WINDWALKER® 'Guernsey Green' Creeping Juniper

Guernsey Green is a ground-hugging evergreen juniper in the WINDWALKER® Series. Plant Select lists a mature height of 3 inches, a spread of 5–10 feet, and USDA Zones 4–9. ## Form and placement The low, spreading habit makes this selection useful as a living mulch beneath xeric shrubs, perennials, and grasses. Plant Select describes it as a semi-desert plant from the windy prairies of eastern Wyoming, with dark berries and evergreen foliage. Its width calls for generous room along edges and paths. The [Plant Select Guernsey Green profile](https://plantselect.org/plant/juniperus-horizontalis-guernsey-green/) provides the selection’s size, exposure, water, soil, and maintenance guidance. ## Growing conditions The official profile lists sun, part sun, and shade, and notes that the plant tolerates dry shade. It accepts clay, loam, sandy, and gravelly soil, with low to xeric water needs after establishment. Plant Select reports drought and salt tolerance, and winter interest. A Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District garden profile describes the foliage as blue-green and lists deer tolerance; Plant Select marks deer resistance “No.” Because those sources disagree, do not rely on this plant as deer-resistant. ## Maintenance Let the plant grow, trimming young tips to encourage branching if desired. Later, trim back only as needed to contain its 5–10-foot spread. Water while establishing, then reduce irrigation to suit the site.