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Groundcovers

Groundcovers are low-lying plants with a creeping, spreading habit that are used to cover sections of ground while requiring minimal maintenance. They can help to prevent soil erosion, as well as reduce the amount of weeding and mowing required.

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Bergenia - Dumbo

Bergenia - Dumbo

 Large, rounded leaves are covered on both sides with soft, downy hairs. Short flower spikes in spring, beginning the palest pink and then darkening to a medium pink.

Bog Rosemary - Blue Ice

Bog Rosemary - Blue Ice

Icy-blue leaves combine with masses of small pink bell-shaped flowers for dramatic effect. Mounding groundcover that is perfect plant for rock garden.

Brunnera - Silver Heart

Brunnera - Silver Heart

Forms a thick clump of  heart-shaped leaves that are silver with green edging and veining. Sprays of deep blue Forget-me-not flowers in spring. 

Cotoneaster - Bearberry

Cotoneaster - Bearberry

Wonderful prostate evergreen ground cover with trailing branches , white flowers in May and striking red berries in the fall and winter.

Evening Primrose - Ozark Sundrops

Evening Primrose - Ozark Sundrops

Large, bell shaped, canary yellow blossoms with a crepe like texture appear above the rich green foliage.

Geranium, Perennial - Cloud Nine

Geranium, Perennial - Cloud Nine

Stunning fully-double duck egg blue flowers sit above a mounding clump of handsome deeply divided green dark leaves


Geranium, Perennial - Summer Skies

Geranium, Perennial - Summer Skies

 Soft violet-blue, double-petaled blooms open on lovely upright, downy stems, featuring distinctive, dark veins. Bloom centres have a touch of greenish white providing a dramatic contrast.

Juniper - Old Gold

Juniper - Old Gold

Compact spreading everygreen, noted for its bronze green foliage.

Lambs Ears - Little Lamb

Lambs Ears - Little Lamb

Velvety-soft, greenish-silver leafy plants. `

Lingonberry - Red Candy

Lingonberry - Red Candy

Fantastic edible evergreen groundcover with small dark green glossy leaves. New growth in spring is tinged with red & orange. Selffertilizing, Fruit is ripe in late fall

Bergenia - Pink Dragonfly

Bergenia - Pink Dragonfly

Showy bright pink flower clusters with darker pink throats atop neat compact mounds of leathery dark green foliage.

Brass Buttons - Platts Black

Brass Buttons - Platts Black

Feathery fern-like foliage is green with gray, purple, and black tints. Yellow button-like flowers appear a few inches above the foliage in summer.

Bugleweed - Black Scallop

Bugleweed - Black Scallop

Forms a dense, weed suppressing mat with fantastic glossy, near-black, scalloped leaves and a dense habit. The deepest foliage color is achieved when plants are sited in full sun. Short spikes of blue flowers stand above the low spreading foliage.

Cypress, Russian

Cypress, Russian

Deep green summer color that can fill the roughest toughest, driest, most gnarly areas of the landscape with a carpet of green.

Foamy Bells - Solar Eclipse

Foamy Bells - Solar Eclipse

Forms a vigorous clump of scalloped bright golden leaves with distinct red veining. Sprays of white bell flowers appear in late spring on this superb groundcover

Geranium, Perennial - Kelly Anne

Geranium, Perennial - Kelly Anne

 Bowl-shaped, bright pink flowers with white centres above lobed, marbled, dark green leaves.

Hens & Chicks - Gold Nugget

Hens & Chicks - Gold Nugget

Brillant golden yellow rosettes are tipped in electric red-orange during the cooler months of the year. In mid summer the rosettes transform to vibrant lime green

Juniper - Prince of Wales

Juniper - Prince of Wales

Lush bright green foliage takes on a slight plum colour during winter months. Branches form a starburst pattern. Very flat growing with long trailing branches reaching up to 8 feet.

Lambs Ears - Wooly

Lambs Ears - Wooly

Wooly silvery foliage with spikes of pink to purple flowers in June. Drought tolerant and easy to grow-does not like wet soil

Moss - Irish

Moss - Irish

Very tiny white flowers contrast beautifully with the dense, dark green foliage. Visually appealing moss that lies flat to the ground and tolerates light foot traffic

Blueberry - Wild

Blueberry - Wild

Short in stature, and spreads by underground stems. A mature planting can form a dense ground cover. Leaves are glossy blue-green in summer, turning purple in the fall. The sweet, small dark blue berries are used in preserves and pies and are high in antioxidants.

Brunnera - Sea Heart

Brunnera - Sea Heart

Superb introduction, forming a clump of thick, heart-shaped medium-green leaves, marbled and frosted with an intricate pattern of silver with green edging and veining.

Bugleweed - Burgundy Glow

Bugleweed - Burgundy Glow

Forms a dense, weed suppressing mat with fantastic tricoloured foliage in shades dark green, creamy white, and rose purple . Short spikes of blue flowers stand above the low spreading foliage.

Deutzia - Nikko

Deutzia - Nikko

Low growing charming shrub with masses of snowy white, fragrant flowers on slender arching branches in late spring.

Foamy Bells - Sweet Tea

Foamy Bells - Sweet Tea

Large mound of deeply-lobed leaves that change with the seasons.

Geranium, Perennial - Rozanne

Geranium, Perennial - Rozanne

Continuous summer bloom, Huge 2.5 inch saucer shaped violet blue flowers with white centres. Attractive deep green foliage with lighter chartreuse marbling.

Juniper - Blue Rug

Juniper - Blue Rug

Silvery blue foliage takes on a slight purple tinge during winter months. Very flat growing with long trailing branches reaching up to 8 feet.

Lambs Ears - Hummelo

Lambs Ears - Hummelo

Puckered green foliage with spikes of purple flowers make this an awesome ground cover

Leadwort, Dwarf

Leadwort, Dwarf

Highly underrated ground cover of great beauty and considerable late-season interest. Durable, long-lived and requires very little maintenance. Although it is slow to emerge in the spring once it breaks dormancy it grows rapidly

Moss - Scotch

Moss - Scotch

Very tiny white flowers contrast beautifully with the chartreuse foliage. Visually appealing moss that lies flat to the ground and tolerates light foot traffic

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