Best Plants for Rock Gardens

Posted by Shannen Godwin on 17th Jun 2021

Best Plants for Rock Gardens

Transforming a dull slope into a beautiful rockery garden is easy with the right plants, and it’s simple to make. Rockery plants are also known for their tough, weather resistant nature, so rock gardens are a great choice for the low maintenance gardener. From sun-thriving to shade-loving varieties, take a look at our favourite rockery plants.

Aubretia Cascade Collection

Looking for rock plants to bring pollinators flocking to the garden? Plant our beautiful Aubretia Cascade Collection en masse as amazing floral ground cover.

Perennial Ground Cover Collection

Our Perennial ground cover collection provides a selection of our most popular rockery perennials. Suppress weeds and add colour with this selection of six special perennials. Perfect for rock gardens.

Aster Alpinus Collection

The Aster Alpinus Collection provides a cheery collection of daisy-like blooms. Perfect for planting around stone walls, rockeries or in pots, to add a dash of colour to the summer garden.

Alpine Perennial Collection

Originating from rocky mountain regions, this compact Alpine Perennial Collection is filled with six super hardy varieties. An amazing rockery garden all in one collection.


Phlox Subulata Collection

One of the best creeping perennials. Immerse your garden in a wonderful array of pink, blue and white shades with this stunning Phlox Subulata Collection.

Saxifraga ‘Schneeteppich’

Add some sparkle to the garden with these white starry rockfoil blooms. Saxifraga 'Schneeteppich' is an evergreen perennial that has a brilliant compact form, making it a popular choice for ground cover.

Lewisia Cotyledon Mixed

A hardy ground cover rock plant showstopper! Lewisia Cotyledon Mixed produces bursts of star-shaped flowers in a variety of delicate and dreamy colours. Perfect for making a unique impression on rockeries and containers.

Hebe ‘Magic Summer’

Add a touch of magic to the spring/summer garden with the beautiful Hebe Magic Summer. This dwarf, evergreen plant with beautiful, eye-catching foliage is the perfect low maintenance shrub for rockeries.

Sedum ‘Sea Star’

Sedum ‘Sea Star’ is a tough perennial that will be the star of the show in any rockery garden. Its pale pin star-shaped flowers are a real sight to behold in the late spring. Great for ground cover.

Shop our full range of rockery plants online.