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Discover the Plant Tiles instant alternatives for, No Mow Lawns and Ground Cover for High Traffic Areas. The possibilities are endless!
Plant Tiles Australia
Our unique Plant Tiles of Native hardy groundcover, Dichondra repens, also make a fantastic instant alternative no mow lawn. Children love to walk and roll on the little lily pad like leaves.
Silver Sprinkles is New to Plant Tiles!
Silver Sprinkles aka Pilea libanensis is the newest addition to our range of low growing ground cover plants grown in our unique Plant Tiles. It is the perfect ground cover for those shady positions along the side of a building. Sprouting from a reddish stem, the small grey/green leaves provide interesting foliage. Due to the […]
A Lush Alternative Lawn Instantly!
Imagine an alternative lawn of the lush, soft leaves of Dichondra repens! And it can be made instantly using Plant Tiles! Just butt the Plant Tiles together for full coverage immediately! This native plant is low maintenance: no mow, will tolerate sun/part shade as well as heat/frost to -7 degrees Celsius. Yes, it makes a […]
Native Violets make a Great Ground Cover!
Australian Native Violets – Viola hederacea banksii – have such happy little flowers! We love seeing them in our greenhouse growing in our unique Plant Tile form. They always look fantastic planted en masse as a ground cover. Happy in part shade, they look great under trees or used as a alternative living mulch. Additionally, […]
Mature Zoysia tenuifolia Plant Tiles
Fantastic example of mature Zoysia tenuifolia grass! This was installed in Vaucluse, Sydney, using our unique Plant Tiles. Although planted in December 2019, Zoysia tenuifolia is so slow growing that this has not been mown! Pic repost from @niceideagardens
Garden before and after pics!
A little garden design inspiration to get your ideas flowing! Garden before and after pics show how a little imagination can create welcoming spaces. Click here for a post from Houzz UK showing the 5 best garden makeovers. You can see a couple of instant transformations from our Inspirations page. And click here for to see over […]
The ground cover children love so is used in Childcare Centres!
Children love the soft, cool feel of Dichondra repens which is why it is used in Childcare Centres. The daughter of a client couldn’t wait for the Plant Tiles of ground cover Dichondra repens to be planted. She just had to try walking on them while they were still in the trays! Thanks to @nisatkinson […]
Garden entrance: Plant Tiles ground cover provides instant make over!
Garden entrance WOW! Enrich Interiors and DC Landscapes recently used our unique Plant Tiles of native ground cover, Dichondra repens, to instantly transform the entrance to a house. “Plant Tiles! A-mazing! Check them out! @planttiles thanks @dclandscapesptyltd for the intro! @planttiles thank you!! I’m shouting out all over the place…you’ve got a game changer there ” – @enrich_int Always wonderful […]
Living Mulch: Sustainable Gardening Australia
This is an interesting article regarding living mulch which recommends Dichondra repens!
Ground Cover Inspiration!
Highlighting ground cover use in the garden, @globallandscapes_kelsy proudly showed photos of this South Yarra project. Plant Tiles of native ground cover Dichondra repens were easily cut to shape to fill between paving stones to provide an instant, mature, professional finish to the garden design. This low growing ground cover has small lily-like leaves that […]
2019 MIFGS Gold Show Garden
Huge Congratulations to MUSA Landscape Architecture winning the prestigious title of Gold Show Garden in the 2019 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS). MIFGS is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest garden event with over 103,000 people attending the 2019 five day show. The Show Garden was entitled Journey and was an exploration of mental health […]