best ground cover plants to prevent weeds
Looking for the best ground cover plants to prevent weeds in your New Zealand garden? Smart gardeners know that planting dense, low-growing ground covers not only keeps your garden looking lush but also helps suppress unwanted weeds, reducing maintenance. Choosing the right ground cover plants creates a living carpet that blocks sunlight from reaching weed seeds, making it harder for them to sprout and thrive. With the right selections, your garden beds, borders, or even tricky sloped areas can stay weed-free and attractive all year round.
Acaena novae-zelandiae (Piripiri)
Acaena novae-zelandiae is a hardy NZ native groundcover commonly known as Bidgee Widgee. It is admired for its fine green foliage and small burr like seed heads that follow clusters of inconspicuous flowers. This vigorous, evergreen groundcover forms dense mats that suppress weeds and stabilise soil.
From $9.95
Ajuga 'Catlins Giant'
Ajuga 'Catlins Giant' (Bugleweed Plant) is a vigorous evergreen groundcover valued for its large glossy dark green leaves and striking blue flower spikes in spring. This robust variety performs exceptionally well in New Zealand gardens and is ideal for fast ground coverage, borders, and underplanting.
From $18.63
