Angela O'Callaghan tells us there is a whole world of ground cover out there, not just rocks or mulch, but actual living plants.
| Ice plants in the genus Lampranthus, Delosperma, Drosamthemum and Malephora are drought-tolerant yet pretty flowering plants. |
Achillea tomentosa, the yellow-flowered wooly yarrow. | |
Artemesia caucasia, aka silver spreader is aromatic. | |
Dymondia margaretae can tolerate some gentle walking on top of it. | |
Erodium reichardii works well in rock gardens. |