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8 Best Evergreens for Containers

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by Emma Warford

Backyard Gardening Tips and Guide

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If your dreams of growing towering, full evergreens are on hold because of a lack of space – don’t worry! Most evergreen trees grow amazingly well in containers. With their low-maintenance care requirements met, you can enjoy evergreens indoors and out. 

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Tips for Healthy Potted Evergreens 

Get a big enough container – Although evergreens are slow to grow in pots, choosing a large container ensures the tree will be comfortable for many years, and adequate soil is an excellent insulator from varying temperatures. 

Switch up pot placement – Potted evergreens can be vulnerable to wind and freezing, so moving them to a covered area will help them stay healthy in cold conditions.

Insulate your tree’s roots – Potted tree roots need extra protection in winter, so layering the top and sides of your pot with dead leaves or mulch will help combat frigid temperatures if you live in a cold climate. 

Now that you have some tips to keep in mind, read on for the eight best potted evergreens that will add interest to your home or garden all year. 

The 8 Best Evergreens for Containers

1. Boxwood ShrubImage credits: cocoparisienne via Pixabay

These ‘trees’ are shrubs known for pruning into any desired shape. ‘Green Mountain’ or ‘Green Gem’ is the container-friendly varieties you’ll want to consider.

The Boxwood is hardy to USDA Zone 5 and requires big, quick-draining containers for this plant’s shallow, wide-spread roots to be healthiest.

These shrubs are great low-maintenance additions to any landscape. Keep them watered well in their first year.

2. Yew TreeImage credits: Skylar Kang via Pexels

Yew trees are low-maintenance and need little to thrive; this is part of why they do so well in containers. Their growth will be slow once potted, but they can still reach heights of 20 to 30 feet.

Yews are hardy to USDA Zone 4 and need well-draining soil, as they can be susceptible to root rot if the earth is too damp.

You can trim Yews in the summertime, and they can live in either full sun or full shade. Unfortunately, the berries produced by Yew trees are poisonous to pets and people, so bear this in mind if you choose to plant them.

3. Juniper TreeImage credits: Ivan Kovbasniuk via Shutterstock

Juniper trees are an excellent choice for a potted evergreen. There is a wide range of varieties you can choose from, depending on your preference. Whichever type you decide on, these trees don’t require a lot of maintenance and are an attractive addition to your outdoor space.

As with most evergreens, these will be slower to grow when potted. The ‘Skyrocket’ Juniper is hardy to USDA Zone 4, other Junipers are hardy in zones 3 to 9, and most don’t grow more than two feet wide, especially in a pot.

Junipers only need moderate water and well-draining soil and prefer full sun.

4. Pine TreeImage credits: Irina Iriser via Pexels

The Bosnian Pine is an excellent option for a container. These trees are hardy to Zone 4 and grow into a pyramid shape. They are often planted in groups for windbreak and noise absorption or used for landscape accents.

The Bosnian Pine prefers full sun and needs weekly watering. If heat is extreme, it may need more frequent watering.

5. Italian Cypress TreeImage credits: Kameleon007 via Canva

These columnal trees are iconic in the Italian countryside, dotting the landscape with heights up to 70 feet. The size would be considerably less when potted, but they are still a fast-growing tree, averaging 3 feet per year in ideal conditions.

This cypress is hardy in zones 8 through 10 and needs regular watering. Spider mites are a known pest for this tree, so routine inspection will allow you to deal with them if they become a problem.

6. Cotoneaster ShrubImage credits: _Alicja_ via Pixabay

The cotoneaster shrub provides beauty in every season. It produces small red, pink, or white blossoms in the spring, fall brings small red berries, and winter highlights its deep green foliage. It also has a vast range of hardy species in USDA zones 3 through 8, so wherever your climate is, there’s a Cotoneaster that will thrive!

The upright type of Cotoneasters works best in containers, and a great choice is the ‘Emerald Beauty’ variety. Although they cascade, you can trim them into hedge shapes.

These shrubs need full to partial sun, well-draining soil, and regular watering, and they don’t like to be transplanted, so make sure your containers will be suitable for them to grow.

7. Dwarf Conifer TreesImage credits: Jeanettje via Pixabay

Dwarf conifers are slower growing than other conifers, so they’re the best variety for containers. The Dwarf Globe Colorado Blue Spruce is a mound-shaped shrub that will grow to 3 to 5 feet tall over 10 years and is hardy to zone 3.

It has blue/gray needles that are vibrant all year round and needs minimal care. Another great option is the Dwarf Mungo Pine, a round, gumdrop-shaped tree that is hardy in zones 3 through 7.

It takes 10 years to mature and needs moderate water, full sun, or partial shade.

8. Arborvitae TreesImage credits: jdwc5 via Pixabay

The ‘Emerald Green’ Arborvitae is an excellent option for a large container. This Danish cultivar grows in a narrow, columnar shape with dense green foliage and is often used for privacy screens.

It has a beautiful, consistent green color and doesn’t require a lot of maintenance. This evergreen is hardy in zones 3 through 8 and needs full sun.

Find Your Favorite Tree and Go From There!

There are tons of options for evergreens that will thrive in containers for years to come! Choosing the right one for you comes down to the climate you live in and your preferred tree style.

Remember that although evergreens are all relatively low-maintenance and easy to care for, potting them requires a bit more watering when they’re new, so they have room to grow!

Let us know in the comments below what trees you’ve planted in pots or whether there’s a great one we didn’t mention here!

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Contents:

  1. Trees
  2. Shrubs
  3. Dwarf forms
  4. Ground covers
  5. Video

Evergreens are ornamental all year round. First of all, these are conifers, in summer they effectively emphasize the beauty of the surrounding flowers, and in winter they solemnly turn green against the background of white snow. But we decided to talk about deciduous, mostly of southern origin, which are also very popular in landscape design. We offer an overview of interesting types of evergreens for the garden with photos, names and brief descriptions, ideas for creating compositions with their participation. nine0003

Experienced gardeners turn trees and shrubs into original topiaries with topiaries

Evergreen perennials are represented by all life forms: trees, shrubs, semishrubs, shrubs, herbaceous plants.

Trees

Trees, which retain their decorative effect all year round, are planted on the site both singly and in groups, create hedges, and make the main accent in the mixborder.

Berry yew

Berry yew belongs to the class Coniferous, family Yew. It grows up to 20 m in height, although this will take more than one century. Unlike conifers, it does not have cones, but seeds surrounded by a fleshy, juicy red shell, similar to berries. Therefore, it is also called "mahogany". nine0003

All parts of the plant, except for the shell of the fruit, are poisonous!

Relic trees are common in the Caucasus, the Black Sea coast. In culture, shrub forms are more often used.

"Repandence" is a short, shrubby yew growing up to 50 cm. It is planted on alpine hills, in mixborders, along paths, around ponds

Varieties with an unusual color of needles are interesting. For example, "David" (bright green), "Summergold", "Cooper Gold" (yellow), "Elengatissima" (light green, cream). All of them are suitable for growing in the middle lane. nine0003

"Elengatissima" grows no more than half a meter, the intensity of the color of the needles depends on the illumination

Boxwood

Boxwood occurs in tree and shrub form, about 30 varieties are known. Trees can grow up to 12-15 m. These are also ancient, relict plants, forming in nature, together with yew, large yew-boxwood groves. Boxwood has leathery, oblong leaves arranged oppositely on the stem. Small inconspicuous flowers emit a strong aroma. The wood is very dense and heavy. nine0003

Decorative forms are traditionally used by designers to decorate the landscape.

Variegated species are interesting, for example, evergreen boxwood "Variegata" (pictured).

Unpretentious, shade-tolerant shrub feels good in a pot, suitable for indoor keeping

Holly

Holly (holly) belongs to the genus of trees and shrubs of the Holly family, growing in temperate and tropical climates. In the natural environment, the trees reach 10-20 m. The leaves of the holly are beautiful, shiny, carved, dark green or two-tone in color; may have spikes. Bright berries (drupe fruit) of red, orange, yellow, white, or black often persist on branches throughout the winter. nine0003

Holly is especially valued in Europe, where it is used for making wreaths at Christmas, which decorate houses

Holly is unpretentious in care, but loves fertile soil, reacts to fertilization with abundant foliage and flowering, responds well to formative pruning. When planting in the garden, a good company for the holly will be hydrangea, mahonia, cypress, euonymus.

