An eye-catching ground cover perennial with large bronze-purple leaves and upright spikes of purple-blue flowers in late spring & early summer. Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' is ideal for a position in some sun or light - partial shade and will usually grow well under trees and shrubs. Does well when grown in a large container.

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Alchemilla

Alchemilla mollis

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£13.46 £14.95

(Lady's Mantle) A low growing, tough perennial from the Caucasus this is an excellent ground cover plant and useful for difficult situations such as dry shade. It's fresh looking, matt-green leaves are topped by a frothy mass of tiny yellow-green flowers from midsummer to late August. Alchemilla mollis will self seed freely and looks most attractive in a...

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Berberis thunbergii 'Green Carpet' - autumn colour

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Berberis

Berberis thunbergii 'Green Carpet'

BlueBell Nursery

£13.56 £16.95

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Epimedium

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Bishop's Mitre) Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' is a clump forming perennial with heart-shaped green leaves and delicate sulphur-yellow flowers in Spring.

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' - variegated leaves

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Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'

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£15.26 £16.95

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Euonymus fortunei 'Wolong ghost' - leaves close up

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Euonymus fortunei 'Wolong ghost'

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£15.96 £19.95

(Silver-Veined Wintercreeper) A new and rare, evergreen ground cover plant with narrow, dark green leaves with conspicuous silvery-white markings along their veins. Established plants will form a dense ground cover mat if left to their own devices, but interestingly Euonymus fortunei 'Wolong ghost' can also be trained to grow nearly as a climbing plant up...

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Euphorbia

Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Wood Spurge) This excellent small, evergreen perennial has upright spikes of lime-green/yellow flowers in spring and early summer which contrast nicely with its vibrant dark purple-green leaves.

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Geranium

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Hardy Geranium) A handsome dense, clump forming Geranium with bright green summer leaves and masses of pretty rose-pink flowers from May - July. Named after the Danish/German plantsman Walter Ingwersen. We use this plant in the gardens around our nursery as groundcover to suppress weeds and it does an excellent job once established. Can also be grown in...

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Geum

Geum 'Leonard's Variety'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Avens) A lovely plant growing as a ground cover perennial with dark green leaves and masses of delicate pink to coppery-orange flowers in summer. Geum 'Leonard's Variety' will provide good, dense ground cover and looks particularly good when planted at the front of a border. Any flowers that are fading and old should be removed to prolong the flowering...

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Persicaria

Persicaria affinis 'Donald Lowndes'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

A superb, dense ground cover perennial with dark green leaves and spikes of vibrant deep red and pink flowers in summer.

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Persicaria

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Amethyst Summer'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Bistort) New to us, this is a clump forming, semi-evergreen perennial with mounds of dark green leaves and spikes of vivid dark pink flowers from late summer into early autumn. Suitable for sun or partial shade and grows well in a large container. Very useful for dense ground cover when planted in groups 60 - 80 cm apart.

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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'

BlueBell Nursery

£14.95

(Golden Bistort) A handsome, clump forming perennial with eye-catching golden-green summer leaves and spikes of dark reddish-purple flowers in summer.

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Pleioblastus

Pleioblastus pygmaeus

BlueBell Nursery

£13.27 £18.95

(Dwarf Bamboo) A dwarf bamboo native to the forests and woods of eastern Asia and Japan, Pleioblastus pygmaeus has small narrow, lush green leaves and forms a dense carpet once established. A superb ground cover plant for suppressing weed or adding leafy interest to gardens or woody areas! Can be grown in a large container.

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Polypodium

Polypodium vulgare

BlueBell Nursery

£13.95

(Common Polypody) An attractive, native evergreen fern that thrives in both dry shade and damp conditions with deeply cut, leathery, dark green fronds. Gradually spreads as a ground cover fern if left to its own devices. Most suitable for partial to heavy shade. Can be grown well in a large container.

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Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' - autumn colour

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Trees & Shrubs

Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'

BlueBell Nursery

£17.96 £19.95

(Cutleaf Stephanandra ) Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' is a graceful, deciduous shrub native to parts of Korea and Japan with prettily cut, bright green leaves that turn soft-yellow and orange in autumn before falling. A hardy ground cover shrub with arching branches, suitable for sun or shade which can also be grown in a large container. Can be planted in...

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Symphytum

Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

BlueBell Nursery

£16.95

(Comfrey) A tough and reliable, flowering ground cover plant with lovely spring flowers and some leaf cover through the winter with clumps of fresh leaves appearing from early spring. We plant large groups of Symphytum here in our gardens to cover areas of bare ground, encourage wildlife (bees enjoy the flowers!) and reduce the need for weeding. If...

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Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' - spring flowers

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Vinca

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'

BlueBell Nursery

£13.46 £14.95

(Periwinkle) A handsome evergreen, spreading plant with creamy-white variegated leaves and masses of violet-blue flowers from late spring into summer. Excellent for ground cover or for trailing over the sides of a large container!

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