low ground cover plants
Looking to create a lush, living carpet in your garden? Low ground cover plants are the ideal choice for gardeners wanting to fill bare patches with greenery, suppress weeds, and add texture without overwhelming their landscape. These compact performers thrive in our New Zealand conditions, offering variety in form, colour, and function. Whether you need hardy, sun-loving foliage or resilient shade options, a few well-selected low ground cover plants can transform beds, borders, and even tricky spots beneath trees into beautiful, easy-care zones. This guide explores the best low ground cover plants for your garden, highlighting species that deliver maximum impact with minimal maintenance.
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' (Japanese Dwarf Juniper)
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana', commonly known as the Prostrate Juniper, is a ground-hugging conifer that forms a carpet of blue-green, needle-like leaves. The foliage is held densely on prostrate branches as it grows to 30 cm in height and 1.5 m in width.
Leptinella dioica
Leptinella dioica (Bachelor Button Plant) is a low growing evergreen groundcover valued for its fine fern like foliage and ability to create a dense carpet of greenery. The attractive foliage provides year round texture and softens pathways, rock gardens, and garden edges.
From $13.95
