Japanese garden juniper (Juniperus procumbens) is another ground-hugging species in the juniper family. The intertwining ...

Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) Also called creeping savin, creeping juniper has young needles that are quite prickly and mature into scaly leaves.

Look out for Juniperus horizontalis 'Douglasii' which has a steely-grey foliage. What makes them such wonderful groundcover plants is that each layer of foliage grows on top of the one below, ...

“I am the juniper that carpets the ground,” says Juniperus horizontalis (whose alternate name, Juniperus prostrata, nails its appearance, too).