For garden cultivation, it is more convenient to choose dwarf hybrids or showy variegated shrubs, such as Argentea Marginata

Shrubs

Most evergreen shrubs are not adapted to harsh winters and require shelter.

An overview of varieties suitable for growing in temperate climates is given in the table:

Shrub name Characteristic Varieties

Fortune's Euonymus

Like all types of euonymus, it is valued for the decorative color of the leaves. This is a creeping, creeping form. It is widely used as a ground cover under trees, in rock gardens. Needs shelter in winters with little snow

Canadale Gold with yellow edged leaves;

Minimus - forms a low green carpet, ideal for alpine slides and rockeries;

Blondy - green leaves with a large cream spot in the middle, grown as a vine, as a ground cover, in container culture

Common privet

A relative of the lilac, belongs to the Olive family. About 50 varieties are known, but in central Russia only 2 varieties of common byrichina have successfully spread. It is best suited for creating hedges. Well propagated by cuttings. Likes sunny places, drought tolerant

Aureum - 0.8-1 m high, has golden foliage, does not bloom;

Atrovirens - dark green leaves in summer, purple-brown in autumn, blooms in white panicles

Cotoneaster

Non-thorny berry shrub from the Rosaceae family. Notable for its dark foliage that turns red in autumn. Flowers inconspicuous, white or pink. Berries are red or black. Cotoneaster hedges often decorate city streets

Among the most frost-resistant varieties: shiny, whole-edged, chokeberry

Holly mahonia

Squat, up to 1 m, shrub of the Barberry family. The leaves are leathery, dry, with teeth. It blooms with bright yellow flowers, in place of which bluish berries are formed. By autumn, the bush turns red. Mahonia is usually used to create groups and borders

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Fruit varieties: "Sweet", "Mermaid", "Timoshka".

Decorative:

"Smaragd" - with lush bright yellow inflorescences;

"Dureya" - distinguished by yellow-green foliage;

"Compact" - up to 50-70 cm high

Rhododendron

A beautifully flowering shrub of the Heather family with various colors of corymbose or panicle-shaped inflorescences. Prefers places protected from the wind, diffused light. Demanding on soil fertility, needs abundant watering

Good winter tolerance: Japanese, Dahurian, Canadian, Katevbinsky

Katevbinsky rhododendron, judging by the descriptions and reviews, is an unpretentious, frost-resistant culture

Many shrubs, as noted above, are great for forming hedges.

Privet grows quickly and forms a dense enclosure that needs regular shearing

Dwarf forms

Due to their compactness, beauty of flowering, aroma, low shrubs, semi-shrubs and shrubs have earned the well-deserved respect of professionals and flower growers who strive to make their garden unusual, modern, stylish.

Lavender angustifolia

An essential oil crop from the Lamiaceae family is grown commercially and in gardens around the world. Lavender is well propagated by seeds. In regions with a mild climate, winter sowing is practiced.

Flower growers of the middle zone stratify seeds before planting for two months on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator, sown for seedlings in February - March. nine0003

For lush flowering and maintaining shape, annual pruning is carried out in spring, shortening the shoots by a third. Of these, if desired, you can create whole heather glades that will bloom from spring to autumn.

Heather is available in a wide range of varieties (about 500), different in height, leaf color and flower color

Erica - a relative of heather, differing from it in the time of flowering, which begins in spring, and needle-shaped leaves. Heather blooms in late summer - autumn and has more scaly leaves.

White, pink, burgundy, blue, purple "bells" of erica after flowering retain their decorative effect for a long time

The lower tier of flowerbeds and alpine hills are a great place for ordinary podbel. Its second name is Andromeda. The plant is poisonous, so you need to work with it very carefully. nine0003

Pale pink, like porcelain jugs, drooping white flowers set off in contrast by dark bluish-green foliage

Ground covers

Perennial evergreen ground covers are not only permanent residents of rocky gardens, slopes and flower beds with stone decor. They are planted in the forefront of ordinary flower beds, sometimes used as a lawn, decorated with tree trunks of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, settled on poor, sandy soils. All of them are very unpretentious, have the ability to grow quickly and fill the space. Forming a thick carpet or dense pillows, such plants give the landscape a forest color (periwinkle, tenacious) or imitate the atmosphere inherent in mountain landscapes (antennaria, bryozoan). In addition, they help control the growth of weeds. nine0003

Antennaria

Very attractive due to the felt, silvery pubescence of foliage, soft, pretty inflorescences, thanks to which it received the popular name "cat's paw". Belongs to the Compositae (Asteraceae) family. In nature, it grows in mountainous areas, pine forests.

Three varieties of Antennaria are cultivated: alpine, dioecious (pictured) and plantain-leaved

Periwinkle

Surprisingly viable plant from the Kutrovye family. Due to the high content of alkaloids, it is poisonous, but, nevertheless, it is very much appreciated by gardeners for its unpretentiousness, shade tolerance, the beauty of the dark green carpet formed and rather large, often blue hues, flowers. nine0003

At present, cultivars of small periwinkle with white, pink, red color of the corolla, terry, with variegated leaves have been bred

Creeping tenacious

which is also affected by the degree of illumination. Greenish-cream, burgundy, pinkish, purple-violet, with spots and stains ... The tenacious is often planted in flowerbeds, alpine slides, where it fills well the voids between the stones, along the paths. nine0003

Tenacious is excellent for decorating shady places, for example, near the wall of a house or under trees, in combination with hosta, astilba, spirea. From the end of spring it is covered with small snow-white flowers, which continue to appear until autumn. Forms dense cushions. It is placed in rocky gardens, used as an element of borders, as a lawn cover.

The second name - Irish moss, bryozoan received for its external similarity with mosses. The homeland of the plant is Scandinavia and Eastern Europe

Video

Useful tips for choosing evergreens for decorating garden plots in different regions are shared by specialists and experienced flower growers in the following videos:

About the author:

Natalya Grigorieva

Has two higher educations in the specialties "Biology" and "Publishing" (diplomas with honors). For 15 years she worked as an editor-in-chief in a weekly regional newspaper. He knows firsthand how to raise chickens, rabbits, piglets (my parents kept a small farm). Today he is fond of indoor, balcony and garden floriculture. It is a strict taboo for purchased seedlings: she grows it herself, and shares the surplus with colleagues and friends. He loves the time of harvesting and harvesting and forest gifts. And he still cannot imagine his life without dogs, cats and books. Natalia enjoys learning and sharing her knowledge and experience with readers. nine0003

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Cypress, succulents and African violets - all these plants tolerate the lack of good lighting and heat, which makes them a great option for our realities

Despite the chilly time year, your collection of flowers can be replenished: there are plants that calmly endure cold and lack of good lighting. And many of them not only look great, but in addition have additional useful properties.

Red Oxide

This is a small, colorful plant. with pale pink flowers is famous for its resistance to moderate or even low light and not too high temperatures, so it is ideal an option, say, for a bedroom, even one where the curtains are often left drawn. And she just blooms closer to winter.

Zamioculcas

This plant is difficult to pronounceable name will suit those who have the most distant an idea of ​​how to care for home plantings. perennial a herbaceous plant does not need frequent watering (just like a cactus), and the only condition for Zamioculcas to feel good is no direct sunlight. nine0319

Succulents

Another great winter option plants are succulents. However, keep in mind that they will not grow as fast, like in the summer. Three to four hours of sunlight per day for succulents will be sufficient, but avoid strong drafts.

African violets

The beauty is that African violets bloom even in winter, adding bright colors to any interior. Moderate temperature and indirect light (so it's better not to put them on the window) - that's all, what African violets need to delight you with bright colors. nine0319

Sansevieria three-stripe

Sansevieria three-stripe, which also called snake flower, quite popular as an indoor flower plants - primarily because of their unpretentiousness. She has enough a little light for a fulfilling life.

Spathiphyllum

It is a perennial evergreen The plant is very hardy and endures cold weather. One of the main The virtues of spathiphyllum are that it improves air quality by purifying it. nine0319

Green

By green we mean a wide range of different plants, from dill to cilantro. They don't look any worse. other green plantings, they need no more than six hours of light per day, so how bonus, they make a great seasoning for stews or soups.

Lemon cypress

This decorative cypress is excellent adapts to room life.

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