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)
Gypsophila repens - white flowered
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Hacquetia epipactis
Hacquet's orchid flower
Hakonechloa
Hakone grass
Hakonechloa macra
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
Hakone grass
Halimium umbellatum
Umbel flowered sunrose
Halimium x pauanum
Hybrid sun rose
Haloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze'
Bronze New Zealand ragwort
Hebe 'Bowles's Hybrid'
Hebe 'Burning Heart'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe 'Dark Angel'
Hebe 'Gold Pixie'
Hebe 'Hartii'
Hebe 'Karo Golden Esk'
Hebe 'Pink Pixie'
Hebe 'Purple Pillow'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe 'Summer Blue'
Hebe 'White Quartz'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe 'Wingletye'
Hebe 'Wiri Charm'
Hebe 'Youngii'
Hebe Archy = 'Kenchy'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Blue Ice = 'Lowapb'
Hebe Blue Star = 'Vergeer 1'
Hebe Bronze Glow = 'Lowglo'
Hebe lycopodioides
Club moss whipcord hebe
Hebe macrantha
Large-flowered hebe
Hebe pimeleoides
Glaucous blue flowered hebe
Hedera algeriensis
Algerian ivy, African ivy, Wildenow, Canary Island ivy
Hedera algeriensis
Algerian ivy, African ivy, Wildenow, Canary Island ivy
Hedera algeriensis 'Bellecour®'
Ivy
Hedera colchica
Persian ivy, Colchis ivy, Bullock's heart ivy
Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'
Persian ivy, Colchis ivy, Bullock's heart ivy, Elephant's ears
Hedera colchica 'Dentata'
Elephant's ears, Persian ivy, Colchis ivy, Bullock's heart ivy
Hedera helix 'Adam'
Common ivy
Hedera helix 'Emerald Green'
Common ivy
Hedera helix 'Green Ripple'
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera helix 'Ivalace'
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera helix 'Miniature Needlepoint'
Common ivy
Hedera helix 'Parsley Crested'
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea'
Shield ivy, Sweetheart ivy, Atlantic ivy, Irish ivy
Helianthemum 'Ben Hope'
Common sun rose, Rock rose
Helianthemum nummularium
Common sun rose, Rock rose
Helichrysum cymosum 'Silver Moon'
Gold carpet
Helichrysum italicum
Curry plant
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Oatgrass, Blue oat grass, Avena grass
Helleborus 'Verboom Beauty'
Hellebore
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican hellebore