Think lime green pittosporum domes surrounded by ornamental grasses, or dark green yew hedging as a backdrop to frame a front yard. Here, I reveal some of the easiest evergreen shrubs to grow that ...

This fragrant evergreen shrub has needlelike leaves and is part ... In cooler climates, it can be grown as an annual, and is a popular ornamental, given its vibrant, purple foliage.

These evergreen cypresses are fast-growing ... this broadleaved shrub is one of the most ornamental. Its pink or white flowers appear in May or June, but even during winter, its pigmented leaves ...

To help with your spring plant-selecting, here's a collection of plants that have won assorted awards for the 2025 growing season.

We are fortunate to have many broad-leaved evergreen shrubs in the Lowcountry landscape. These ornamental and native shrubs keep their leaves during our relatively mild winters. Some people like ...

All of which brings me neatly to the idea of gardening classics, those species of ornamental ... upright shrubs reaching an average height and spread of 3-4m. Another slow-growing, evergreen ...

1. Sarcococca confusa (sweet box) Also known as the Christmas box, this compact evergreen shrub is one of the most useful in winter, its glossy, dark green leaves forming the backdrop to the ...

All ornamental shrubs and trees do not need annual pruning; some give better results without it, others require an annual light thinning out of the older wood, and some respond most satisfactorily ...

This outstanding species of magnolia is just one of many kinds of large ornamental evergreen shrubs that are eminently suitable for training vertically against a sunny wall or sturdy fence ...