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Are you searching for ground cover plants at Bunnings but looking to explore even more choices for your garden? While Bunnings is a popular stop for Kiwi gardeners, there’s a whole world of ground cover options that can help you create a lush, low-maintenance landscape. Whether you want to soften borders, suppress weeds, or add year-round colour, the right ground covers offer endless possibilities. Here, we’ll introduce outstanding alternatives to ground cover plants from Bunnings, featuring tough and beautiful varieties perfect for New Zealand conditions.

Ajuga 'Jungle Beauty'

Ajuga 'Jungle Beauty' (Carpet Bugle) is a vigorous evergreen groundcover valued for its large glossy green leaves flushed with bronze and its striking blue flower spikes in spring. This hardy plant performs exceptionally well in New Zealand gardens and is ideal for fast ground coverage, borders, and underplanting. Its dense spreading habit suppresses weeds effectively while adding lush texture and seasonal colour to landscaped spaces.

Buy Ajuga 'Jungle Beauty'

From $18.23

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Groundcover Plants

Height: 20 cm

Spread: 1.00 m

Flowering time: Spring

Tolerances: Hardy, Shade

Garden uses: Borders, Containers, Ground covering, Living areas, Parks, Paths & Steps, Ponds, Pool areas, Specimen

Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern

Ajuga reptans variegata

Ajuga reptans 'Variegata' is a quick-growing, ground-covering plant that features colourful leaves that are variegated green and cream. In spring, it produces showy clusters of blue flowers as it grows to 20 cm in height and 50 cm in width. Ajuga reptans' Variegata' is an excellent variety for quickly covering large areas and is often used in borders, allowed to spill out over a path, planted around outdoor living areas, or maintained in a container.

Buy Ajuga reptans variegata

From $17.48

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Groundcover Plants

Height: 20 cm

Spread: 50 cm

Flowering time: Spring, Summer

Tolerances: Coastal

Garden uses: Borders, Containers, Ground covering, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Patios, Pool areas

Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Woodland

Discover Stunning Alternatives to Ground Cover Plants Bunnings

Many ground cover plants thrive in our local climate, delivering beauty and practicality. If you appreciate the range at Bunnings, consider these proven performers:

Grevillea Bronze Rambler (Groundcover Grevillea)

The Grevillea Bronze Rambler (Groundcover Grevillea) is a favourite for its rich bronze-tinged foliage and striking red flowers that attract birds. This tough, low-spreading native hybrid is commonly chosen over standard ground cover plants at Bunnings for its ability to quickly cover embankments and suppress weeds, thriving even on poor soils.

Grevillea Gaudichaudii (Grevillea x gaudichaudii)

For those after a sprawling, resilient mat that’s easy to maintain, Grevillea Gaudichaudii (Grevillea x gaudichaudii) is a must-have. This Australian native is ideal for banks, rockeries, or garden edges where traditional ground cover plants from Bunnings might struggle. Bees and pollinators love its long flowering season, and gardeners appreciate its drought tolerance.

Vinca Elizabeth Cran

If you crave rich greenery with a flush of blue flowers, Vinca Elizabeth Cran offers reliable performance in shade and sun alike. This evergreen perennial outshines many ground cover plants often seen at Bunnings, as it quickly spreads to form dense mats and is particularly useful under trees or around shrubs where grass just won’t grow.

Rubus pentalobus (Creeping Raspberry)

After something both ornamental and practical? Rubus pentalobus (Creeping Raspberry) covers ground efficiently while offering intriguing texture from its dark green, crinkled leaves. It’s chosen by Kiwi gardeners as a low-maintenance, edible alternative to the usual ground cover plants Bunnings offers, perfect for slopes and retaining walls.

Juniperus procumbens Nana (Japanese Dwarf Juniper)

Those seeking year-round blue-green foliage should consider Juniperus procumbens Nana (Japanese Dwarf Juniper). This slow-growing conifer forms a dense carpet ideal for rock gardens and sunny slopes. Compared to ground cover plants at Bunnings, it needs less trimming and offers better all-season coverage.

Choosing the Right Ground Cover for Your Garden

Thinking beyond the standard ground cover plants from Bunnings opens up new options tailored to your site’s needs. For sunny spaces, tough natives like grevilleas or creeping raspberry prove hardworking and drought tolerant. Shadier spots are perfect for vinca, while juniper adds structure and evergreen colour. These alternatives suit a wide range of Kiwi gardens and give you plenty of landscaping inspiration.

With our range, you’ll find the perfect ground cover to outshine the usual choices from Bunnings and create a thriving, beautiful landscape that lasts for years.

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Whether you need assistance finding the plant you’re looking for or you simply want to know more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to get in touch with us today. A member of The Plant Company team will get back in touch as soon as possible.