low maintenance ground cover plants
Low maintenance ground cover plants are the backbone of effortless, beautiful gardens across New Zealand. These reliable varieties spread naturally, suppress weeds, reduce the need for mulch, and soften hard landscaping with lush foliage and seasonal colour. Whether you’re tackling a tricky slope, creating a living mulch beneath trees, or just want a fuss-free solution to bald patches in your lawn, low maintenance ground cover plants offer an easy-care, eco-friendly alternative. Choosing the right varieties means less time spent weeding, watering, and pruning, and more time enjoying a vibrant, healthy landscape.
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' is a compact groundcover prized for its narrow, glossy bronze-purple leaves and vibrant blue flower spikes in spring. Growing just 10–15 cm tall and spreading up to 60 cm wide, it’s perfect for edging, between pavers, or under shrubs. It thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil. Hardy and low-maintenance, this variety adds bold colour and texture to garden beds, rockeries, and shaded corners in NZ gardens.
From $18.23
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.
From $19.58
