Ground cover plants

Green roofs are slowly but surely appearing in Britain. It’s not that they are new it’s just that they we Brits seem to intrinsically mistrust them. Or is the cost that makes us hold [...]

Let’s hear it for ivy but first – Some background info Ivy is a much maligned garden plant. Builders hate it and think [wrongly] that it pulls buildings down. It all too often gets a [...]

.Ground cover plants are such useful plants and can make for an easier life. A few years ago I visited a friend’s garden that was open in aid of charity. This was a very big garden full of lovely [...]

Winter flowering heathers give tremendous value for money and are arguably the most reliable winter flowering low growing plant. This is the type of heather that will grow in the gardens [...]