Can anyone recommend some low to the ground flowers/plants?

goldfinches

@-taff - I'm glad you've identified them as I wouldn't have guessed those at all. I was thinking along the lines of auriculas Auricula Specialists - Buy Auriculas Online - Woottens (woottensplants.com)

gettingtheresometime

-taff said:

No worries No, I can't find photos online because I'm not putitng in the right search terms...I see them sometimes when you get shots of gardens in gardening programmes but maddeningly, they never say, Oh , this is Daisy On Acid...or whatever...

edited bit...I think I may have found them, I redoubled my search efforts narrowing down as I went and this is what I ended up with

Bellis Daisy.....Woop woop! Thank you for your help @goldfinches

I'm planning on getting those but Bellis Bellisima which allegedly flower in the autumn & then the following spring.

OP - have you thought about Chamomile or Blue Star Creeper?

Soot2006

Happy_Sloth said:

Phlox is pretty very low growing carpet type flower. 

I think phlox is lovely and comes in fantastic colour variants.

MrCheeseman

Thanks for all the suggestions - the bed was so overgrown I decided to rip everything out so these ideas will be useful!

wort

-taff said:

While we're on the subject, does anyone know what the low growing flowers are that are brightly coloured, and look like miniature but much fluffier gerberas?

I wondered if you meant ice plants-taff in particular the harlequin mix, Bellis are a bit taller I think.