Alternative Lawns | Groundcovers
Max Frei is a vigorous hybrid soapwort that blooms in mid- to late summer with hundreds of quarter-sized pink flowers. It's a large scale groundcover with attractive deep green folia...
Learn MoreMax Frei Saponaria Max Frei Giant Flowered Soapwort Saponaria lempergii Max FreiAs low as $8.99 Sale $7.19Per Plant - 2.5" PotMax Frei is a vigorous hybrid soapwort that blooms in mid- to late summer with hundreds of quarter-sized pink flowers. It's a large scale groundcover with attractive deep green foliage. An uncommon perennial that deserves wider use.Learn MoreRed Mother of Thyme blooms with showy rose-red flowers in late spring and grows to form thick mats of tiny, deep green leaves. Not as xeric as some other varieties, this one needs re...
Learn MoreRed Mother-of-Thyme Red Mother-of-Thyme Thymus serpyllum CoccineumAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" PotRed Mother of Thyme blooms with showy rose-red flowers in late spring and grows to form thick mats of tiny, deep green leaves. Not as xeric as some other varieties, this one needs regular moisture.Learn More10" tall x 18" wide. A heat loving plant that thrives in sunny, dry areas along baking south and west facing walls and pavement areas. Spreading rapidly on shallow roots when the hot...
Learn MoreShowy Pink Evening Primrose Showy Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosus RoseaRegular Price $10.99 Sale $8.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotYou save: 20%10" tall x 18" wide. A heat loving plant that thrives in sunny, dry areas along baking south and west facing walls and pavement areas. Spreading rapidly on shallow roots when the hot summer weather arrives, give this beauty plenty of room to grow as it will overrun smaller, less vigorous plants. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MorePink Creeping Thyme is an outstanding selection with glossy, dark green leaves covered with light pink flowers pushing form rose-pink buds in early summer. This variety is impressive...
Learn MorePink Creeping Thyme Pink Creeping Thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus CoccineusAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" PotPink Creeping Thyme is an outstanding selection with glossy, dark green leaves covered with light pink flowers pushing form rose-pink buds in early summer. This variety is impressively xeric, with tough woody stems. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More1" tall x 18" wide. Pink Chintz Thyme (Thymus Pink Chintz) is a tight, low growing creeping thyme with thick stems of woolly green foliage that blooms in mid-spring with a profusion ...
Learn MorePink Chintz Creeping Thyme Pink Chintz Creeping Thyme Thymus serpyllum Pink ChintzAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" Pot1" tall x 18" wide. Pink Chintz Thyme (Thymus Pink Chintz) is a tight, low growing creeping thyme with thick stems of woolly green foliage that blooms in mid-spring with a profusion of salmon-pink flowers.Learn MoreDoone Valley has varigated yellow and green foliage that is intensely lemon scented. It grows as a mounded plant and blooms in summer with lots of pink flower clusters covering the p...
Learn MoreDoone Valley Lemon Thyme Doone Valley Lemon Thyme Thymus citriodorus Doone ValleyAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" PotDoone Valley has varigated yellow and green foliage that is intensely lemon scented. It grows as a mounded plant and blooms in summer with lots of pink flower clusters covering the plant.Learn More4-5" x 15-18" wide. This Old World wildflower is an outstanding groundcover for sun and part sun areas. It blooms in late spring with a profusion of bright pink, pollinator attractin...
Learn MoreSaponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort Saponaria ocymoidesAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" Pot4-5" x 15-18" wide. This Old World wildflower is an outstanding groundcover for sun and part sun areas. It blooms in late spring with a profusion of bright pink, pollinator attracting flower clusters.Learn MoreThymus Reiter (Reiter Creeping Thyme) is one of the most vigorous creeping thymes with its stems of olive-green foliage rooting as they spread across the soil. Blooming in mid-summer...
Learn MoreReiter Creeping Thyme Reiter Creeping Thyme Thymus ReiterAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" PotThymus Reiter (Reiter Creeping Thyme) is one of the most vigorous creeping thymes with its stems of olive-green foliage rooting as they spread across the soil. Blooming in mid-summer with prolific lavender-pink flowers, it makes an excellent small-scale lawn substitute. Drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric).Learn MorePersian Stonecress is a fragrant Old World wildflower with pink, late spring flowers held over attractive blue-green foliage. It thrives in heat and full sun in well-drained soils. ...
