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Every garden should include some clever ideas for landscaping with evergreens as they're the most hardworking shrubs and trees that will really earn their place in your scheme. They add year-round interest and structure, which makes them especially important over winter. They are generally a low maintenance option too.

As well as lush green foliage some varieties add color with beautiful blooms and berries, while others are highly scented, so they contribute far more than simply lush, reliable and good looking foliage. Whether you decide to mix them in with your planting or let them be the main focal point, you won't be disappointed with the results.

Structural evergreens form the backbone of the garden, providing a framework that will let other plants shine. Find out how to get the look with our expert tips for landscaping ideas that will take centre stage in your garden for years to come.

Try adding some curb appeal to your front yard with smartly clipped low hedges and a pair of symmetrical planters flagging the porch

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12 ideas for landscaping with evergreens that are approved by experts

Garden designers love landscaping with shrubs and especially those that are evergreen so they're quick to offer plenty of expert tips on the subject that are super helpful if you're thinking of working a lush green look into your own outdoor space.

'When designing any garden, you want a high percentage of evergreen plants that hold their structure through the winter,' says award winning garden designer Kate Gould .  'Ideally, 50-70 per cent of the planting would be evergreen. Happily they require the least amount of maintenance too.'

By nature, evergreens are often quite dense, which also makes them a great choice for topiary too. 'Ensuring there is a balance in the planting design is key to letting evergreens shine,' adds Kate. 'That said, if you really want to go for it then opt for an all-evergreen garden with lots of clipped shapes that contrast with each other. It is a bold move but one that will look timeless.'

Our round-up of inspirational expert ideas show how to do landscaping with evergreens so you can get the most professional looking results.

1. Zone a seating area with evergreens

This garden project by Fiona Lamb Design includes a mix of evergreen planting

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Evergreens are a hugely important consideration for most gardens. They provide essential, year round structure, ensuring that there is interest in the garden even in midwinter. They are the backdrop against which everything else can perform as perennials, annuals and ornamental grasses will all benefit from an evergreen foil.

'Evergreens can provide privacy and are a useful way of dividing up a garden naturally without the need for walls or fences,' says garden designer Fiona Lamb . 'Domes of evergreen foliage in this outdoor seating area are interspersed with perennials to give seasonal color and interest.' The evergreen planting helps to define a softly delineated space too.

2. Use evergreens to create structure in a space

Evergreens can be used to create a more structured space, as in this urban garden by Bowles & Wyer

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Consider using evergreens if you have a small urban garden and want to create eye-catching, minimalist, low-maintenance landscaping ideas in the heart of the city. 

In this design a mix of structured pleached trees contrasts with the soft wavy fronds of a tree fern, both adding differing points of vertical interest to the space.  

'This dense planting scheme includes evergreen Magnolia grandiflora around the perimeter of the garden and the semi-evergreen tree fern Dicksonia antartica. The ground cover planting is Pachysandra terminalis,' explains landscape designer John Wyer, CEO of Bowles & Wyer .

Also known as Japanese spurge, Pachysandra terminalis is a mat-forming evergreen perennial in the boxwood family. This dwarf shrub is popular as it spreads into a dense evergreen carpet beneath other taller shrubs and thrives in dry shade.

Ferns are another good choice as they add lush greenery, are easy to look after and most of them look good all year round too.

3. Plant up oversized pots with evergreens

Create statement focal points with oversized planters, as shown in this garden design by Harris Bugg Studio

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Landscaping with evergreens is a great way to provide year round structure and winter interest as well as adding a strong form in the garden. Taking your evergreens right up to the house means you can enjoy them throughout the seasons as it lets you look out on deep green foliage right through winter.

This stylish, contemporary year-round entertaining garden by Harris Bugg Studio is a green and peaceful escape from the outside world. A rich tapestry of textural planting includes clipped evergreen yew squares to inject breathing space and create a darker foil to the other planting.

Oversized garden planters sit on the fossilised sandstone paving that forms the terrace. They are planted up with shapely mounds of Pittosporum tobira ‘Nanum’. This is a popular small, dense, slow-growing, evergreen shrub loved by garden designers that reaches a height of about 3ft (1m) with glossy leaves and sweetly scented flowers in late spring and early summer. It's a must to include in your evergreen planting ideas.

4. Layer up planting to build the look

Evergreen planting will provide year-round interest in your plot

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Using a series of soft billowing evergreen forms helps to blur the edges of the garden and layer up a lush look all year round. You will soon find your favorite go-to varieties for landscaping with evergreens and start to use them for repeat planting to get a professional-looking finish. 

The addition of cool white Calla lilies (Zantedeschia) such as in this design shows how landscaping with flowers can lighten a dark evergreen planting scheme too.

'Evergreen plants are useful for adding structure to a garden, acting as a foil for herbaceous plants, and creating a display that will really catch the eye,' says John Wyer, CEO of Bowles & Wyer . John has several favorite evergreens that he returns to time and again.

'Evergreens play an important role and there are some that we use regularly in our designs, such as Trachelospermum jasminoides (star jasmine) and Liriope (lily turf) for example. The indestructible Griselinia littoralis (New Zealand broad leaf) is also be a good choice, particularly for a roof terrace or coastal garden.' 

If you live by the ocean you'll want to know the best coastal plants that are evergreen and will thrive in these conditions. Even if you live miles from the sea many of the same plants will also flourish in your garden so it's well worth taking a look.

5. Learn to love small evergreen varieties

Evergreens play a key role in the planting scheme of this garden by Fiona Lamb

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If the idea of low-growing evergreens is appealing to your garden design ideas you're in the right place for expert recommendations.

'Make Hebe rakiensis a regular in your evergreen planting,' suggests garden designer Fiona Lamb. 'Its neat shape and apple green brightness look great repeated through planting beds or for edging steps.'

Fiona is a big fan of Pittosporums too. 'Another of my go-to plants are Pittosporums, and especially Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ whose purple leaves can give fantastic contrast when surrounded by green plants.'

Pittosporums are another reliable evergreen that's available in a variety of forms from large species like Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Queen’ that can be used as a statement plant to the low growing compact form Pittosporum tobira nanum which we mentioned earlier.

6. Create a more formal look

Low clipped hedges will create a smart, formal look in a space 

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Structural blocks of low clipped hedging punctuated by decorative potted domes here and there shows how landscaping with evergreens can create a smart geometrical look. The evergreens in this design are very much the stars of the show rather than acting as a backdrop. 

Alongside the vertical element of the trees, and the textural and floral displays of grasses and perennials, lines of low hedging plants can be used to soften boundaries and accentuate the division between spaces. 

Clipped evergreens like yew, box and holly make a wonderful foil for looser planting around them. In winter they come into their own, as the herbaceous planting recedes to reveal their form and the structural bones of the garden. 

7. Introduce some evergreen topiary to your garden

Add height, texture and structure to a patio with clipped evergreens in pots

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In grand country gardens topiary has been used for centuries as a design feature of landscaping with evergreens, but you can use the same technique of creating sculptural form in small gardens with great results. Clipped evergreens add architectural form and become a focal point, especially when sculpted into smart or whimsical shapes. 

Eye-catching topiary is a way of adding drama, using the clipped foliage of larger shrubs to create strong punctuation marks within your planting scheme.

Smaller evergreen plants such as hebe are one of the best plants for small gardens and can be clipped into mounds to provide form, color and texture at a lower level. These work well for enhancing edges, softening level changes, dividing connected spaces, or filling up planters for year-round interest. They are a great choice for cheap landscaping ideas too as they're not an expensive plant choice.

A display of pots planted up with clipped foliage always makes an eye-catching addition to any outdoor space, however small.

8. Edge paving with evergreens in natural clusters

Evergreens are a great way to soften the impact of hard landscaping

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Position your chosen evergreen plants in natural clusters and allow low evergreens to spill over onto garden paths and pavers. Avoid a look that is too evenly spaced with evergreens of a uniform size, and instead create different sized clusters to create natural rhythm in your garden edging ideas. 

It's a great idea to rough out your evergreen planting positions by arranging the plants while still in their pots and shifting them around to get the best layout before stepping back and taking an overview to check the balance works with your paving ideas.

Box (Buxus sempervirens) balls are a superb choice for topiary. They need well-drained soil so use good compost, bark mulch and grit, and water regularly over summer. Mix in some landscaping with grasses for textural contrast.

9. Work up a modern look with evergreens

This garden by landscape architect Stephen Woodhams shows how evergreens can be used to create a contemporary planting scheme

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Plant evergreens in steel containers against a backdrop of cool color and you instantly create a very different look from classic topiary styles that feels modern and contemporary, such as in this award-winning garden by landscape architect Stephen Woodhams .

Evergreens give year-round interest and form while soft perennials rise and fall around them to provide more unstructured seasonal change, movement and interest. Try going for a looser, less clipped look for the evergreens.

Perennials that work well with evergreen planting include Thalictrum and Verbena bonariensis, which will rise up through structural planting to add height. Underplant and soften evergreen shrubs with low creeping ground cover plants like Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Alchemilla mollis. There are lots of evergreen perennials to choose from too.

10. Factor in evergreens from the get-go

Low evergreen hedges are a great choice for a more formal front garden. Garden design by Lee Bestall

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'For almost six months of the year the garden relies on evergreens for structure and form,' says garden designer Lee Bestall . 'When designing a garden, it’s important to think how the garden will look in winter. Often referred to as the bones of the garden, the evergreen structure should be the starting point once the initial layout of the garden has been decided.'

Plants such as Taxus and Buxus are timeless classics, both responding well to regular clipping, offering structure and mass in formally clipped hedges and topiary.

Why not consider doing something a little different with them like creating a set of smart clipped cube shapes to create a real design feature and add distinctive curb appeal to your front yard landscaping ideas? This is a look that works brilliantly in gravel gardens or when landscaping with lavender for a look that's easy to do, looks good all year and is low maintenance too.

11. Opt for easy blocks of evergreens

In this garden design by Rae Wilkinson , ornamental grasses make an ideal planting partner for evergreen shrubs

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In this garden design by Rae Wilkinson , evergreen hedges combine with ornamental grasses to divide spaces with blocks of varying texture. 'A large portion of the structure within gardens should be provided by the planting,' says Rae. 'When herbaceous plants die back in the winter and deciduous leaves fall, the evergreen structure retains the green element and defines the space.' 

When it comes to hedges, evergreens are effective year-round garden screening ideas, but remember they can cast gloomy shade in winter. In addition to acting as boundaries, hedges can also be used within the garden to frame a view or to block out something you don't want to be seen, such as a shed. Shrubs used to form a low hedge in a garden border helps to create a visual reference point.

12. Style up your deck with evergreen planters

Add interest to a decked seating area with potted evergreens

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Be sure to include pots of smartly clipped evergreen plants as part of your decking ideas. They often get overlooked in favor of more colorful container gardening ideas but they really do hold their own for a smart and low maintenance look that keeps on giving.

What can I plant next to evergreens?

When it comes to what to plant next to evergreens the good news is that they are super companionable shrubs happy to mingle with lots of other plants so you can pretty much take your pick.

One of the favorite companion plants when landscaping with evergreens are ornamental grasses, many of which are evergreen themselves and offer year round continuity. Some good types of ornamental grass to try include varieties of Festuca and Carex.

Ferns, herbaceous perennials and bulbs all work well planted with evergreens. Use a few taller perennials such as sedums, Japanese anemones and euphorbia to fill the empty spaces between evergreens and contribute extra color. 

Evergreen perennials like Bergenia, Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ and heuchera are also a good bet as they spread quickly to cover any gaps in your planting and work well as low maintenance flower bed ideas.

The ornamental grass Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue' is a great choice to plant with evergreens

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Lifestyle journalist Sarah Wilson has been writing about gardens since 2015. She's written for Gardeningetc.com, Livingetc, Homes & Gardens, Easy Gardens and Modern Gardens magazines. Having studied introductory garden and landscape design, she is currently putting the skills learned to good use in her own space where the dream is establishing a cutting garden.

20 Essential Evergreen Shrubs - Best Types of Evergreen Bushes

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Every single garden needs these evergreen bushes.

By Arricca SanSone

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Evergreens are an essential part of any garden, no matter where you live across the country. They provide year-round color, texture, and privacy and offer food and shelter to birds and wildlife. There are thousands of types of evergreen shrubs in every size and shape with shades of green ranging from deepest emerald to sunny golden-green. Some varieties tolerate extreme heat and cold, so be sure to read the plant label or description when shopping to find one that's suited to your USDA hardiness zone (find yours here). When you're planning your garden, don't forget to pay attention to how tall and wide the plant gets, especially if you're considering a fast-growing shrub. That cute little shrub won't stay tiny forever, and you don't want to create a maintenance nightmare by having to prune it three times a year. The good news is that many new varieties of shrubs have been developed in recent years to stay nice and compact, so they fit well up against your house as a foundation planting or in containers to flank your front door or patio steps.

Here are our favorite evergreens (including flowering shrubs!) for your garden.

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False Cypress

This cold-tolerant shrub has graceful limbs and pretty needles. Many varieties grow in a pyramidal or roughly pyramidal shape, which makes a nice, low-maintenance accent plant.

Why We Love It: Soft fern-like needles

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Gardenia

Beautiful glossy, dark green foliage and creamy white fragrant blooms make this shrub just about perfect for every warm climate! Some newer varieties rebloom all season long.

Why we love it: Eye-catching scented blooms

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Hemlock

Dense branching and finely textured foliage make this shrub a winner as a specimen or planted in a mass to create an interesting screen. Most tolerate some shade.

Why We Love It: Graceful appearance with cute little cones

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Mirror Bush

This evergreen has super-shiny leaves in bright lime green or pinks! It's suited only to warm climates, but in colder parts of the country, keep it potted and bring indoors to enjoy as a houseplant over the winter.

Why we love it: Interesting, shiny leaves

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Inkberry Holly

Upright branches and a mostly round shape make this lesser-known native holly a good plant for foundation planting or along walks.

Why We Love It: Good substitute for boxwood

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Blue Holly

Featuring sharp, pointy leaves and bright red berries, this is the type of holly most commonly associated with the holidays. Make sure you have both “female” and “male” plant types so berries will form.

Why We Love It: Winter color and a classic holiday feel

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Arborvitae, Pyramidal Form

These pyramidal forms include many different heights, ranging from a few feet to 30 feet tall or more. Bonus: Most don’t need shearing to maintain their conical shape!

Why We Love It: Hardy and fast-growing evergreen

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Arborvitae, Round Form

Arbs that grow in a roundish form are, let’s just say it: adorable! Many stay in the 12- to 24-inch-tall range, so you can tuck them just about anywhere in the landscape. And they’re super tough in cold climates.

Why We Love It: Dwarf evergreen shrub

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Wintercreeper

This lovely shrub has a mounding form, making a nice foundation planting. Many types have variegated leaves tinged with gold and green or white, which turn pinkish to red in for bright winter color.

Why We Love It: Evergreen shrub for shade

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Azalea

These shrubs with glossy green leaves put on a show in early spring with lovely shades of pinks, peach, coral, purple, or white flowers. Some types, which are suited to warmer climates, re-bloom. Make sure to purchase an evergreen (not a deciduous) variety if you want it to retain its foliage year-round.

Why We Love It: Evergreen flowering shrub for shade

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Juniper

Junipers come in a ton of different shapes and sizes with colors ranging from blue-green to gold. Some are low-growing and hug the ground while other types are more upright.

Why We Love It: Extremely cold-hardy evergreen

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Boxwood

Tiny rounded leaves that keep their deep green color through the coldest months make boxwood an all-time favorite for landscapes. Most types can be sheared into a hedge, ball form, or left to grow in a more naturalized shape. Look for newer, disease-resistant varieties that don't need coddling.

Why We Love It: Classic shrub that works in many garden settings

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Rhododendrons

Against this plant's deep green shiny leaves, showy flowers in brilliant purples, pale pinks, and snowy whites pop. Once grown only in warm climates, some new varieties are cold-tolerant. They prefer dappled shade and are nice as a hedge or accent plant.

Why We Love It: Evergreen flowering shrub

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Yew

This shrub has dense, finely textured foliage and attractive reddish bark. There are both low-growing and upright varieties.

Why We Love It: Cold-hardy evergreen shrub

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Spruce

These conifers come in a startling array of options from dwarf to gigantic. They’re pretty garden accents, especially some of the dwarf or weeping varieties.

Why We Love It: Dwarf and tall evergreen shrubs in many interesting shapes

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Japanese Holly

With small, rounded leaves and many interesting forms, Japanese holly boasts a strong architectural form to add as an accent to your garden or in pots flanking your front door.

Why We Love It: Strong architectural form

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Fir

Interesting needles and showy cones are the hallmark of many types of fir trees. Dwarf evergreen shrub varieties of fir form a carpet and work well in rock gardens, while upright types make a sensational focal point.

Why We Love It: Unique foliage and cones

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Mugo Pine

This hardy pine works beautifully in rock gardens, mass plantings, and mixed with other broadleaf plants. Colors range from deep green to gold.

Why We Love It: Unique forms and slow-growing so it doesn't crowd everything else out in a hurry

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Cedar

These evergreens have a striking form and elegant blue-green foliage. Some grow quite tall, so read the plant description before buying.

Why We Love It: Striking profile in the garden

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Mahonia

This low-care shrub has bright flowers that appear in late winter to early spring and become blue to black berries by late summer to fall. It’s perfect in mass plantings.

Why We Love It: Evergreen flowering shrub

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Evergreen garden: how to arrange a landscape on the site

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How to make a beautiful and refined evergreen garden?

Owners of private houses often think about how to decorate the adjacent territory in an original and attractive way. For these purposes, planting evergreens for the garden is suitable, which are presented in numerous varieties. They not only act as a decoration of the site, but also form a pleasant penumbra. After the rain, a unique aroma appears, and when the flowers bloom, you can enjoy a bright and sophisticated atmosphere.

Selection of plants

To get a unique garden, it is important to determine which evergreens will be planted in the area. Since they are presented in various varieties, the most daring and original decoration ideas can be realized. Evergreens differ in the following characteristics:

  • growth and development rate;
  • crown dimensions and maximum height;
  • lifetime.

Attention! You can choose evergreen shrubs for both a large garden and a small area.

The most popular options are:

  • Softwood. Previously, they were found only on the street or in squares, but now they are widely used in personal plots. Ornamental spruce, yew, fir or arborvitae are usually planted, and cypress also looks beautiful.
  • Deciduous evergreen ornamental shrubs , which came from southern countries, but at the same time easily took root in the middle latitudes, so they do not die even in the most severe and snowy winters. These include honeysuckle, camellia, star anise, heather and boxwood. They are used to decorate landscape design or to form hedges. These evergreen flowering shrubs go well with different flower beds. In winter, they allow you to dilute the monochromatic landscape, and also provide an optimal atmosphere for rest and relaxation.

Attention! If an evergreen bush is planned to be planted with any tree or flowers, then the size of the root system of each green plantation is estimated.

Majestic Spruce

Features of choosing this unique plant for home garden include:

  • easily withstands low temperatures;
  • perfectly takes root in any area, so there are no specific requirements for the composition and characteristics of the soil;
  • even if there is constant rainfall in the region, this will not lead to decay of the root system;
  • there are approximately 45 types of spruce, which differ in height, rules of care and other parameters.

Attention! The most popular is the Akrokona spruce, whose height reaches 4 m, and raspberry cones appear in spring.

To decorate the territory, the expensive German Nau breed is often chosen, which is represented by a spectacular dwarf tree equipped with a blue pillow-shaped crown. Such a plant grows to a maximum of 1.5 meters. Usually it is planted next to the front door, as it acts as a real decoration of the territory, although it has a high price.

Unsurpassed arborvitae

They grow naturally in North America and are also considered a coniferous crop. If evergreen is chosen for summer cottage , then gardeners prefer several varieties. These include:

  • Western. The height of the tree reaches 20 meters, and it has a compact and pleasant crown.
  • Gold of Europe. The height is about 15 meters. The tree has a cone-shaped crown, the width of which reaches 4 meters.
  • Siboldi. Giant thuja with a conical crown shape.
  • Maria. Such a miniature tree is grown in small pots and containers, and also becomes a decoration of the terrace.

Due to the wide variety of varieties, you can buy the right option for your backyard. It is advisable to combine thuja with barberry and juniper. It can be planted separately or during the formation of a hedge.

Cypress

The birthplace of this unique evergreen coniferous tree is considered Lebanon. The height of the tree reaches 25 meters. It has a pyramidal crown shape. For personal plots, dwarf breeds are usually chosen, the height of which does not exceed 2 meters.

Before buying, it is recommended to study photos and names of evergreen shrubs in order to choose a suitable specimen. Cypress is effectively used to decorate the local area. The following grades are usually selected:

  • Tuiform. Such a plant has an erect trunk, as well as a crown of red hue and a cone-shaped shape. Needle needles have a pleasant blue tint.
  • Large-fruited. In nature, such a tree can grow up to 40 meters in height. Therefore, only a cultivated specimen is purchased, the needles of which have a yellow tint and a pleasant lemon aroma.
  • Leyland. This variety is considered a hybrid, therefore it has a unique appearance. The crown has a column shape and a red tint.

Standard or dwarf varieties can be selected for home gardening. It is recommended to cut cypress regularly, although such a plant does not need specific care. Below are 9 unique0007 photo of evergreen shrubs that make the territory bright, attractive and interesting at any time of the year.

Fir

This plant has a dense conical crown. Due to the slightly curved trunk, an exquisite look of the culture is provided. The needles have a bright green color. Lilac cones are considered especially beautiful. For proper cultivation of this tree, it is necessary to provide it with regular watering. Below are photos and names of evergreens for the garden .

The most popular varieties of fir are "Spanish" and "Siberian". Fir is considered an ideal choice for decorating parks, gardens and home gardens. It can be planted alone or combined with barberry or flowers. Dwarf fir looks especially beautiful, with the help of which hedges are made.

Yews

The list of evergreens that do not require specific care includes yews. They are represented by tall plants that are usually planted next to the recreation area. They are very easy to care for, as they do not need watering or fertilizing. The trees have dark green needles and red bark. The crown is distinguished by a rounded shape, and red fruits appear on the plant every year.

It is allowed to plant yews even in dark areas of the territory. Nearby, rock gardens or other structures look beautiful to decorate landscape design. It is recommended to regularly prune this evergreen conifer, to create a suitable crown shape.

Attention! It is necessary to ensure that young children do not take cones or needles into their mouths, as they contain toxic substances.

Honeysuckle

The most popular evergreen shrub for the garden is honeysuckle. Such plants fit perfectly into any landscape design, and are also represented by perennial flowering living plantings. Features of honeysuckle include:

Honeysuckle is available in numerous varieties, so you can pick up evergreen with pink, crimson, yellow or cream buds. Annually, fruits of red, black or blue color appear, and they are edible. To decorate the territory, it is advisable to choose both curly and erect shrubs. The most popular varieties include "Brown" and "Tatar".

Attention! If group plantings are planned, then it is advisable to choose erect shrubs, which additionally act as an original way of zoning the territory.

Heather

It is a creeping shrub with many small branches. The height of the plant varies from 30 to 70 cm. Triangular leaves grow on the shrub, which twist into tubules and have a bright green color. In summer, flowers appear in the form of purple bells.

Below are photos with the names of evergreen shrubs heather.

There are approximately 500 varieties of heather, but for private property, 'Erika' and 'Yana' are usually purchased. It is desirable to make homogeneous plantings from this plant, for which different varieties are combined. Neighborhood with thuja or juniper is allowed.

Camellias

They are beautiful evergreens that can enliven and beautify the area. The Philippines is considered the birthplace of this green plantation. You can choose both a tree whose height reaches 10 m, and a small shrub. It is advisable to plant a plant near water bodies.

There are many varieties of camellia, but usually "Mountain" and "Oil" are chosen for Russian conditions. Below are photos and names of evergreen shrubs for the garden , which easily withstand severe frosts, and also decorate the territory.

Boxwood

This amazing plant can be found in many areas, as well as on the street or in squares. It is represented by a perennial culture, easily coping even with severe frosts. Boxwood features slow growth.

The small leaves have a pleasant aroma and you can cut the branches often to give the plant the desired geometric shape. Popular varieties include "Balearic" and "Small-leaved".

Star anise

In another way, such a plant is called anise. It is represented by a shrub, the height of which can reach 15 m. A distinctive feature is the crown in the shape of a pyramid, consisting of dense and large leaves. In summer, scarlet and yellow buds are formed. The fruits obtained after pollination can be used during the preparation of various dishes.

Popular varieties include Real and Florida. Due to the beautiful color and graceful shape, star anise becomes an adornment of any local area.

Conclusion

To create a beautiful garden that will delight not only in summer but also in winter, climbing evergreens , coniferous trees and shrubs are used. They can be used for single or group landings. You can choose plants that do not need constant and complex care.

Landscaping ideas for your yard

Basically, there are two requirements for the design of your yard - functionality and beauty. In their combination lies all the skill.

If you decide to work on the landscape of your suburban area yourself, first get acquainted with how specialists cope with this.

Choosing a landscape design style for a summer cottage

take care of the landscape. If your area is often dry, you should be guided by some ideas, if the climate is humid - by others. If you like to mess around with vegetables and flowers, you can give them more attention, and if you have small children, it might be worth leaving more space for a lawn with a swing for them to play on. If you rarely visit the site, you can simply take the necessary furniture out of the house, but if you spend a lot of time there, you need to provide gazebos, benches, swings, and perhaps an outdoor fireplace.

In addition, the size of your summer cottage is important here. If space permits, the garden can be decorated not only with trees and flowers, but also dig a pond, lay beautiful paths and make comfortable and beautiful lighting.

The English style in the landscape of the countryside is characterized by the use of brick and natural stone, thatched roofs, the use of natural hills, ponds, bridges, grottoes that look like real caves, sculptures, smooth lines, no straight paths, no symmetry, maximum naturalness . The reservoir in the English garden is most often man-made, and its uneven banks are lined with trees. The lawn is an indispensable element of the English garden. If space permits, there are many trees in the garden, but if there is not enough space, small groups of trees are still planted. The English garden looks natural, everything here is conducive to rest and relaxation.

The Japanese style suits people who are calm and reasonable, philosophic, who like to observe nature. The Japanese garden relies on natural elements and their imitation, therefore geometric lines and artificial stones are alien to it. The basis of the design is stones, a pond, which is often decorated with a decorative bridge and lamps, plants and purely decorative elements. Here, as in the English style, asymmetry and curved lines are preferred. Japanese-style landscaping is characterized by evergreens, dwarf trees, moss, a bridge, and stones around a pond, which itself may be clad in stone. Interesting stone lanterns, gazebos and potted plants.

Another common landscape style is Mediterranean. This is a very elegant landscape. There is more space here than in a Japanese courtyard, and more openness than in an English one. Indispensable attributes are cypresses and lavender, decorative fragrant herbs, also used in cooking and as medicinal, many bright flowers, multi-level fountains, sculptures, columns, stone-paved paths, yard furniture with forged and wicker elements, a hammock. By choosing the right plants and other design elements, you can bring the beauty of the Mediterranean to your site.

Chinese style landscape design is rich in combination of natural elements and strict rules. There must certainly be mounds and water, but all design elements are concentrated around the center and obey the rules of Feng Shui philosophy. The centerpiece is often a gazebo or pagoda, a bridge or a brightly colored staircase.

Landscaping on 6 acres

It is difficult to turn around here, so you will have to discard many complex ideas, but as soon as you decide on the necessary and give up the superfluous, you can turn your site into a unique one. Simplicity does not mean primitiveness, do not forget about it.

If the ground is uneven, use it wisely to your advantage by creating several terraces.

The fence is an interesting design element. However, if the area is small, a solid fence will make it appear visually even smaller. Think maybe a mesh fence will be enough? If you have chosen a Japanese design, bamboo fencing is fine.

Fences play a big role in the design of the site, but internal fences, like walls in an apartment, can divide the site into zones. They can increase safety, for example, near a body of water, or create a quieter area for older people. But all fences must be consistent with the general style of the landscape of the site.

About lawns

You're not going to turn the whole area into a vegetable garden, are you? Lawns are simply necessary in the garden. They can be planned near the house or further away, in a place where the view is especially beautiful.

Non-standard beds

If you grow vegetables or healthy herbs, the beds don't have to be in one place and have a traditional shape. They can also be an interesting element of site design. You can intersperse plantings of vegetables, onions, tomatoes or legumes with annuals and perennials for the garden, not hiding the beds, but turning them into a decorative element.

Landscaping Details

Once you've decided on the style, familiarized yourself with the different styles of fencing, decided you want to place it on the property, it's time for more detailed planning. Here are a few important elements that should be planned right away, and not left for later.

Walkways

Walkways, like any design element, must be aesthetic, comfortable and durable. You drive along one path, walk along the second, and get to the garden on the third - the paths are diverse. They can be reinforced with stone, covered with concrete or tiles, sprinkled with gravel.

Pond - a landscape element in different styles

Pond is always beautiful, even if it's just a barrel buried in the ground. And if you dug up a real lake - there is coolness for people, and the opportunity to grow water-loving plants, and variety for design (bridges, stones). True, an artificial reservoir needs to be looked after so that the water in it is clean.

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