Full Sun
- Achillea tomentosa (Woolly Yarrow)
- Arabis (Rock Cress)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
- Artemisia schmidtiana ('Silver Mound')
- Ceanothus 'Pt. Reyes'
- Cerastium tomentosum(Snow-in-Summer)
- Ceratostigma (Dwarf Plumbago)
- Cotoneaster (low-growing types)
- Cytisus (Broom)
- Heathers (low growing)
- Helianthemum nummularium (Sun-rose)
- Juniperus (Juniper)
- Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox)
- Pyracantha koidzumii'Santa Cruz'
- Rosa (Rose-some varieties)
- Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
- (Dwarf rosemary)
- Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton)
- Sedum (Stonecrop)
Sun or Partial Shade
- Aegopodium podagraria (Goutweed)
- Ajuga (Bugleweed)
- Bergenia
- Campanula (Bellflower)
- Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)
- Cyrtomium falcatum (Holly Fern)
- Epimedium (Barrenwort)
- Fragaria chiloensis (Wild Strawberry)
- Hedera helix (English Ivy)
- Hemerocallis fulva (good bank holder)
- Hypericum calycinum (Aaron's Beard)
- Laurentia fluviatilis (Blue-Star Creeper)
- Liriope spicata (Lilyturf)
- Mahonia repens (Creeping Mahonia)
- Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo Grass)
- Paxistima canbyi (Canby, pachistima)
- Polygonum (Knotweed)
- Potentilla verna (Spring Cinquefoil)
- Sagina subulata (Irish and Scotch Moss)
- Vinca minor (partial shade best)
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Lingonberry)
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Tolerate Deep Shade
- Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)
- Asarum (Wild Ginger)
- Athyrium goeringianum (Jap. Painted Fern)
- Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley)
- Dryopteris (Wood Fern)
- Epimedium (Barrenwort)
- Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
- Hedera helix (English Ivy)
- Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)
- Oxalis oregana
- Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese spurge)
- Sagina subulata (Irish and Scotch Moss)
- Sarcococca hookeriana humilis
- Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)
- Tolmiea menziesii (Piggy-Back Plant)
- Vancouveria
- Viola odorata (Sweet Violet)
Trailing Habit
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
- Artemisia 'Silver Brocade'(Dusty Miller)
- Campanula (i.e. poscharskyana)
- Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer)
- Cotoneaster, low-growing
- Euonymus fortunei (varieties)
- Hedera (Ivy)
- Juniperus (Juniper, low-growing)
- Rosmarinus 'Prostratus' (Dwf. Rosemary)
- Verbena (hardy varieties)
- Vinca minor
Nooks and Crannies
- Alyssum saxatile (Basket-of-Gold)
- Arabis (Rock Cress)
- Armeria (Thrift)
- Campanula (Bellflower)
- Chamaemelum nobile (Chamomile)
- Erodium (Heron's Bill)
- Heuchera sanguinea (Coralbells)
- Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen Candytuft)
- Lamium (Dead Nettle)
- Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort)
- Mentha requienii (Corsican Mint)
- Sagina subulata (Irish and Scotch Moss)
- Sedum (Stonecrop)
- Sempervivum tectorum (Hens and Chicks)
- Thymus (Thyme)
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