Pete's Picks

Bright golden groundcover for sunny, dry spaces

• 💛 Golden yellow foliage brings bright, cheerful color to rock gardens, borders, and sunny groundcover plantings.
• ✨ Needle-like succulent leaves add fine texture and a glowing look that stands out against darker foliage.
• ☀️ Season-long foliage color keeps the garden interesting even when the plant is not in bloom.
• 🌿 Low spreading habit forms a colorful mat that trails beautifully over edges, stones, and container rims.
• 🏡 Perfect for rock gardens slopes, edging, walls, containers, and hot dry spots where many plants struggle.
• 🐝 Yellow summer flowers add extra color and help attract pollinators to sunny garden spaces.
• 🌵 Succulent texture makes it useful for pairing with hens and chicks, grasses, and other drought-tolerant plants.
• 💪 Drought tolerant and low maintenance once established, making it a tough choice for easy sunny plantings.
• 📏 Grows about 3–6 inches tall and 12–24 inches wide for a low, spreading carpet of color.
• 🌱 USDA Zones: 3–9

Variegated stonecrop with bright, tidy texture

• 💚 Green variegated foliage edged in creamy yellow brings bright contrast to sunny borders and containers.
• ✨ Colorful succulent leaves create season-long interest with a clean, polished look even before flowers appear.
• ☀️ Yellow summer blooms add another layer of color and help brighten hot, sunny garden spaces.
• 🌿 Compact mounded habit stays neat and easy to use near the front of beds or along pathways.
• 🏡 Perfect for borders and containers rock gardens, edging, mixed planters, and small-space sunny plantings.
• 🐝 Pollinator friendly flowers attract bees and beneficial garden visitors during the warm season.
• 🌵 Excellent foliage contrast pairs beautifully with blue, purple, bronze, or deep green perennials.
• 💪 Drought tolerant and easy care with strong performance in well-drained soil and sunny locations.
• 📏 Grows about 4–6 inches tall and 10–12 inches wide for compact color that fits easily into tight spots.
• 🌱 USDA Zones: 4–9

Cream-edged foliage with late-season flower power

• 💚 Variegated green leaves edged in creamy white brighten sunny borders before the flowers even open.
• 🌸 Soft pink flower clusters add late-season color and create a full, textured look above the foliage.
• ☀️ Blooms in late summer to fall when many perennials are starting to slow down.
• 🌿 Upright clumping habit gives the garden structure while staying neat and easy to place.
• 🏡 Perfect for borders and mass plantings cottage gardens, pollinator beds, foundation plantings, and sunny mixed beds.
• 🦋 Pollinator attracting blooms bring butterflies and bees into the garden during the late season.
• ✨ Strong textural value pairs beautifully with ornamental grasses, coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, and asters.
• 💪 Drought tolerant and low maintenance once established, making it a dependable choice for sunny landscapes.
• 📏 Grows about 14–18 inches tall and 18–24 inches wide for sturdy midsize color and texture.
• 🌱 USDA Zones: 3–9

Blue-green trailing foliage with charming stonecrop texture

• 💙 Blue-green succulent foliage brings cool, textural color to sunny borders, rock gardens, and containers.
• ✨ Tiny bead-like leaves create a delicate trailing look that softens edges, stones, and patio pots.
• ☀️ Loves full sun and performs beautifully in warm garden spaces with excellent drainage.
• 🌿 Low spreading habit forms a tidy mat that works beautifully as a small-scale groundcover.
• 🏡 Perfect for rock gardens edging, containers, fairy gardens, troughs, walls, and waterwise plantings.
• 🌸 Small summer flowers add a sweet seasonal bloom bonus above the colorful succulent foliage.
• 🎨 Excellent texture contrast pairs beautifully with hens and chicks, thyme, ice plant, ornamental grasses, and other sedums.
• 💪 Drought tolerant and low maintenance with best performance in full sun and sharply drained soil.
• 📏 Grows about 2–4 inches tall and spreads 8–12 inches wide for low-growing blue-green texture.
• 🌱 USDA Zones: 4–9

Compact pink blooms with sturdy autumn color

• 🌸 Bright pink flower clusters bring cheerful late-summer and fall color to sunny borders and pollinator gardens.
• ✨ Compact upright habit creates a tidy stonecrop clump that fits beautifully in smaller spaces.
• ☀️ Blooms late summer into fall for dependable color when the garden needs fresh seasonal interest.
• 🌿 Succulent green foliage adds clean texture and structure before the flowers open.
• 🏡 Perfect for sunny borders cottage beds, rock gardens, containers, foundation plantings, and low-water landscapes.
• 🦋 Pollinator friendly flowers bring bees, butterflies, and garden movement during bloom time.
• 🍂 Excellent fall interest with flower heads that age beautifully and add texture after bloom.
• 💪 Drought tolerant and low maintenance once established with best performance in full sun and well-drained soil.
• 📏 Grows about 18 inches tall and spreads 18–24 inches wide for compact upright autumn color.
• 🌱 USDA Zones: 3–9

Variegated foliage with rosy late-season flower power

• 💚 Green succulent foliage brings sturdy texture and season-long interest to sunny borders and foundation beds.
• 🤍 Creamy variegated edges add a frosted look that brightens mixed perennial plantings.
• 🌸 Rosy-pink flower clusters bring bold late-summer color when sunny gardens need a fresh lift.
• ✨ Upright stonecrop habit creates strong structure and a clean, polished look in the garden.
• 🏡 Perfect for sunny borders rock gardens, cottage beds, containers, foundation plantings, and low-water landscapes.
• 🦋 Butterfly and bee friendly flowers bring pollinators, movement, and life to late-season garden spaces.
• 🍂 Excellent fall interest with flower heads that age beautifully and add texture after peak bloom.
• 💪 Drought tolerant and low maintenance with best performance in full sun and well-drained soil.
• 📏 Grows about 12–18 inches tall and spreads 18–24 inches wide for compact upright color and texture.
• 🌱 USDA Zones: 3–9