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. Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' is commonly used as an attractive groundcover, included in rock gardens, grown around the base of large trees, used in borders, mass planted on a bank, or generally included where a hardy, ground-covering plant is required.
Selliera 'Sundrops'
Selliera 'Sundrops' is a tough low growing ground cover valued for its glossy green foliage and cheerful yellow daisy flowers that appear through the warmer months. This hardy plant performs exceptionally well in New Zealand gardens, especially in coastal and exposed sites. It is ideal for gardeners wanting a reliable low maintenance ground cover with colour. Selliera 'Sundrops' spreads neatly to suppress weeds while adding brightness and texture to garden spaces.
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