We like this juniper for quick growing, no fuss, drought tolerant ground cover for hills or landscape. This is an interesting shrub and one that is often mistaken for maintaining it's small stature.  It has a somewhat layered/textured looking soft silver gray'ish branches that are covered with the same color berries in the winter (it's gorgeous in the winter). A great ground cover, hedge or for planting in mass to cover a bed/hill area. 

Juniper is a very low-maintenance plant that is versatile and strikingly beautiful. It requires no real maintenance is drought tolerant after established and great in full sun.  Water newly planted Juniper when the top several inches of the soil dry out, but this plant does not require much care once established. The plant may need a drink during an extended drought, but typically Juniper plants are very self-sufficient.Best grown in zones 4-9.

At maturity, this plant can get 6' both tall and wide. It requires no real maintenance is drought tolerant after established and great in full sun.  

Deer resistant. It is classified by some sources as having minor toxicity (Class 2), which typically results in digestive upset rather than severe poisoning for pets.