Evergreen low growing shrubs to cover the ground in part sun or shade

Shade loving evergreens with such low grow growing or spreading habit of growth will have the dual advantage of helping reduce weed growth, while also providing an attractive foil to taller planting.

All of the plants below are not only compact and low growing but also evergreen, so they will provide an attractive ground cover for bare soil for the entire year. Such winter cover will also reduce the chance of weed seedlings germinating during winter months while providing winter protection to the soil and roots of surrounding plantings.

Ground cover can be planted on mass under trees and larger shrubs to provide attractive swathes of planting. Alternatively you can plant in smaller clumps to define the edge of a bed or provide cover around the base of a specimen plant.

Dig in plenty of soil when planting if soil is poor and water in generously after planting. Applying a surface mulch will also help plants as they establish. Some of these ground covering shrubs will also benefit from a late winter trim to shape if they start to get leggy. Many will also spread by self layering them selves into bare soil and can as such become invasive.