Low-Maintenance, Fast-Growing Deer-Resistant Ground Covers

Ground covers that spread fast and need little care, with deer damage rated for each one. Compare spread, sun needs, and hardiness zone.

Daffodils

Leatherflower

Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant

Common Yarrow

Ground cover closes the gap between shrubs and lawn, and deer walk through it on the way to the border. These ground covers are also the low-upkeep ones. Every one of them is quick to establish. Most are chosen for the flowers.

ground covers: 51
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

These ground covers still put on a display, which is the part people expect to lose. There are ground covers flowering in spring, summer and late autumn, and the last of them hold when most of the border has gone over. Most of the colour is purple and white.

spring: 32
summer: 37
late autumn: 12

The variety runs deeper than the type suggests: the planting can be put together in almost endless ways. Mass planting and borders are the commonest uses.

mass planting: 32
borders: 30