With frosty silver green foliage juniperus squamata 39blue star39is a great addition to rockeries and gravel gardens this hardy shrub is low growing making it a great groundcover plant that stops weeds from growing it also looks good planted on the edges of raised bed borders or on steep banks instead of grass turf the silver blue needles have a lovely aromatic pine scent juniperus squamata 39blue star39 is a flaky juniper and can be planted amongst other varieties to create a