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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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Phlox, Creeping - May Breeze

Phlox, Creeping - May Breeze

carpets of fragrant white bloom appear in june and july over fresh green, hairy leaves.

Phlox, Moss - Eye Shadow

Phlox, Moss - Eye Shadow

Vibrant, rosy purple star shaped flowers with a dark purple eyes over a dense evergreen mat

Purple Rock Cress - Cascade Red

Purple Rock Cress - Cascade Red

A red flowering form of purple rock cress, Cascade Red is covered in tiny red flowers at the ends of the stems from mid to late spring.

Sedum - Blue Elf

Sedum - Blue Elf

Low, dense carpet of steel-blue foliage with crimson flower clusters in mid to late summer

Sedum - Firecracker

Sedum - Firecracker

Cherry red foliage that forms dense compact mounds topped with pink flower clusters in mid to late summer.

Sedum - Tri-Colour

Sedum - Tri-Colour

Low carpet of small sage green leaves, dappled with pink and creamy-white. Clusters of soft-pink star flowers appear in summer

Thyme - Elfin

Thyme - Elfin

Small dense perennial with tiny leaves that are fragrant when bruised, produces clusters of pink flowers

Wall Cress - Catwalk White

Wall Cress - Catwalk White

Tight, mounding cushion of green leaves, bearing masses of sweetly fragrant, snow-white flowers for several weeks in spring

Phlox, Moss - Candy Stripes

Phlox, Moss - Candy Stripes

A dense evergreen mat forming perennial with bright green leaves and star shaped white flowers with a pink stripe and a red eye-zone.

Phlox, Moss - Red Wing

Phlox, Moss - Red Wing

A dense evergreen mat forming perennial with bright green leaves and star shaped red flowers

Rock Rose - Bronze Carpet

Rock Rose - Bronze Carpet

Eye-catching burnt orange blooms in late spring over deep green low growing foliage 

Sedum - Dazzleberry

Sedum - Dazzleberry

Purple-blue leaves and huge 9 inch clusters of bright raspberry red flowers on this extremely drought resistant and fast growing groundcover

Sedum - Lime Twister

Sedum - Lime Twister

Variegated cream and green foliage. Cream-colored edges turn to red during cool spring and fall weather. Bright pink flowers in late summer.

Sedum - Wildfire

Sedum - Wildfire

Shiny cherry-red leaves with hot pink variegation from early spring thru late fall. Masses of rose-pink flowers in late summer - early fall. 

Thyme - Pink Chintz

Thyme - Pink Chintz

Small dense perennial with tiny fuzzy olive green leaves and unique salmon pink flowers that are fragrant when bruised. Tolerant of occasional foot traffic

Phlox, Moss - Emerald Cushion Blue

Phlox, Moss - Emerald Cushion Blue

Dense evergreen mat with bright green leaves and star shaped baby blue flowers

Potentilla - Ron McBeath

Potentilla - Ron McBeath

Fine textured perennial with a mounded form and delicate panicles of crimson flowers with dark red eyes at the ends of the stems from early to mid summer. Foliage is a ferny green-gray.

Sedge, Pennsylvania

Sedge, Pennsylvania

Forms a nice ground cover of soft clumps, making it suitable for use as a drought tolerant lawn in shady areas. Greens up early in the spring and grows very well in open woods and woodland margins. Native to Ontario, Quebec & Manitoba.

Sedum - Dream Dazzler

Sedum - Dream Dazzler

Colourful tri-colour leaves emerge in spring with a collage of pink, white and purple before maturing to dark purple with hot pink edges in the heat of summer. Masses of magenta-pink flowers in early fall.

Sedum - Prima Angelina

Sedum - Prima Angelina

Brilliant chartreuse yellow in spring and then turns golden orange when the weather gets colder.

Snow in Summer - Celine

Snow in Summer - Celine

Plants form a low, fast-spreading mat of silvery-grey leaves, studded with tiny white star flowers in late spring and early summer. 

Thyme - Wooly

Thyme - Wooly

One of the best creeping thymes for general groundcover purposes. Small dense perennial with tiny, fuzzy grey leaves that are fragrant when bruised, produces clusters of pink flowers

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