Best Evergreen Flowering Shrubs

The foliage of this selection turns purple in winter.Shown above are foliage details of the cultivars 'Honey Maid', 'China Blue' and 'Dragon Lady'Cultivation is quite simple. Uses include foundation plantings, informal hedges and spiny barriers.

The blue-tinted globes of allium flowers keeps the cool color theme going into summer.Everyone knows the annual morning glory vine, and probably the best-loved of all is the true-blue variety called ‘Heavenly Blue.' Given a sunny spot, this vine will...

The pots were hung on metal strips which were inserted just below the 'cat face' to drain the gum from the longleaf pine. I enjoyed roaming among them all.Gazing through the understory of the Chipola River Habitat.The major difference between longleaf...

This is why, even in the market, it is rare to see a tree with much more than a two or three inch trunk. One of the trees that stands out among the best and most symbolic trees of this wonderful and rich culture is the stunning and wonderful Magnolia...

Sow the seed in individual pots in a cold frame as soon as the seeds are ripe, usually in September. Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and scoop out insides, which you can save for tomato soup.

Think you can't grow anything in such an area except rhododendrons and azaleas? Here, snow-cover is not a guarantee, our freeze-thaw cycle continues from November until early May and wind is constant; not favoured conditions for heath and heathers.

Its pyramidal shape is marked by full, deep green foliage. Its footprint is small but impact in the landscape is great. It is hardy to Zone 4 and has smoother, glossier needles than many of its cousins.A common landscaping plant, the Dwarf Alberta Spruce...

Few pests attack this native shrub.If desired, the shrub can be trained into a small tree by removing some of the lower limbs. Florida anise fits well into naturalistic landscapes in damp, shady areas.Yellow anise is easily rooted from cuttings, and it...

In the wild, both of these are large trees, but as seedlings they can make a nice addition to your home for the holidays.Living trees will thrive best in USDA zones 5 to 9, but cultivation can be limited if you've planted it in an area susceptible to...

For the homeowner with a small piece of land or condo plot, or the gardener who wishes to spend more time enjoying the landscape than pruning it, dwarf shrubs are perfect choices. This form of planning is called zones of maintenance.Specimens that are...

She needed help, so her father and I went there for a whole month, during our vacation. What can be more beautiful? Amazing how those seedlings had grown by themselves, from the seeds which fell on the ground a year before and here they were, growing...

Frosts have touched many of our beautiful blooms and even stalwart, hardy perennials are worse for wear as the colder winds of winter draw near. For those of us living in most of Eastern North America; our native winterberry holly can be the preferred...

This one is called ‘Fuzz Ball' and has softer, fuzzier foliage than is typical of the species and a more compact, somewhat rounded habit, growing 30 cm by 100 cm. And to think it was only introduced to Western gardeners in the 1970s! Read on to learn...

There are many more species of pines in the world that were not mentioned in this article. As a rule of thumb, Taunton.com has an excellent reference:Look at the place where needles emerge from a twig.

Some less common names include California Christmas berry and of course, hollywood.Toyon is a medium to large shrub, from 6 to 25 feet tall, though usually less than 15 feet tall. Check the society's web site or the garden calendar in your newspaper for...

It is as well suited for a hedge as it is for a specimen planting. It can be sheared into neat geometic shapes for a formal garden setting, or left to grow into it's natural shape for a more casual look.

The yew is shade tolerant, making it a valuable landscaping shrub or tree. We tend to not even notice the somber green of the yew until it is dusted with snow, then realize how amazing it is that a plant's leaves can remain alive throughout the winter.

Richard Jeffery has been growing and selling trees here for more than two decades. I would much rather have a live potted tree, but that is personal preference. The plastics are not environmentally friendly because they do not break down in landfills,...

I've learned that "blooming early on still bare branches" is not such a rare feat for a woody plant. If you are devoted to North American native shrubs, please avert your eyes. If you love forsythia, stop reading.

Camellia sinensis, the plant from which tea is produced, is generally limited to around 4 feet through pruning and harvesting. Dwarfs are available for many types of evergreen flowering shrubs.Full-sized rhododendrons are among the best known evergreen...

Be careful, this native of Western North America has very sharp needles. A pair of garden pruners. Look there, one of my favourites for winterHere are some nice bushy pine trees. Winterberry is a native deciduous Holly.

Hardy in USDA zones 5a to 9b. Best results are achieved when given average water and grown in well drained, average garden soil in full sun. Choose the right evergreen shrubs for any given area by knowing whether they are small, medium or large when mature.

Continue reading to learn how to propagate a flowering quince bush from cuttings, layering or seed., flowers on the previous year's wood. Pin this part of the branch down in the hole with landscape pins and cover with soil.

Remove these completely and close to the trunk. Heavy structural pruning is done in winter while the plant is dormant.Failure to trim flowering quince can result in leggy, overgrown plants.

This is one of the earliest blooming shrubs available and it thrives in United States Department of Agriculture zones 5 to 9. A golden, Helleri Dwarf Gold, is a smaller tree that can be interwoven amongst quince shrubs, as well as Chamaecyparis Fernspray...

A member of the rose family, it arrived in the United States in the 1800's, a favorite on farms because of its edible fruit. They are perfect territory for sheltering bird nests and the homes of other small wildlife.The most difficult task in flowering...

'Soft Caress' is not only attractive in its own right, but especially so for gardeners who are familiar with other "Oregon grape-hollies." (My M. Mahonia 'Soft Caress' was named Plant of the Year at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show.