The Overall Best Evergreen Shrubs to Plant and Grow
Evergreen shrubs offer year-round greenery, structure, and often a splash of color.
They are an essential component for creating a vibrant and dynamic landscape.
In this article we will highlight the 9 best evergreen shrubs, each grown and inspected by our experts we will also reveal their unique features, growing needs, and benefits for your garden.
There are many types of boxwood shrubs but most of them are deer-resistant, elegant, and easy to cultivate. They grow between 0,6m and 1,2m (2 and 4 ft) and are known for their lush, evergreen foliage and dense, rounded form. It is great for formal gardens, and its tolerance to typical bush pruning makes it a favorite for creating topiary designs and ornamental bush gardens.
Boxwood
English Yew
This type of shade plant conifer, also known as Yew, is often grown as a tall plant for gardens or as a fencing shrub for creating privacy because it is compact and reaches heights of 10m to 15m (33–49 ft) and is also considered to be low maintenance and great for landscaping.
Holly
We experienced that Holly bushes are a great fit as shrubs for raised beds, growing up to 2-15 m (6-50 ft) and prefering full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Their bright red berries in winter feed birds and their dense foliage offers shelter. Holly is a popular Christmas decoration plant that adds festive touch.
Aucuba
The winter garden plant named Aucuba reaches up to 3m (10ft) in height and prefers well-drained soil and partial to full shade. After growing it we noticed that it has large, glossy leaves often speckled with gold, which provide a unique visual texture and contrast in the garden while also thriving well as an evergreen shade plant.
Myrtle Spurge
Euphorbia Myrsinites is an evergreen perennial. It has sprawling stems growing to 20–40 cm long. This tiny evergreen bush is also called Myrtle spurge and is great for small spaces because it usually just grows up to 40 cm high.
Juniper
Junipers are celebrated for their hardiness and drought tolerance. These landscaping evergreen shrubs with their textured foliage provide a year-round interest, and the variety of shapes and sizes available caters to diverse landscaping designs. They are low maintenance shrubs and also have small blue berries which are edible.
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress grows to about 1-2 m (3-6 ft). It loves partial shade to full sun and moist, well-drained soil. This slow-growing, compact cypress bush is perfect for small gardens, offering a unique, sculptural form with its dark green, fan-shaped evergreen tree foliage.
Daphne
This green bush with flowers called Daphne grows up to 1.5m (5ft) tall and is known for their fragrant flowers and attractive berries. They thrive in well-drained, slightly acidic soil and partial shade. Daphne adds a sensory appeal to any garden with its aromatic blooms.
Chamaecyparis Pisifera
This small evergreen bush, also known as Sawara Cypress that is originally native to Japan. But you can also grow this plant as a small bush (see picture), if you are regularly pruning it. The plant is grown for its wood (timber) which is used as a material for building palaces, temples, and baths.
Rosemary
Rosemary, a bushy evergreen herb, similar to most small evergreen bushes with pines, is used in many different kitchens for its robust flavor. It elevates roasted meats and baked potatoes with its fragrant needles. For most benefits and optimal growth, plant it in early spring or during fall and the plant can survive a lot of conditions making it more durable and easier to revive when dying.
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