Ground cover - lawn alternatives on slopes
Keeping a sloped grass lawn looking good is hard work and an uphill struggle! The soil is often poor, dry and difficult to mow. The good news is there is another way. Plant low growing plants, which need little mowing or feeding and cope with dry conditions. Either flowering plants like clover and daisy or a wildflower meadow, which only needs one mow a year. Also supports wildlife, particularly pollinators.
All plants (53)
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Achillea millefolium
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Agrostemma githago
Corn cockle, Rose of heaven
Anthyllis vulneraria
Ladies' fingers, Common kidney vetch
Borago officinalis
Borage
Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea nigra
Comon knapweed, Black knapweed, Hard heads, Lesser knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Greater knapweed
Daucus carota
Wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace, Bird's nest
Digitalis purpurea
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles, Dead men's bells, Lady's glove, Witches' gloves
Digitalis purpurea
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles, Dead men's bells, Lady's glove, Witches' gloves
Dipsacus fullonum
Teasel, Common teasel
Echium vulgare
Common viper's bugloss
Geranium pratense
Meadow geranium
Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's wort, Klamath weed
Knautia arvensis
Field scabious, Blue buttons
Leptinella 'Platt's Black'
Platt's leptinella
Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare 'Filigran'
Oxeye daisy
Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
Creeping liriope, Creeping lily turf
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's foot trefoil, Bacon and eggs, Cats clover, Shoes and stockings, Crow toes
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Petite Jenny'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi Jenny = 'Lychjen'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Yellow creeping Jenny, Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Malva moschata
Musk mallow
Origanum vulgare
Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram
Papaver rhoeas
Common poppy, Corn poppy, Field poppy, Flanders poppy
Primula veris
Cowslip, Herb Peter, Keyflower, Fairy cups, Palsywort, St Peter's wort
Prunella vulgaris
Common self heal
Prunella vulgaris 'Rose Pearl'
Common selfheal
Ranunculus acris
Meadow buttercup, Meadow bloom, Gold cup, Tall buttercup
Ranunculus acris 'Flore Pleno'
Yellow bachelor's buttons, Meadow buttercup
Rhinanthus minor
Yellow rattle, Hay rattle, Rattles
Rumex acetosa
Dock, Sorrel, Common sorrel, Garden sorrel, Sour dock, Green sauce
Scabiosa columbaria
Small scabious, Yellow scabious, Bachelor's buttons
Silene dioica
Red Campion, Morning campion
Thymus Coccineus Group
Creeping red thyme, Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Annie Hall'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Russetings'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens'
White clover, Shamrock, Dutch clover
Achillea millefolium 'Colorado'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Bellis perennis
Common daisy, Lawn daisy
Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague'
Lawn chamomile