5 evergreen ground cover plants to fill your borders in winter

During autumn and winter, our borders can look a little uninspiring and patchy. To combat this, you can fill them with evergreen plants to close up gaps.

Julian Palphramand, head of plants at British Garden Centres, explains, ‘For evergreen ground cover that actually fills a border and keeps weeds down, you want plants that spread steadily but don’t run away.’

Not sure what to consider? Julian and our other gardening experts give their top five plants below.