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)
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Harlequin'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Silverstone'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Sunspot'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Blondy = 'Interbolwi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Golden Harlequin = 'Hoogi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Goldy = 'Waldbolwi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus japonicus
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Green Rocket'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Aureovariegatus'
Small leaved variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca = 'Lankveld03'
Japanese spindle
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Wood spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Mrs Robb's bonnet, Robb's spurge, Wood spurge
Euphorbia x martini Tiny Tim = 'Waleutiny'
Martin's spurge
Fallopia baldschuanica
Russian vine, Mile a minute
Festuca glauca
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Golden Toupee'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca Intense Blue = 'Casblue'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Gaillardia
Blanket flower, Jam tarts
Gaultheria mucronata
Wintergreen, Box berry, Canada tea, Prickly heath
Gaultheria mucronata 'Sneeuwwitje'
Wintergreen, Box berry, Canada tea, Prickly heath
Gaultheria procumbens
Creeping wintergreen, Checkerberry, Teaberry, Mountain tea, Partridge berry
Gazania
Treasure flower
Genista lydia
Lydian broom
Geranium 'Anne Thomson'
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'
Geranium 'Old Rose'
Geranium 'Orion'
Geranium macrorrhizum
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium pratense 'Midnight Reiter'
Meadow cranesbill, Meadow geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Blood red geranium, Bloody cranesbill
Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'
Wallich's geranium
Geum
Avens
Glandularia Seabrookes Lavender = 'Sealav'
Verbena, Vervain
Gypsophila
Baby's breath
Hakonechloa macra
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hebe 'Frozen Flame'
Hebe 'Little Red Rum'
Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'
Fat leaf hebe
Hebe pinguifolia 'Sutherlandii'
Fat leaf hebe
Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo'
Algerian ivy, African ivy, Wildenow, Canary Island ivy
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
Persian ivy, Colchis ivy, Bullock's heart ivy
Hedera helix
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera hibernica
Atlantic ivy, Irish ivy
Helianthemum
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Ben More'
Common sun rose, Rock rose