Learn MoreFragrant Persian Stonecress (Aethionema) Fragrant Persian Stonecress Aethionema schistosumRegular Price $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" PotYou save: 20%Persian Stonecress is a fragrant Old World wildflower with pink, late spring flowers held over attractive blue-green foliage. It thrives in heat and full sun in well-drained soils. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Gray creeping germander blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin linear gray leaves. The plant is ...
Learn MoreGray Creeping Germander (Teucrium) Gray Creeping Germander Teucrium aroaniumRegular Price $8.99 Sale $7.19Per Plant - 2.5" PotYou save: 20%2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Gray creeping germander blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin linear gray leaves. The plant is an excellent small scale groundcover for hot, sunny sites in well drained soil. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreWoolly Thyme is a superb low care groundcover thyme with fuzzy gray foliage and vigorous spreading stems that root as they spread across the soil. It rarely flowers. An ideal crack f...
Learn MoreWoolly Thyme Woolly Thyme Thymus lanuginosusAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.39Per Plant - 2.5" PotWoolly Thyme is a superb low care groundcover thyme with fuzzy gray foliage and vigorous spreading stems that root as they spread across the soil. It rarely flowers. An ideal crack filler between flagstone and pavers. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More'Shimmer' is all about foliage, flowers, and texture. Blooming with 3-inch bright lemon-yellow flowers in late spring, the plant re-blooms during the summer months. The narrow leave...
Learn MoreShimmer Evening Primrose Shimmer Evening Primrose Oenothera fremontii ShimmerAs low as $10.99 Sale $8.79Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Shimmer' is all about foliage, flowers, and texture. Blooming with 3-inch bright lemon-yellow flowers in late spring, the plant re-blooms during the summer months. The narrow leaves are pewter-gray and very attractive. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). A High Country Gardens introduction; Discovered in the garden of Lauren Springer Ogden. 2007 Plant of the Year.Learn MoreExclusive. A stunning native wildflower, 'Mountain Red' blooms for months with hummingbird attracting clear red trumpet-shaped flowers. This is our special cold hardy strain and it d...
Learn MoreRed Flowered Lamb's Ear Red Flowered Lamb's Ear Stachys coccinea Mountain RedRegular Price $9.99 Sale $7.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotYou save: 20%Exclusive. A stunning native wildflower, 'Mountain Red' blooms for months with hummingbird attracting clear red trumpet-shaped flowers. This is our special cold hardy strain and it does best in dappled or partial shade.Learn More

Alternative Lawns | Groundcovers
Create an alternative lawn by carpeting your landscape with colorful, low-care groundcovers. These low-growing perennials are an indispensable part of any well-well designed garden and are perfect for replacing areas of lawn, large and small, especially difficult-to-mow hillsides. Use them as a “living mulch” to cool the ground and suppress weed growth or for filling in spaces between flagstones and pavers. Knowing and understanding their tolerance to foot traffic is a key element in deciding what are the right groundcovers for your needs. Read about Groundcovers You Can Step On and Creating A Thyme Lawn.
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- Phlox subulata Drummond's Pink
- Veronica prostrata Dick's Wine
- Leptinella squalida Platt's Black
- Phlox subulata Scarlet Flame
- Stachys coccineus
- Lemhi Purple Creeping Phlox
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Butterscotch Baby Gazania
- Boulder Mountain Pussy Toes (Antenaria)
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Prairie Phlox
- Solid Gold Salvia
- Fringed Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe)
- Large Flowered Stonecress (Aethionema)
- Sonoma Coast Yarrow
- Shades of Pink Creeping Phlox
- Alpine Blue Mint Bush (Zizophora)
- Gold Nugget Ice Plant
- White Nugget Ice Plant
- Mesa Verde® Ice Plant
- Sweet Woodruff (Gallium)
- Dwarf Silver Evening Primrose
- Carpeting Pincushion Flower (Pterocephalus)
- Blue Yonder Veronica
- Woolly Turkish Veronica