Ground Covers

Vinca

Vinca minor

Trailing evergreen groundcover (Periwinkle) producing blue, purple, or white flowers; excellent for shade.

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China and introduced to eastern North America. It is a slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy leaves, and creeping stems.

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

Clump-forming grass-like perennial with violet flower spikes in summer; excellent groundcover for shade.

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Grass-like perennial forming dense clumps; popular as a lawn substitute and groundcover.

Carpet Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans

Species entry for Ajuga reptans, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster sp.

Ornamental shrubs with white or pink flowers and abundant red or orange berries; excellent for birds.

Juniper

Juniperus sp.

Evergreen conifers ranging from prostrate groundcovers to upright columnar forms; very drought-tolerant.