Our plants receive top care and TLC, ensuring that when they arrive in your garden, they’re strong and ready to be planted. We’re passionate about plants, and love seeing our home-grown species thrive in green spaces across the UK. ![]() Hopes Grove Nurseries are amongst the UK’s leading hedge plants and ground cover specialists. This will get them looking great, and becoming stronger as they grow. We’d also advise removing all weeds in the area before planting, to ensure the new plants have less competition in the area. Of course, providing them with a little TLC until they’re fully established will do wonders for your ground cover plants. Planting distances are a matter of personal preference but as a rough guide – 4 plants per square metre is adequate if you are patient, 6 plants per square metre will give better coverage and 9-12 plants per square metre will make a weed-suppressing carpet very quickly. Finally, annual ground cover plants are perfect for green-fingered gardeners who can’t sit still! They’re perfect if you like to change your garden layout regularly, but provide fantastic flowers and thick foliage during their peak times of the year. Perennials are great for well-established borders to add a touch of colour, flowering once a year for a period of a few months, making your existing border more attractive. They remain strong during winter months and provide a suitable border for other larger plants. These include:Īt Hopes Grove Nurseries we sell the evergreen and perennial types, all of these lovely varieties will provide effective (and beautiful) low maintenance ground cover for many years to come.Įvergreens are a simple and low-maintenance solution for adding some depth to your garden all year round. There are three main categories of ground cover plants. They can be utilised in a large variety of environments, from sloping hills, used in conjunction with larger shrubs to create a tiered effect, but also add stunning effects at the base of trees How to Pick the Right Ground Cover Plants They can even reduce erosion due to their deep, strong roots. Ground cover plants can be extremely beneficial for your garden, adding insulation and moisture to the soil that benefits other nearby plants. They’re a great way to turn a dull space into a bright, textured and colourful section of your garden that’s easy on the eye. Whether you’re interested in Ceanothus ground cover with evergreen foliage, Cotoneaster ground cover, or more traditional Periwinkle ground cover, you’re bound to find a species suitable for your tastes and garden conditions. ![]() There are thousands of different ground cover plant species available for you to choose from. Further Information about Ground Cover Plants
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