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Groundcovers

For Sun & Dry Areas (Drought tolerant)

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Creeping Thyme (Xeriscaping)

1-4” tall x 12-18” wide

Forms a dense mat, tolerating some foot traffic and helps suppress weeds. Aromatic foliage, deer & drought resistant.  Evergreen. Spacing: 8-12” apart. 


Sedums (Xeriscaping)

2-6” tall, 1-2’ wide

Thrive in hot, dry, well drained, sunny conditions. Deer resistant.  Spacing 6-12” apart. Brilliant for borders, rock gardens and containers.  

Rock rose/Helianthemum (XERISCAPING)

6-12” tall x 18-24” wide

Needs full sun & excellent drainage.  Deer and drought resistant.  Spacing:  18” apart for a fantastic groundcover! Evergreen/Semi-evergreen.

BlueStar Creeper/Lawn alternative

1-3” tall x 2’ wide

Forms a carpet of tiny green leaves, with an abundance of small blue star-shaped flowers. Long blooming. Tolerates foot traffic well! No fuss, lots of ambition! Evergreen & deer resistant.
Spacing for quick coverage: 12” apart.

Dianthus varieties (Xeriscaping)

Ranges from 4-36” tall x 4-24” wide.

Excellent ground cover for rock gardens, borders,slopes. Deer and drought resistant. Evergreen to semi-evergreen. Spacing: 12” apart. Blooms from spring to fall!

Shasta Daisy “Carpet Angel”

6” tall x 20” wide

First ever Shasta groundcover! Double frilly blooms! Blooms continuously from spring until end of summer!  Full sun, pollinator friendly. spacing 12-15” apart. 

Lithidora “Grace Ward” (Xeriscaping)

10” tall x 18-38” wide

Award winning evergreen groundcover with electric blue flowers! Flowers spring & summer! Spacing 12-18” apart.  Deer resistant. Well drained soil, full sun or part shade. Drought resistant once established. 

Cerastium tomentosum “Snow in the summer” (Xeriscaping)

4-8” tall x 1-3’ wide.

Often grow in dry, sunny areas with poor soil. Fast spreading mat of silvery-grey leaves. Smothered in white flowers in spring. EVERGREEN, deer resistant, short lived (2-3 years) Spacing 12” apart. 

Alpine Geranium/ Erodium reichardii (Xeriscaping)

1-3” tall x 6-12” wide

A vigorous spreader, but easily controlled. Deer and drought resistant. 2-6” tall spread 10”.  Plant 6-10” apart. Use in rock gardens, containers, hanging baskets, path edges.  Blooms spring to fall!

Phlox subulata/ Creeping Phlox or Moss Phlox (part shade ideal)

4-6” tall x 1-2’ wide

Semi-evergreen, excellent for rock gardens, edging and slopes.  Chokes out weeds and spill beautifully over walls or rocks.  Prefer more neutral to alkaline soils. Full sun to part shade.  Spring flowering, deer resistant.  Spacing: 18” apart, 

Heather (Xeriscaping)

1-2’ tall x 1-3’wide.

An excellent, low maintenance groundcover, supressing weeds. Year round interest! Great for erosion control. Deer resistant, Full sun, well drained soil. Spacing: 1-2’ apart. 

Rock cress /Aubrietia (Xeriscaping)

4-10” tall x 1-2’ wide.

Forms a low, mate-like groundcover.  Smothered in spring flowers,  

perfect for rock gardens, borders, containers where it tumbles over edges.  Spacing: plant 1‘ apart. 

Drought & deer resistant.

Candytuft/Iberis (Xeriscaping)

6-12” tall $ 12-18” wide

Popular, low growing, evergreen groundcover knonw for its masses of white spring flowers, forming a dense, cascading mound. Perfect for rock gardens, borders, pathways & retaining walls. Deer resistant & drought resistant. Full sun, well drained soil.  Spacing: 12” apart. 

Contoneaster “Streibs Findling” (Xeriscaping)

4-12” tall x4-8’mwide

One of the lowest growing cotoneasters! Tiny blue-green leaves, tiny white flowers followed by showy red berries! Excellent for cascading over walls, banks and berms. Deer resistant, evergreen.  Thrives in full sun/part shade.

Cotoneaster dammeri/Bearberry (Xeriscaping)

6-24” tall x 4-10’ wide.

Evergreen groundcover with white flowers followed by red berries. Fast growing, suitable for slopes/banks, rock gardens.  Rooting where stems touch the ground, excellent for erosion control. Deer resistant.  Full sun or part shade. Spacing: 3-4’ apart. 

Garden Juniper (Procumbens “Nana”) Xeriscaping

12” tall x 6’ wide

Excellent for stabilizing. banks and slopes. Full sun, well drained soil.  Deer resistant.  Spacing: 4’-5 apart.

Alpine mint (Xeriscaping)

2’ tall x 5’ wide.

Fantastic, aromatic Australian native shrub use as a groundcover!  Forms a dense mat with fragrant leaves and lovely white-to-lavender flowers.  Full sun & deer resistant.  Evergreen. Spacing: 2-3’ apart.


Shade loving groundcovers

Pachysandra (Japanese Spurge)

12” tall x 4’ wide

Shrubby, evergreen, shade loving, easy care, groundcover.  Deer resistant. Spacing: 12” apart.

Hosta

Different varieties with different spread

Great for underplanting! Long lived! 

Wild ginger

6-12” tall x 18” wide

Excellent low-growing groundcover.  Attractive leaves, suppress weeds, deer resistant and thrive in moist woodland conditions. Deep shade or dappled shade, avoid direct sun. Interesting flowers in spring.  Space 12” apart.

Sarcocca (Sweetbox) hookeriana var. humilis

2’ tall x 4’ wide

Excellent evergreen groundcover with fragrant flowers in winter. Deer resistant. Ideal for woodland gardens, even dry shade where other plants struggle. Thrives in deep shade! Can even be pruned into a low, informal hedge.  Spacing: 2- 3’ apart (slow growing).

Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)

3-6’ tall

Rapidly spread via rhizomes, creating a dense cover, preventing weeds from establishing! Deer and rabbit resistant! Handles wet conditions well and is adaptable to various soils even clay. Uses: woodland settings, mass plantings, stabilizing slopes, along water features. Standard spacing: 3-4’.

Periwinkle

3-12” tall , sending out long trailing stems that root.

Ability to thrive in shady spots, controlling weeds and stabilizing slopes.  Spreads aggressively and can become invasive. 

Ajuga (Buggleweed)

2-3” tall x 18” wide

Least aggressive varieties are “Chocolate Chip” (extremely dwarf, forms a low dense mat) and “Burgundy Glow“ (tricoloured foliage). Ajuga spread via runners.  To control the spread use edging, or devide clumps every 3 years. Deer resistant.

Hakonechloa macra (Japanese Forest Grass)

12-24” tall and wide

Excellent choice for ground cover in shady or partially shaded areas.  It creates a beautiful, cascading waterfall effect with its graceful arching foliage, providing texture, colour and softness. Low maintenance, deer resistant, deciduous.  Spacing: 12-24” apart. 

Epimedium (Barrenwort)

8-15” tall x 12-36” wide.

An excellent, durable groundcover, for shaded dry spots under trees where other plants struggle. Deer and rabbit resistant. Spreads slowly via rhizomes (well behaved and not aggressive). Pairs well with hosta and spring bulbs. Spacing: 12”.



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