evergreen garden plants

13 Best Evergreen Shrubs for the Garden

Leucothoe.
Cherry Laurel.
Azalea.
Yew.
Euonymus.
Mugo Pine.
Pieris Japonica.
Viburnum.

What are the best evergreen plants?

Top 10 Evergreen Shrubs

Fatsia. ...
Lavender. ...
Aucuba. ...
Camellia. ...
Euonymus. ...
Mahonia. ...
Photinia. ...
Holly. A well-known evergreen shrub, with glossy, dark green leaves, which can be either spiny or smooth.

What plants stay green all year-round?

9 Plants that Stay Green All Year

• Mountain Laurel – Broadleaf evergreen shrub.
• Juniper – Perennial shrub.
• Japanese sedge.
• Colorado Blue Spruce.

What shrubs look good all year-round?

31 Flowering Shrubs for Year-Round Color

Fothergilla. Bottlebrush-like blooms open at branch tips in early spring, before leaves appear. ...
Azalea. Spring explodes with color when you include azaleas in your yard. ...
Mountain Laurel. ...
Rhododendron. ...
Weigela. ...
English Lavender. ...
Lilac. ...
French Hydrangea.

What plants stay green all winter?

Plants That Survive Winter

Coneflower (Echinacea) Though the coneflower does not maintain its beautiful purple coloring in freezing temperatures, it will come back in the spring, strong as ever, if properly cared for in the offseason. ...
Lily of the Valley. ...
Blue Spruce. ...
Wintergreen Boxwood. ...
Catmint. ...
Coral Bells (Heuchera) ...
Pansies. ...
Hostas.

What evergreen shrubs grow well in full sun?

Evergreen Shrubs for Sun

Some are flowering, like gardenia (Gardenia augusta) with their elegant blossoms, while others offer glossy leaves and bright berries, like holly varieties (Ilex spp.) Other interesting evergreen shrubs for sun include bamboo-like nandina (Nandina domestica) or cotoneaster (Cotoneaster spp.)

What are the best evergreen plants for pots?

Best Evergreen Plants for Containers

Boxwood – Boxwoods are hardy to USDA zone 5 and thrive in containers.
Yew – Hicks yew is hardy to zone 4 and can reach heights of 20-30 feet (6-9 m.). ...
Juniper – Skyrocket juniper is also hardy to zone 4 and, while it can reach heights of 15 feet (4.5 m.), it never gets more than 2 feet (.

What is the best low maintenance ground cover?

The Best Low-Maintenance Ground Covers for Your Garden

Heuchera. 1/11. An evergreen perennial, heuchera is known for its vibrant foliage, which ranges in color from silver to green to brown. ...
Honeysuckle. 2/11. ...
Brass Buttons. 3/11. ...
Creeping Phlox. 4/11. ...
Creeping Jenny. 5/11. ...
Stonecrop. 6/11. ...
Vinca Minor. 7/11. ...
Lamium. 8/11.

What flowers stay in bloom all year?

21 Annual Flowers for Year-Round Color

Petunia. One of the best annual flowers is the petunia. ...
Calibrachoa. Calibrachoa looks like a miniature petunia. ...
Sunflower. A common annual flower is sunflower, but Solar Flare sunflower (shown here) is anything but commonplace. ...
Stock. ...
Sweet Alyssum. ...
Begonia. ...
Verbena. ...
Rudbeckia or Black-Eyed Susan.

What is the fastest growing evergreen ground cover?

The Fastest-Growing Evergreen Ground Cover Plants

Creeping Phlox (Phlox Subulata)
Golden Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia)
Mazus (Mazus Reptans)
Tufted Creeping Phlox (Phlox Stolonifera)
Creeping Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum coccineus)
Big Root Geraniums (Geranium macrorrhizum)
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)

What are the best shrubs for front of house?

Upright conical evergreen trees and shrubs such as arborvitae, spruces, boxwood, and yews are excellent choices for planting at house corners. Columnar trees can frame the front of your house and accent your other foundation plants.

What shrubs grow fast and tall?

7 Fast-Growing Shrubs

North Privet. Ligustrum x ibolium.
Forsythia. Forsythia x intermedia.
Crapemyrtle. Lagerstroemia indica.
Beautybush. Kolkwitzia amabilis.
American Hazelnut. Corylus americana.
Pee Gee Hydrangea. Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'

What are the best low maintenance shrubs?

17 Low-Maintenance Plants and Dwarf Shrubs

Butterfly Bush. Prune these plants by late August, so plants have time to harden off before freezes arrive. ...
Fringe Tree. ...
Coral Bells. ...
Denver Daisy. ...
Ninebark. ...
Contoneaster. ...
Purple Pixie. ...
Agapanthus.

What is a good evergreen ground cover?

Best Evergreen Cover Plants

Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) ...
2. Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis) ...
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) ...
English Ivy (Hedera helix) ...
Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) ...
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) ...
Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) ...
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia)

What are the best year round plants?

10 Plants for Year-round Containers

'Golden Sword' yucca combines with almost anything. ...
'Green Mountain' boxwood keeps its color all year. ...
Golden creeping Jenny is perfect for the edge of the pot. ...
4. Japanese pieris has colorful new growth. ...
'Emerald' arborvitae works where you need some height. ...
Bergenia has bold leaves that shine in containers.

What can I plant now for winter color?

Browse our pick of the best winter-flowering plants, below.

Winter honeysuckle.
Christmas rose.
Pansies.
Winter aconites.
Daphne.
Snowdrop.
Mahonia.
Winter clematis.

What evergreens do well in shade?

Some evergreens for shade include:

Aucuba.
Boxwood.
Hemlock (Canada and Carolina varieties)
Leucothoe (Coast and Drooping species)
Dwarf Bamboo.
Dwarf Chinese Holly.
Dwarf Nandina.
Arborvitae (Emerald, Globe, and Techny varieties)

What shrubs take full sun?

18 Flowering Shrubs for Sun

Wine and Roses Weigela (Weigela florida 'Alexandra') ...
Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius) ...
Midnight Wine Weigela. ...
Japanese Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles 'Pink Lady') ...
American Cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus var. ...
Sunshine Blue Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana 'Jason')

What plants can take full afternoon sun?

7 Heat-Tolerant Plants that Love the Sun

Lantana.
Lemon Verbena.
Cosmos.
Marigold.
Geranium.
Salvia.
Sedum.

What shrubs do well in containers?

8 Best Shrubs and Trees for Containers

Boxwoods. If you have been following us for any time at all, you know boxwoods are our favorite. ...
Ferns. Ferns are not only a beautiful way to add greenery, but do very well in pots. ...
Lemon Tree. ...
Little Giant Arborvitae. ...
Hydrangea. ...
Dwarf Alberta Spruce. ...
Recurve Privet. ...
Japanese Maple.

What grows well in containers?

The Best Vegetables for Containers

4-5": chives, lettuce, radishes, other salad greens, basil, coriander.
6-7": bush beans, garlic, kohlrabi, onions, Asian greens, peas, mint, thyme.
8-9": pole beans, carrots, chard, cucumber, eggplant, fennel, leeks, peppers, spinach, parsley, rosemary.

What veggies grow all year-round?

Plants that are slow growing or take up a lot of space

Asparagus (it's a perennial, so will be in one spot for up to 20 years!)
Brussels sprouts.
Pumpkins.
Potatoes (unless you harvest as new potatoes)
Melons.
Parsnips.
Leeks.
Tomatoes.