Acaena inermis 'Purpurea' is an excellent ground cover for crawling over gravel paths or stones with gorgeous purple-blue-grey foliage.

Acaena saccaticupula 'Blue Haze' is an excellent ground cover with powder blue foliage.

Alchemilla erythropoda, the dwarf lady's mantle, is a more compact version of A. mollis with blue-green leaves.

Alchemilla ellenbeckii is an unusual, creeping lady’s mantle with trailing, reddish stems with tiny leaves and electric green flowers.

Aruncus dioicus, the giant goat's beard, is a stately BC native perennial with tall, creamy white plumes.

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace' produces lacy, branched, horizontal spikes of creamy white flowers atop Astilbe-like foliage.

Aruncus 'Guinea Fowl' is a compact and floriferous goat's beard with highly dissected, fern-like, crinkly leaves and horizontal spikes of bright white flowers on red stems.