Ground cover - conifers
Low growing conifers provide colour and foliage texture all year round. They are easy to care for and generally tolerant of shade and dry soils. Prickly varieties provide a bit of extra security planted under windows in front gardens.
Plants (68)
Pinus strobus 'Sea Urchin'
Weymouth pine, Eastern white pine, Deal pine
Podocarpus
Podocarp, Yellow wood, Alpine totara
Podocarpus nivalis 'Bronze'
Alpine totara
Taxus
Yew
Taxus baccata
English yew, Common yew, Yew
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Repens Aurea'
Groundcover English yew
Thuja
Red cedar, Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja occidentalis 'Amber Glow'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Abies concolor 'Violacea Prostrate'
Colorado fir, White fir, Colorado white fir, Rocky Mountain white fir
Abies koreana 'Kristallkugel'
Korean fir
Cephalotaxus fortunei
Chinese plum yew, Fortune's plum yew
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Pygmaea'
Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress
Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet'
Creeping juniper, Creeping cedar, Creeping savin, Horizontal juniper
Juniperus horizontalis Glauca Group
Creeping juniper, Creeping cedar, Creeping savin, Horizontal juniper
Juniperus rigida subsp. conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Shore juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana
Juniper, Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Sulphur Spray'
Pfitzer juniper
Pinus mugo 'Hesse'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine