Evergreen ground cover amongst other plants

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Help please.

What evergreen plant (that I can ideally get at a garden centre) could I use amongst other plants to give an evergreen low level ground cover that won’t choke the existing plants?

I’ve a square border with hydrangea, buddleai, Fuschia in it but I need something to cover and fill in between the gaps to help detract weeds and cover the bare soil.

Ideally:

• evergreeen
• low level
• won’t kill other plants

I thought of ivy but think it might choke the other plants???

I’m really stuck. Thank you for any suggestions.

Ivy will do the job, but you need to keep on top of it. Whatever you plant, it will be in competition with the other plants for water and nutrients, especially if it's fast growing. You could try different variants to mix up the cover?

Vinca, Ajuga ‘ bugle’, creeping Jenny, and some low growing hebes spread.
Some alpine and rockery plants form a mat and are happy in a border. Not quite evergreen, but there are small versions of perennial geranium that also creep and form a dense mat.’Mavis Simpson’ is one.
Please don’t plant Ivy, I spend a great deal of time controlling it as a result of previous owners planting. It will climb up your existing plants in an instant and choke them.

I hope you don't mind me tagging on to the thread OP - I'm looking for something similar and was thinking of getting some creeping thyme (it's a sunny, dry bed) - does anyone have an opinion on that?

If you go down the vinca route definitely don't get vinca major as it is a complete bastard that spreads everywhere! I have read that vinca minor is less invasive but don't have personal experience with that.

Next door’s vinca and ivy are really invasive and choke my clematis and climbing roses along the fence between our houses (which is my bloody fence to maintain) so I would think carefully about those. Ajuga is a good call.

Thank you all. Looking at the suggestions I think Ajuga or Creeping Jenny would be ideal. I’m glad I asked about Ivy as I wasn’t sure so I’ll give that a miss. Thanks for your help

Have a look at euonymous, it's slow growing and evergreen, there are some lovely variegated types.

Stachys Byzantina (lambs ears) can also work well, I've got some in a sunny border and it's thrived even during this drought, I've hardly needed to water it.