Ground cover - sunny slopes
Slopes can be challenging. Awkward to access and work on, the soil is often poor due to erosion and prone to drying out. Planting low growing ground cover will help maintain soil stability and minimise erosion. Choose evergreen easy to care for plants which cope with dry, sunny conditions and reduce the amount of clambering up and down you have to do, to water or tend to.
Plants (227)
Gaultheria procumbens 'Big Berry'
Checkerberry
Ajuga reptans 'Arctic Fox'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Beauty'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'John Pierpoint'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Julia'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Purple Torch'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica
Alpine Rock Wall Cress
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Rosea'
Alpine Rock Wall Cress
Calluna vulgaris 'Alportii'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Anette'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Beoley Crimson'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Blazeaway'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Star'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Flatling'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Isobel Frye'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Mair's Variety'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Mullion'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Calluna vulgaris 'My Dream'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Spook'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Tricolorifolia'
Common Scotch heather
Carex berggrenii
Dwarf sedge
Erica carnea 'December Red'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Eileen Porter'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Loughrigg'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Festuca glauca 'Compacta Blue'
Blue festuca, Blue Sheep's festuca
Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet'
Creeping juniper, Creeping cedar, Creeping savin, Horizontal juniper
Juniperus horizontalis Glauca Group
Creeping juniper, Creeping cedar, Creeping savin, Horizontal juniper
Luzula sylvatica
Greater wood rush
Mazus reptans 'Alba'
Creeping mazus
Trifolium repens
White clover, Creeping clover, Dutch clover
Vinca minor 'Josefine'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Panta'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Verino'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle