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.

Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter', commonly known as Pinatoro or the NZ Daphne plant, is a mat-forming, NZ native, ground cover plant. It has small, blue foliage which becomes adorned with fragrant, white flowers in spring and results in white berries. This evergreen typically grows to 10 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter' is commonly used as a groundcover, added to coastal plantings, included in rock gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, grown on a bank, or positioned so it can spill out over a path or over a wall.
From $22.88

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.
From $17.48
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