These plants do not take as much rough play as grass, but they bear reasonable foot traffic and some mowing to keep them low.
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Blue-rug juniper | Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ |
| Bugleweed | Ajuga |
| Chamomile | Chamaemelum nobile |
| Creeping speedwell | Veronica repens |
| Dichondra | Dichondra micrantha |
| Irish and Scotch moss | Sagina subulata |
| Lippia | Phyla nodiflora |
| Mock strawberry | Duchesnea indica |
| Zoysia | Zoysia tenuifolia |