Ground cover - weed suppressing
To cover bare earth and act as an active weed depressant, think of plants that naturally spread themselves across the ground. These come into their own when a large area is to be covered, and one that would benefit from the harmony of repetition of a plant form. Varieties can be found that are low-growing, or that can be several metres high. It is possible to choose plants that are primarily for foliage interest, or plants that flower gloriously, such as ground cover roses. ; Top tip: Be mindful that they tend to grow quickly so may need thinning out or trimming to avoid neighbouring plants being overcome or choked.
Ground cover - conifers
71 plants
Ground cover - evergreen plants
1104 plants
Ground cover - grass lawns on slopes
1 plants
Ground cover - lawn alternatives on slopes
53 plants
Ground cover - non-evergreen plants
1355 plants
Ground cover - roses
75 plants
Ground cover - shady slopes
214 plants
Ground cover - sunny slopes
228 plants
All plants (2500)
Carex 'Silver Sceptre'
Silver sedge
Carex arenaria
Sand sedge, Sedge
Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster'
Leatherleaf sedge grass, Fox red sedge
Carex comans 'Taranaki'
Hair sedge
Carex comans - bronze-leaved
New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex conica 'Snowline'
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge
Carex dipsacea
Teasel like sedge
Carex dipsacea 'Dark Horse'
Teasel-like sedge
Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga-nishiki'
Miyama kan suge
Carex flagellifera
Weeping brown New Zealand sedge
Carex montana
Mountain sedge
Carex morrowii 'Variegata'
Variegated Japanese sedge, Variegated Morrow's sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Palm leaf sedge, Palm sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Silberstreif'
Palm branch sedge
Carex oshimensis
Japanese sedge grass, Ohima kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex pendula
Weeping sedge, Great drooping sedge, Pendulous sedge
Carex pendula 'Moonraker'
Variegated weeping sedge
Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler'
Japanese Palm sedge, Fuiri Tenjiku suge
Carex secta
Divided sedge
Carex tenuiculmis
Slender culmed sedge
Carex testacea
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex testacea Limeshine = 'Wilshine'
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex trifida
Three cleft sedge
Carex trifida 'Chatham Blue'
Blue three cleft sedge
Carpobrotus edulis
Ice plant, Cape Hottentot fig, Trailing hottentot fig, Pigface, Sour fig
Ceanothus gloriosus 'Emily Brown'
Point Reyes ceanothus
Celastrus scandens
Bittersweet vine, Staff tree, Waxwork, American bittersweet
Centaurea 'Jordy'
Knapweed
Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mix'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Alba'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Gold Bullion'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea nigra
Comon knapweed, Black knapweed, Hard heads, Lesser knapweed
Centaurea ruthenica
Ruthenia knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Greater knapweed
Centaurea simplicicaulis
Unbranched knapweed
Cephalotaxus fortunei 'Dragon's Plume'
Chinese plum yew, Fortune's plum yew
Cerastium boissieri
Boissier's mouse ear
Cerastium tomentosum
Dusty miller, Snow in summer
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue = 'Lice'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Karamachiba'
Dwarf Hinoki cypress (ground cover)
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Chamaecytisus purpureus
Purple broom
Chamaemelum nobile
Chamomile, Sweet chamomile, Roman chamomile, Russian chamomile