Ground cover - non-evergreen plants
Simple colourful planting required for a large area? Colourful plants to separate areas of the garden? Non-evergreen ground cover could be the answer for you. Roses are useful^, such as Rosa 'Flower Carpet White' standing around 75cm in height, but thorny plants could be a deterrent. For low-growing plants the choice could run from dwarf but rampageous Campanula poscharskyana, through Ladies Mantle, to Astilbes, Geranium nodosum and autumn flowering anemones for lightly shaded positions. For smaller, sunny areas lively Agastache forms could be considered. If large plants are required, dogwoods such as Cornus alba, reaching around 1.5 metres could be an option. Also, spring bulbs, dormant in summer, but which look fantastic when grown in numbers. It is a question of thinking about your needs before making the commitment.
Plants (1287)
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Double Red-White'
Columbine, Winky columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Double White-White'
Columbine, Winky columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Purple-White'
Columbine, Winky columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Red-White'
Columbine, Winky columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. alba
Columbine, Clementine columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. flore-pleno 'White Bonnet'
Common columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow'
Common columbine, Granny's bonnet
Aquilegia vulgaris Winky Series
Columbine, Winky columbine
Armoracia rusticana
Horseradish, Red cole
Armoracia rusticana 'Variegata'
Horseradish, Red cole
Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum 'Variegatum'
Oat grass, Variegated bulbous oat grass, Bulbous oat grass, False oat grass, French rye
Artemisia lactiflora
White mugwort
Artemisia lactiflora Guizho Group
White mugwort
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'
White sage, Cudweed, Western mugwort, Louisiana artemisia
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'
White sage, Cudweed, Western mugwort, Louisiana artemisia
Artemisia schmidtiana
Angel's hair, Wormwood, Silvermound mugwort, Satiny wormwood
Artemisia schmidtiana
Angel's hair, Wormwood, Silvermound mugwort, Satiny wormwood
Asarina procumbens
Chickabiddy, Procumbent creeping snapdragon
Asclepias syriaca
Silkweed, Common milkweed
Aster 'Ochtendgloren'
October glory aster
Aster amellus
Italian Starwort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster amellus
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster cordifolius
Blue wood aster, Bee weed, Heart-leaf aster
Aster divaricatus 'Eastern Star'
White wood aster
Aster dumosus
Bushy aster, Rice button flower
Aster dumosus 'Blue Lapis'
Bushy aster, Rice button flower
Aster dumosus 'Pink Topaz'
Bushy aster, Rice button flower
Aster dumosus 'RosenQuartz'
Bushy aster, Rice button flower
Aster dumosus 'White Opal'
Bushy aster, Rice button flower
Aster ericoides
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Blue Star'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster novi-belgii
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Audrey'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Blue Lagoon'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Kristina'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster oolentangiensis
American prairie aster, Sky-blue aster
Aster pilosus var. demotus
Frost weed aster
Aster pyrenaeus
Pyrenean aster
Aster trifoliatus subsp. ageratoides 'Ashvi'
Ageratum like aster
Aster x frikartii
Frikart's aster
Aster x frikartii
Frikart's aster
Aster x herveyi
Hervey's aster
Astilbe 'Amethyst'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Anita Pfeifer'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Aphrodite'
Garden astilbe, False spiraea
Astilbe 'Brautschleier'
False goatsbeard, False bucksbear, False spiraea