Top six Excellent ground cover plants

Excellent ground cover

While the summer perennials are taking a well-earned nap, chase it awayA look at bare soil with six great low producers A mesmerizing view at the foot of your winter range

1. Erica Cornea 'December Red'

Purple-pink flowers that bloom before Christmas, intensify in spring, and deepen with age make this sprawling heather a favorite for the landscape. Prefers acidic soil; Height and spread 25 x 45 cm.

2. Eranthis hymalis

Winter aconite creates a carpet of color under the bushes, ringing in the new year with a profusion of yellow butterfly-style flowers. Despite this perennial's good looks (it can reach a height of just 10 cm), it's as hardy as they come.

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3. Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Passion'

In mild winters, when you take down the Christmas decorations, the trumpet-shaped flowers appear - one of the earliest Daffs to decorate our gardens. The golden-yellow flowers stand 30cm tall and you'll think spring has sprung

4. Crocus seaberry 'Bowl's White'

Base your winter border with a sprinkling of 'Bowl's White' as the RHS calls on gardeners to grow crocus plants to boost bumblebee numbers next season. Thriving in a sunny location, white flowers with a yellow throat appear from late winter.

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5. Hellephorus niger

No winter wonderland is complete without a Christmas rose. Best suited to partial shade, clusters of dark, leathery leaves produce beautiful white flowers from January to early spring. The flowers are pink in color but do not exceed 30cm in height.

6. Cyclamen coum

If your border is shady, pink, red or white flowers of cyclamen The idol is often seen above the marble foliage from the late winter of Koom. Growing up to 10 cm tall, these hardy, clump-forming perennials make excellent companions for snowdrops under shrubs.

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