8. Ground cover and small plants (windy rural)
The term 'ground cover' is used to describe plants that are generally low growing and which have a vigorous spreading habit to discourage weeds. Being low lying they are much more wind tolerant. Growing naturally in windy areas, plants such as heathers, alpines and grasses make reliable choices in an exposed garden.
Plants (200)
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Lohfelden'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Pindus'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ridsko'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium Orkney Cherry = 'Bremerry'
Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'
Pyrenean cranesbill
Geranium renardii 'Tcschelda'
Renard's geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Canon Miles'
Bloody cranesbill, Blood red cranesbill, Blood red geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Elsbeth'
Bloody cranesbill, Blood red cranesbill, Blood red geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Glenluce'
Blood red geranium, Bloody cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum 'John Elsley'
Bloody cranesbill, Blood red cranesbill, Blood red geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire Purple'
Blood red geranium, Bloody cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum 'Pink Pouffe'
Bloody cranesbill, Blood red cranesbill, Blood red geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Vision Light Pink'
Bloody cranesbill, Blood red cranesbill, Blood red geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Vision Violet'
Bloody cranesbill, Blood red cranesbill, Blood red geranium
Geranium sessiliflorum
Flower stalk geranium
Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. novae-zelandiae 'Nigricans'
Flower stalk geranium
Geranium subcaulescens 'Giuseppii'
Short stemmed geranium
Geranium wallichianum
Wallich's geranium
Geranium wlassovianum
Wlassov's cranesbill
Geranium x antipodeum 'Pink Spice'
Traver's hybrid geranium
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Berggarten'
Cambridge hybrid geranium
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'St Ola'
Cambridge hybrid geranium
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Westray'
Cambridge hybrid geranium
Geranium x magnificum 'Blue Blood'
Showy geranium
Geranium x oxonianum 'A.T. Johnson'
Oxford geranium, Druce's cranesbill
Geranium x oxonianum 'Lace Time'
Oxford geranium, Druce's cranesbill
Iberis 'Pink Ice'
Evergreen candytuft
Iberis Absolutely Amethyst = 'Ib2401'
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Evergreen candytuft, Edging candytuft, Perennial candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Appen-Etz'
Evergreen candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Golden Candy'
Evergreen candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake'
Evergreen candytuft, Edging candytuft, Perennial candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Weisser Zwerg'
Evergreen candytuft, Edging candytuft, Perennial candytuft
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Yellow creeping Jenny, Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Primula 'Cottage Cream'
Primrose
Primula denticulata 'Blue-flowered'
Drumstick primula
Primula polyanthus 'Supernova Cherry'
Supernova polyanthus primrose
Primula veris
Cowslip, Herb Peter, Keyflower, Fairy cups, Palsywort, St Peter's wort
Primula vulgaris
Common primrose, English primrose, Native primrose
Saxifraga umbrosa
London pride
Saxifraga x urbium
London pride, St. Patrick's cabbage, Nancy-pretty, None so pretty
Sedum 'Munstead Red'
Munstead Red stonecrop
Sedum acre
Wall pepper, Biting stonecrop, Welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk