This one is brilliant for low maintenance ground cover. Just sprinkle the seeds, water – and leave to grow. Nemophila 'Five Spot' is a super cute plant which you can direct sow around the edges of borders.Gypsophila repens is a lovely flower to direct sow into borders as it grows around established perennials for a soft and 'frothy' looking prettiness that is hard to find with many other plants.
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This is a perennial plant which comes back year after year. There's plenty of advice on how to grow hardy geraniums in our expert guide. It can spread over 1m per plant, so put it somewhere with plenty of room. Buy fast growing and spreading ground cover plant seeds such as: Irish moss, creeping thyme, dichondra, and ice plant. It has large, clear blue flowers over a long spell during the summer and the pollinators absolutely love it too. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is my favourite hardy geranium and is so easy to grow.The seeds should germinate within 14 to 21 days. To moisten the top of the soil, use a spray bottle. (These seeds need light to germinate.) Keep the water evenly moist in a warm, bright spot about 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. For US gardeners, they are best suited to the Pacific Northwest area.īest for: Gardens with acid soil Which flowers are best for low maintenance ground cover?Įlizabeth Fox, founder of The Rose Press Garden (opens in new tab) gives her suggestions for the prettiest no-effort flowers for covering a space fast. Plant seeds on the surface of the mix with a bare covering of additional mix. Cut off the top third each spring to refresh the foliage. They need some initial attention, with watering required until they are established, but once underway, they will take care of themselves. Heathers do best in an open, sunny site with moist but not soggy soil. Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Knight’ has grey/green foliage which have a purple tinge in winter. Best in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 8 to 10. Line stairways, terraces or paths with small trees or topiaries in terra-cotta pots.
There are many different types, but Calluna vulgaris ‘Gold Haze’ has yellowy green evergreen foliage, with small white flowers from late summer through to autumn. Plant low box hedges to create boundaries. If you have acid soil, heathers are a no-fuss plant which will cover the ground in a mat of evergreen foliage. (Image credit: Paul Maguire/Alamy Stock Photo)
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