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)
Lupinus perennis
Sundial lupin, Wild lupin, Blue bean, Perennial lupin
Luzula sylvatica
Greater wood rush
Matricaria 'Golden Ball'
Mayweed
Mazus reptans 'Alba'
Creeping mazus
Mentha requienii
Corsican Creme de menthe mint, Creeping mint
Mentha x smithiana
Tall mint
Mitchella repens
Partridge berry, Two-eyed berry, Running box, Squaw vine, Suaw berry, Mitrewort
Myosotis sylvatica 'Indigo Blue'
Bedding forget-me-not
Nepeta subsessilis 'Cool Cat'
Short-stalked catmint
Nepeta subsessilis 'Pink Dreams'
Short-stalked catmint
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln Gold'
Fountain grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Penstemon 'Elgar Enigma'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Elgar Firefly'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Elgar Nimrod'
Beard tongue
Perovskia 'Filigran'
Russian sage
Persicaria amplexicaulis var. pendula
Mountain fleece, Red bistort
Persicaria macrophylla
Large-leaved knotweed, Round-flowered knotweed
Phlox adsurgens 'Wagon Wheel'
Northern phlox
Phlox douglasii 'Red Admiral'
Alpine phlox, Moss phlox, Columbia phlox
Phlox stolonifera 'Blue Ridge'
Cherokee phlox
Phlox subulata 'Lilacina'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'Marjorie'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox x procumbens 'Variegata'
Hairy phlox
Pinus mugo 'Hesse'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Polemonium 'Pink Beauty'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium pauciflorum subsp. hinckleyi
Hinckley's few-flowered Jacob's ladder
Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla 'Scarlet Starlit'
Silver-leaved potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bo-Peep'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Longacre Variety'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeade'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla x russelleana
Russell's hybrid cinquefoil
Pratia angulata
Panakenake, Lawn lobelia, Heavenly stars, Angled pratia
Primula 'Bonneli Mix'
Primrose
Primula 'Silver-laced Group'
Primrose
Primula capitata
Dense-flowered primrose
Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Sitfast, Yellow gowan, Rams claws
Ratibida columnifera
Prairie coneflower, Mexican hat, Long head coneflower
Rhododendron 'Cherry Drops'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Purpurtraum'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron Diamant Group - red-flowered
Evergreen azalea
Rosa Baby Masquerade = 'Tanba'
Miniature rose
Rosa Cheshire = 'Korkonopi'
Shrub rose
Rosa Pink Bells = 'Poulbells'
Ground cover rose
Salvia blepharophylla
Eyelash leaf sage, Brandegee
Salvia splendens 'Vista White'
Scarlet sage, Sage
Saxifraga 'Clarence Elliott'
Elliot's saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Hindhead Seedling'
Saxifrage