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)
Berberis x frikartii 'Amstelveen'
Frikart's barberry
Bergenia 'Abendglut'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Harzkristall'
Elephant ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Rotblum'
Elephants ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Brunnera macrophylla
Siberian bugloss, Greater forget-me-not, Heartleaf brunnera, Dwarf anchusa
Buddleja davidii
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Calluna vulgaris
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Tib'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Wickwar Flame'
Common Scotch heather
Campanula carpatica
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Catharina'
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula punctata
Spotted bellflower
Carex buchananii
Leatherleaf sedge grass, Fox red sedge
Carex comans
New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
Frosted curls hair sedge, New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Bowles's golden sedge, Tufted sedge, Stiff sedge, European tussock sedge
Carex morrowii
Japanese Morrow's sedge, Kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex trifida 'Rekohu Sunrise'
Golden variegated three cleft sedge, Sedge
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point'
Creeping carmel ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Creeping blue blossom, Blue blossom, Blue brush
Cornus canadensis
Creeping dogwood, Bunchberry, Crackerberry, Pudding berry, Dwarf cornel
Cotoneaster 'Streib's Findling'
Streib's procumbent cotoneaster
Cotoneaster congestus
Pyrenees cotoneaster, Congested cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri
Bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
Prostrate cotoneaster
Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'
Turkey corn, Fringed bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts'
Wild bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Stuart Boothman'
Bleeding heart
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Young's barrenwort
Erica carnea
Heather, Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Rosalie'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. aureifolia 'Foxhollow'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Eryngium bourgatii
Pyrenean eryngyo, Bourgat's eryngo
Erysimum 'Rysi Copper'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Orchid'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum Walberton's Fragrant Star = 'Walfrastar'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Escallonia Golden Carpet = 'Alcaura'
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus