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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
SHOP FALSE CYPRESS
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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
SHOP GARDENIAS
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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
SHOP HEMLOCK
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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
SHOP MIRROR BUSHES
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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
SHOP INKBERRY HOLLY
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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
SHOP BLUE HOLLY
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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
SHOP ARBORVITAE, PYRAMIDAL FORM
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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
SHOP ARBORVITAE, ROUND FORM
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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
SHOP WINTERCREEPER SHRUBS
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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
SHOP AZALEAS
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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
SHOP JUNIPERS
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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
SHOP BOXWOODS
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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
SHOP RHODODENDRONS
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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
SHOP YEWS
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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
SHOP SPRUCE TREES
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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
SHOP JAPANESE HOLLY
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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
SHOP FIR TREES
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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
SHOP MUGO PINES
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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
SHOP CEDAR TREES
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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
SHOP MAHONIA SHRUBS
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12 Popular Evergreen Shrubs
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Bearing leaves or needles year-round, evergreen shrubs are the preferred bushes for gorgeous year-round yard appeal. Needle-bearing evergreen shrubs such as yews, with small, tightly spaced needles, are especially useful in hedges because they can be trimmed to precise shapes. Broadleaf evergreen shrubs with small leaves, such as boxwood, can be used in the same way, though they cry out for a good shearing that will turn them into rectangular walls. Other evergreen shrubs are striking enough to go solo and serve as specimen plants.
Here are 12 popular choices for evergreen landscape shrubs.
Tip
Before buying a landscape shrub, always check with your local extension office or a garden center expert for advice on shrubs that are invasive or prone to serious pest or disease problems in your area.
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The Spruce / David BeaulieuAzaleas and rhododendrons belong to the same genus, and the difference is sometimes hard to identify.
While a few azaleas are evergreen, it is the rhododendron group that generally are the broadleaf evergreens, retaining leathery green-to-bronze foliage through the winter. In general, rhododendrons are larger shrubs than azaleas, and they have larger leaves. Azalea flowers typically have five stamens, while rhododendron flowers have ten. Rhododendrons are versatile plants, often used singly as specimens, in groups for woodland gardens and shrub islands, or as foundation plants. However, they have a loose, airy growth habit that doesn't work well in hedges.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9 (depends on variety)
- Color Varieties: Lavender, pink, rose, red, white, coral, yellow
- Sun Exposure: Part shade
- Soil Needs: Rich, well-drained, acidic
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The Spruce / Autumn Wood
'Emerald 'n' Gold' euonymus is a broadleaf evergreen shrub grown for its variegated leaves, which have green centers with golden margins.
This is a low-growing shrub (to about two feet) that sprawls out as much as four feet. It can be a versatile ground cover for both sunny and shady areas. If given support, it will climb a low wall. Foliage turns pinkish-red in the fall, and it may drop off in the colder areas of its hardiness range. Be aware that Euonymus scale can be a significant insect problem. - USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–8
- Color Varieties: Flowers are insignificant; foliage is green with golden margins
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Soil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained
Warning
Wintercreeper is technically an invasive species. It can take over yards in a hurry. To prevent its spread, keep the vines off fences and trees, which can be easily destroyed by its huge stems. It's not so aggressive as to avoid planting it, but it does require regular maintenance.
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The Canadian hemlock, also known as the eastern hemlock, is a coniferous evergreen with small, lacy needles.
The species performs well in shady conditions. While many specimens are large, growing as tall as 75 feet and serving as landscape trees, there are also compact cultivars that function as shrubs. When kept trimmed, the shrubby types form a dense living wall, making them effective privacy screens. Canadian hemlocks perform best in cooler climates, and south of USDA hardiness zone 6 they might struggle a bit. Before planting this species, check on the presence in your region of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a very small sap-sucking insect that threatens the tree in many areas. Other hemlock species might be a better choice if HWA is a severe problem in your region.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–7
- Color Varieties: Medium-green needles
- Sun Exposure: Part shade to full shade
- Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained
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Valued for its whimsical golden foliage, 'Golden Mop' (or 'Gold Mop') is a needled evergreen shrub, also known as Sawara cypress.
Instead of bearing classic sharp needles, 'Golden Mop' needles are awl-shaped. 'Golden Mop' is a slow-growing, mounded shrub form of the C. pisifera species that will take ten years to reach its maximum size of five feet. It has stringy, arching, whip-like branches and is most often used in foundation plantings, in rock gardens, or as a specimen shrub in small areas.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8
- Color Varieties: Golden-yellow needles
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained
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Boxwood is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with very small leaves and a dense growth habit that makes it an outstanding plant for formal hedges. It is prized for its small, densely packed leaves, making it ideal for sculpting with a pair of garden shears or electric hedge trimmers.
These are slow-growing shrubs that rarely grow more than five feet tall, usually kept trimmed even shorter.
Although generally evergreen, these shrubs do not like harsh winter winds, which can burn the foliage. In addition to being a very common low hedge plant, boxwoods can make good shrubs for foundation plantings. - USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–9 (depends on variety)
- Color Varieties: Most have light- to medium-green foliage; yellow and deep-green varieties are also available.
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Soil Needs: Evenly moist, well-drained, loamy
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Blue holly is broadleaf evergreen shrub that usually grows six to ten feet tall, but occasionally can grow to 15 feet. Its older leaves develop a dark color that gives it its name. The branch stems also are dark. Hollies are dioecious, meaning that they have specific genders. The most popular blue holly cultivar is 'Blue Princess', a female clone. To produce berries, 'Blue Princess' requires the 'Blue Prince' male holly to be planted nearby, within 50 feet.
Blue holly is a versatile shrub used in borders, screens, hedges, and for foundation plantings.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-7
- Color Varieties: Foliage is dark green with a bluish cast; insignificant white flowers in spring produce red berries if the female holly was pollinated by the appropriate male holly
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Soil Needs: Prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acidic; good tolerance for nearly any soil
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In the landscape trade, the common name arborvitae is usually applied to the various cultivars of the Thuja occidentalis species, a group of needled evergreen shrubs and trees in which the needles are arranged in flat sprays that look like fans or scales —much different than most needled evergreens. Arborvitaes are very similar to cedars, though true cedars belong to a different genus, Cedrus.
The true landscape arborvitae, T. occidentalis, is sometimes called eastern white cedar, even though it is not a cedar at all. T. occidentalis is a smallish to medium-sized tree, growing to a maximum of about 60 feet, though some cultivars are much shorter. 'Emerald Green', for example, achieves a height of only about 12 to 15 feet. 'Golden Globe' is a dwarf cultivar, topping out at only three feet. 'Pendula' is a 10-foot shrub with a weeping habit. 'Danica' is a globe-shaped arborvitae that grows only up to one foot tall.
Depending on the size and shape of the cultivar, arborvitaes can be used for a variety of landscape purposes, from foundation plantings to hedges, privacy screens to shade trees.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 2–7; varies according to variety
- Color Varieties: Yellow-green to dark green
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Soil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained; good tolerance for poor soils
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DaveMountain laurel is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows to about 15 feet tall and produces profuse clusters of pink or pinkish-white flowers in spring. It has a gnarled, multi-stemmed growth habit and elliptical, leathery leaves, similar to rhododendrons. Mature plants will sometimes have the appearance of small trees with gnarly trunks.
Mountain laurel is usually planted in masses around foundations, for screens, or in shrub islands.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9
- Color Varieties: Blooms are pink to white with dark purple markings
- Sun Exposure: Partial shade
- Soil Needs: Rich, moist, well-drained, slightly acidic
Warning
Be aware that all parts of the mountain laurel plant are toxic.
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The Spruce / Adrienne Legault
Taxus is a very large genus of needled evergreens, many of which are suitable for use as landscape shrubs for various uses.
Cultivars commonly grown for landscape fall into species including Taxus baccata, T. canadensis, T. cuspidata, and Taxus × media. Yews can be distinguished from other needled evergreens by the shape and feel of the needles, which are flattish and feel soft to the touch rather than prickly like most needled evergreens. The foliage color is generally very dark green, sometimes bordering on black. The tolerance the yew has for shade and the ease with which it can be shaped into a hedge makes it a versatile plant. It is commonly used for foundation plantings.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8, depending on the variety
- Color Varieties: Dark green needles; some have red berries
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Needs: Moist, well-draining, loamy
Warning
Be aware that yew, while a wonderful landscape plant in most ways, is generally included in all official listings of toxic plants and nearly all components are toxic.
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The Spruce / David BeaulieuDepending on the USDA hardiness zone, a Daphne shrub can be deciduous, semi-evergreen, or fully evergreen. One of the most popular cultivars is 'Carol Mackie', a small rounded shrub that grows only three to four feet tall and produces pale pink flowers in spring. The leaves are grayish-green with cream-colored margins. While 'Carol Mackie' is hardy to USDA zone 4, it is likely to lose its leaves and possibly suffer some winter damage when grown in USDA zones 4 or 5. In USDA zones 6 to 8, it is more reliably evergreen.
This shrub can be finicky, sometimes dying for no apparent cause. It is a beautiful choice for shrub borders, screens, or as a foundation plant. The flowers are especially fragrant, so many people like to plant it close to walkways, entrances, and outdoor living spaces such as patios.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–8
- Color Varieties: Medium-green foliage with creamy margins
- Sun Exposure: Partial shade
- Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained
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The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova
Of the many juniper species, those known as creeping junipers are generally cultivars of the aptly named Juniperis horizontalis species.
These shrubs remain under 18 inches in height, with a spread as much as 10 feet. The foliage consists of prickly, scaly needles that are blue-green in color, sometimes turning purplish in winter. Some varieties produce cones that look like dark blue berries. Creeping juniper is generally used as a sprawling ground cover, often in foundation plantings, in rock gardens, or on hillsides. The plants are usually trouble-free, but are sometimes subject to fungal problems or root rot in very wet conditions.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9
- Color Varieties: Bluish-green foliage
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained; does not like wet soil
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The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova
'Blue Star' juniper is another needled evergreen with silvery-blue foliage and a low growth habit, but it is more self-contained than creeping juniper.
This slow-growing plant is a dwarf, forming a compact mound that reaches just one to three feet in height at maturity, with a similar spread. The foliage is the familiar silver-blue color common to junipers, prickly and scaly in texture. The seed cones are blackish berries. - USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–8
- Color Varieties: Silvery blue-green foliage; cones are blackish berries
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained; does not tolerate wet, dense soils
There are many, many more evergreen shrub cultivars other than the 12 listed here. But a great many will be close cousins of these very popular varieties.
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Evergreen Shrubs - A Bit of Summer in Winter
There is a proven way to not say goodbye to summer completely because of the arrival of winter cold - it will leave a piece of itself if you plant evergreen shrubs in the garden. Even under the snow cover, green foliage will remain, reminding that winter has not come forever. Wintergreen plants can be used as tapeworms, in a composition with flowering perennials or in hedges. They look good in any season: summer and winter. nine0003
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Mahonia
Shrub with glossy leathery leaves about 1 meter high. The plant is very interesting and extraordinary. Its decorative effect lies not only in beautiful foliage: in spring bright yellow paniculate inflorescences appear, which stand out beautifully against a green background, and in late summer clusters of blue berries appear.
Magonia has good frost resistance and easily tolerates dry periods. But in the shade, mahonia bushes lose their attractiveness somewhat, so it is better to plant it in sunny areas protected from the wind. nine0003
Laurel cherry
Leathery leaves, shaped like bay leaves. It produces edible fruits, but you need to be careful with them, as the seeds are poisonous. It grows mainly in warm and temperate latitudes on sandy loam, loam and humus-calcareous soils.
Plants that have undergone acclimatization, that is, grown not in greenhouse conditions, but from cuttings in open ground, have frost resistance. This method is suitable for breeding cherry laurel in the Moscow region. If in severe frosts the shrub loses part of the foliage, in the spring it grows back. nine0003
Fortune's Euonymus
This is a short, unpretentious shrub with creeping shoots. As a rule, the height of the plant does not exceed 30 cm, but there are larger varieties.
In contact with the soil, shoots can take root and take root on their own - this feature is used to propagate Fortune's euonymus.
If during heavy snowfalls the bush was completely covered with snow and it disappeared from sight, do not be upset. With the first thaws, curtains with green, silver-green, yellow-green or reddish (depending on the variety) leaves will not slow down to appear from under the snow covers. nine0003
Boxwood
Slow growing shrub with a compact dense crown. The lower branches are located very low, so that the trunk is almost not visible. The leaves are small and shiny, first light green, then change color and become dark green.
Boxwoods are very unpretentious, grow on stony soils and easily tolerate shading. They lend themselves well to shearing, so they are used to create hedges and borders. Small annual growth makes them a unique material for topiary. nine0003
Yew
Canadian yew and Middle yew are frost-resistant - shrub forms with a height of 2 to 3 m.
They are often used in landscape design in areas with a temperate continental climate. There is also a dwarf form of common yew, or berry, whose height does not exceed 1 meter.
In essence, these are conifers that do not shed their needles. Although adult yews are very unpretentious, young plants need careful care: deep loosening of the soil, fertilizing, watering and mulching the near-stem space. nine0003
Juniper
Juniper bushes come in different shapes: sprawling, creeping, spherical, pyramidal. They are grown as a background in mixborders, to create hedges, in group plantings and as tapeworms. Creeping species feel great on the stony soils of alpine hills
In regions with severe winters, winter-hardy species of junipers are used in landscape design: Cossack, common, Virginian, Siberian and Daurian. nine0003
Thuja
Thuja bushes always retain a compact spherical or slightly elongated pyramidal crown. Thanks to this feature, the shape of the plant is easy to maintain with infrequent haircuts.
In winter, thuja needles, under the influence of sub-zero temperatures, acquire a bronze hue, and in summer it becomes green again. Planted in hedges, in groups and singly. Neat "balls" look very nice on a white blanket of snow.
In addition to evergreen shrubs, some perennials, for example, filamentous yucca, monetized loosestrife, pachysandra, can be involved in the "greening" of the winter landscape. But you need to take into account that due to short stature after a snowfall, they can simply be “crossed out” from the landscape. nine0003
In the article we will tell you about the most popular and common types of shrubs among summer residents with photos and names.
ARBUTUS
Russian name for strawberry tree, strawberry.
A slow-growing shrub that has hanging flowers and strawberry-like fruits
simultaneously on the plant in late autumn - these fruits are tasteless.
Popular large-fruited strawberry reaches a height of 2 m.
Its flowers are white. Flowering time: October - December
Evergreen shrub-Trachycarpus
Blooms in June, loves full sun.
The plant is hardy, able to endure winter frosts in many regions, but requires protection from gusts of icy winds.
Huge inflorescences are formed at the beginning of summer, individual specimens grow up to three meters in height, leaf width up to one meter.
Holly mahonia
Holly mahonia - an ornamental evergreen shrub up to 4 m high.
This plant grows best in shade or partial shade.
Young mahonia leaves are orange-green in color, which becomes dark copper in winter.
Tolerates cold well, propagated by seeds.
This shrub blooms very beautifully with small yellow flowers collected in hats.
Many sources refer this species to the genus Barberry under the name Berberis aquifolium
Holly - evergreen shrub
A symbol of Christmas, it is traditionally used to decorate houses during the winter holidays.
Holly evergreen shrub blooms from October to December, easily tolerates shading, but it is not a shade-loving plant.
The greatest contrast of colors in this plant appears in the sun.
Holly is especially beautiful in winter, when bushes with bright green leaves and
beads of red, white, yellow, black and orange berries stand out on the snow, which remain on the bushes all winter. nine0003
Evergreen Iberis
This is a branched, low evergreen shrub with small, dense and narrow green leaves.
The plant is very fond of light and blooms with white flowers in the month of May.
Camellia
It is an evergreen shrub with dense glossy dark green foliage.
Blossoms unusually beautiful, forming inflorescences similar to roses.
But the value of this evergreen shrub is that its flowering begins ... in autumn and lasts up to three months. nine0003
Boxwood - BUXUS
Boxwood can withstand wind, alkaline soils and some shade.
Stems can be cut regularly.
Boxwood evergreen shrub will grow to 3m if left unpruned.
Boxwood 'Aureovariegata' has yellow spotted leaves; "Suffruticosa" - dwarf.
Propagated by cuttings under glass in summer.
Russian names for boxwood - box , green tree, gevan, bukshpan, shamshit
Choizia
Choisia is a rounded evergreen shrub with densely leafy crown all year round.
Flat inflorescences of wax flowers appear in spring - both leaves and flowers are fragrant.
Choisia trifoliate - 2 m high. Flowering time: April - May.
Location: sunny or slightly shady.
Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer.
Callistemon
Callistemon blooms in the first two summer months. nine0133 It is recommended to plant in places well lit by the sun.
Propagated by cuttings planted in the summer under a glass canopy.
Flowering is small, stamens are produced in densely collected cylindrical inflorescences.
Usually planted on the sunny side of the plot.
Dark pink flowers, long leaves.
The height of the lemon-yellow callistemon can reach two meters, and the hard callistemon - only one and a half meters, but it is famous for its endurance. nine0003
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Photinia
Photinia is a perennial evergreen plant.
Very easy to grow as a short tree or shrub up to 2 m.
Fast growing, making it one of the most preferred hedge plants.
The leaves are shiny, dark green, but during the autumn season they turn bright red.
Blossoms in May-June with tiny white flowers that turn into bright red fruits.
Photonia loves sunny places and moist soils. nine0133 Resistant to temperatures down to -15 C.
In more severe frosts, the roots must be well protected.
Can be planted individually or in groups.
Holly Holly
Holly Holly - Ileks can be grown as a small tree or shrub up to 3 m, its leaves remain green all year round.
It blooms with small white flowers, the berries are bright red.
The beautiful contrast between foliage, flowers and fruits makes holly a very attractive plant in the garden. nine0003
Shrub can withstand temperatures down to -20 C. Can grow in shady places, loves moisture.
Often used to make Christmas wreaths.
Cherry laurel
Cherry laurel is an evergreen shrub with a high decorative value.
It reaches a height of up to 2 m, has dark green leaves and white flowers.
Likes shady places and moist soil.
Propagated by seeds and cuttings in summer or autumn. nine0133 Laurel can be planted both individually and in groups, and also used for hedges.
Japanese euonymus
Japanese euonymus is a deciduous evergreen shrub that can reach up to 5 m in height.
Likes shade and cold, very unpretentious, needs moderate watering, blooms in spring.
It is planted alone or used as a complement to the composition.
It develops well in all types of soil and tolerates pruning very well. nine0003
Prickly willow
Prickly willow is an evergreen representative of the fragrant willow, has a height of about 3 m.
The leaves are glossy, dark green on the upper side and a silver tint on the lower side.
Blooms in autumn - early November. Mainly used for hedges.
Excellent growth and excellent resistance to cold and drought.
Barberry Juliana
Barberry Juliana - a cold and unassuming plant.
Tolerates both sun and drought.
It develops well on any soil.
Very suitable for hedges.
Japanese Akuba
Japanese Akuba (Aucuba japonica) is a simple plant with high ornamental value
which can be enjoyed throughout the year.
Likes shade or partial shade. Blooms in March-April. nine0003
Pontian rhododendron
Pontian rhododendron is an evergreen shrub up to 5 m high.
The leaves are large, glossy green.
Blooms in May and June in purplish pink.
He likes fresh and nutritious soil with good drainage properties.
Periwinkle
Periwinkle is an evergreen herbaceous plant.
