An impressive spreading conifer which has earnt itself a prestigious rhs agm juniperus communis 39green carpet39 is a slow45growing evergreen shrub with aromatic needle45like leaves which give it a lovely feathery appearance a brilliant shrub for evergreen ground cover this common juniper will suppress weeds and works well spilling over rock gardens providing ground cover beneath trees and shrubs covering steep sunny banks or as a feature at the front of shrub borders requiring