Drought-Tolerant Deer-Resistant Ground Covers

Ground covers for dry ground that tend to escape deer damage. Compare spread, water needs, and hardiness zone. Split into narrower lists below.

More specific collections

Ground cover closes the gap between shrubs and lawn, and deer walk through it on the way to the border. Every one of them takes dry spells once it is settled. Most are chosen for the flowers.

ground covers: 52
hardiness zones: 3 to 11

Deer-resistant ground covers do not have to be colourless. You can find ground covers here that flower in spring and summer, and the last of them hold when most of the border has gone over. Most of the colour is white, purple and pink.

spring: 37
summer: 34

The variety runs deeper than the type suggests: there is enough variety to mix and match without repeating yourself. Thymus and Sedum have the most entries, and borders and mass planting are the commonest uses.

borders: 36
mass planting: 36