This dense, low, spreading shrub is an excellent basic foundation planting for a hedge, screen or border. The dark green foliage backs scarlet-colored, berry-like cones. A versatile and durable evergreen that provides year-round interest in the landscape and tolerates shearing well.
USDA Zone
4-7
Light Needs
Full sun, Partial sun
Water Needs
Water regularly – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
The perfect evergreen hedge for tight spaces or to create a privacy screen. Lustrous dark green leaves have a lighter green underside. Very columnar growth makes it an ideal specimen for formal topiary shapes. Medium to finely textured foliage does not brown out in winter, and its density makes it a favorite shelter plant for…
Dramatic, long-lasting, pinkish purple, smoke-like airy seed clusters backed by reddish purple foliage create a prized small tree or large accent shrub. Foliage holds its color all summer, then turns scarlet red in autumn. Deciduous. USDA Zone 4-8 Light Needs Full sun Water Needs Once established, water deeply, occasionally, more in extreme heat.
Outstanding, lacy, golden yellow foliage on this compact evergreen makes a bold statement in the landscape. Superb color retention with a gold hue that deepens in winter better than other gold-tipped varieties. An excellent choice for mass plantings, along foundations, fence lines, driveways, and island plantings. USDA Zone 3-9 Light Needs Full sun Water…
A favorite for stately lawn specimens and tall screens. Glowing blue-green foliage on a densely branched, broad pyramid form that maintains its natural form well with practically no pruning. Clipped topiary forms make a wonderful formal accent in entrances or on patios. Evergreen. Moderate growing; reaches 12 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide. Conifer; prized for…
Golden yellow, frosted foliage tips create a striking contrast with the pendulous, blue green mature foliage. A good selection for mass plantings or a groundcover for hot, dry banks. Evergreen. USDA Zone 4-9 Light Needs Full sun Water Needs Once established, water occasionally, more in extreme heat.
Golden yellow, frosted foliage tips create a striking contrast with the pendulous, blue green mature foliage. A good selection for mass plantings or a groundcover for hot, dry banks. Evergreen. USDA Zone 4-9 Light Needs Full sun Water Needs Once established, water occasionally, more in extreme heat.
This handsome and versatile male evergreen holly with a natural pyramidal form creates a superb hedge, screen, or windbreak. Dense, glossy, bright green foliage is tolerant of shearing, making it an excellent topiary specimen or formal accent to entryways or gardens. Small cream-colored flowers do not produce berries. USDA Zone 7-9 Light Needs Full sun…
Dramatic, long-lasting, pinkish purple, smoke-like airy seed clusters backed by reddish purple foliage create a prized small tree or large accent shrub. Foliage holds its color all summer, then turns scarlet red in autumn. Deciduous. USDA Zone 4-8 Light Needs Full sun Water Needs Once established, water deeply, occasionally, more in extreme heat.
One of the most versatile shrubs, boxwoods bring year-round color to the garden. Their evergreen foliage brightens dreary winter landscapes, provides structure to both formal and informal gardens, and can be shaped into tightly clipped geometric forms or whimsical shapes. Natural size, shape, growth rate and hardiness vary between the many types of boxwood shrubs and…
