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Situation and preparation of ground

Roses do best when given a bed to themselves in an open part of the garden. The soil should be well broken up and plenty of cattle manure, compost or sphagnum peat worked into top 45cm (18in).

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Roses - Ground Cover

These plants provide a colourful way of covering bare ground on banks, around border edges and for trailing over low walls.  Once they are growing well they can help to suppress most weeds and there is no need for regular pruning. For good coverage the planting distance apart should be the same as the variety spread.

60-90 cm (2-3 ft)

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£8.90
Avon
A neat compact Ground Cover Patio rose spreading 60-90cm (2-3ft) wide. It has glossy foliage and a multitude of blush pink buds opening to pearl white double blooms. An excellent plant for patio pots, for edging and in all places where a short spreading plant is looked for.

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60-80cm (2ft) x 100cm spread
Slight Fragrance
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£8.90
Broadlands
A unique ground cover with sulphur yellow blooms throughouyt the summer. Beautiful mid-green, disease resistant foliage.

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60 cm
Light
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Flower Carpet Amber
AVAILABLE FROM 1 MAY 2012

Another addition to the hugely popular Flower Carpet series, the amber variety produces masses of orange yellow blooms all summer long. This variety is suitable f...

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60-80cm (2ft) Spread 100cm (3ft)
Slight Fragrance
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£8.90
Flower Carpet Coral
A delicate soft pink rose with eye catching stamens. Large single blooms are produced in masses throughout the summer and into the autumn. The compact habit, with dense medium green foliage is disease resistant. Suitable for planting in the garden or container.

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80cm (2.5ft) Spread 80cm (2.5ft)
Slight Fragrance
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£8.90
Flower Carpet Gold
Gold is the new richly colourful addition to the Flower Carpet range. The striking buttercup yellow flowers can be used with great effect as a single specimen in a Patio pot or as part of a mixed border. The plant has impressive levels of natural disease resistance and is low maintenance.

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60-90 cm (2-3 ft)

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£8.90
Flower Carpet Pink
Large double flowers of bright pink smother this wide spreading plant. It has a long flowering season. The long flowering season and the almost evergreen nature of the plant make it an excellent addition to the garden. Excellent disease resistance. Also available as a Full Standard Rose.

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60cm (2ft) Spread 60cm (2ft)
Slight Fragrance
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£8.90
Flower Carpet Red Velvet
The rich deep red single flowers of this variety display beautifully. The plant produces masses of blooms that continue throughout the summer into the autumn. The compact habit with dense green disease resistant foliage makes it ideal for planting in gardens or containers

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60cm (2ft)

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£8.90
Flower Carpet White
This low dense ground hugging plant has double white flowers with an ivory shade at the base of the petals. An excellent variety where a low growing variety is required. Makes a good show when planted in containers.

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60cm (2ft). Spread: 90cm (3ft)

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£8.90
Kent
Pure white flowers in large trusses bearing semi-double blooms which stand up to cold wet weather during the summer. Compact, disease resistant plant. RNRS President's International Trophy and Gold Medal Winner.

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60cm (2 ft).
Spread: 90cm (3ft)

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Lancashire
Very double cherry red blooms borne in large trusses in great profusion. A good ground hugging variety.

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50cm (20 ins)
Fragrant
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£8.90
Magic Carpet
A captivating carpet of small semi double lavender blooms in abundance. The vigorous plant will quickly spread to around 150cm (5 ft). Dark green glossy foliage and a delicious spicy fragrance adds to its appeal. Parentage: Grouse x Jacare. Rose of the Year 1996.

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45cm (1.5 ft)
Spread: 60cm (2ft)

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£8.90
Nozomi
Pearl pink to white single flowers. Officially a Climbing Miniature which will trail its slender stems all over the place. Trim it if it goes too far. It is a creeping ground cover plant which can be used on top of a low wall or any small space you want ground cover

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45cm (1.5 ft)
Slight fragrance
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£8.90
Suffolk
Bright scarlet single flowers with golden stamens are produced freely on a low spreading Shrub to 90cm (3 ft ) across. The foliage is plentiful, mid green and in the autumn the flowers are followed by orange red hips.

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75cm (2.5 ft)
Slight fragrance
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£8.90
Sussex
Double blooms of apricot buff are freely produced on a ground hugging bush spreading to approx. 75cm (2.5 ft). The foliage is an attractive deep bronze green.

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60cm (2ft)
Spread: 90cm (3ft)

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£8.90
Worcestershire
The bright yellow semi double blooms are borne in great profusion throughout the summer and well into the autumn. This ground hugging variety has glossy green foliage and is very disease resistant.

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60cm (2 ft)
Spread: 90cm (3ft)
Slight fragrance
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£8.90
Yorkshire
This variety bears small clusters of semi double white flowers throughout summer and autumn. The appropriate colour for the Yorkshire gardeners!

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