Whether you’re looking for hedge shrubs for privacy or hardy bushes and shrubs for landscaping, you can’t go wrong with evergreen shrubs that flower. Here are some beautiful landscape shrubs to consider. The fragrant flowers of Daphne appear in the winter and early spring, so they’ll likely be the first glimpse of life every year. There are several varieties, including […]
These gorgeous tropical-looking plants, despite the tender appearance, are as tough as old boots once established. Forming evergreen shrubs with gorgeously glossy, deep green palmate leaves, they’ll add an exotic touch to any garden. Perfect planted together in a group if you’re looking to achieve a tropical theme, used dotted in borders in patio planter. During late summer and autumn, […]
Plant taxonomy classifies arborvitae under the botanical name, Thuja occidentalis. ‘Emerald Green’ is one of its cultivars. You will also see ‘Smaragd’ listed as the cultivar name. That is because the plant was originally developed in Denmark (Smaragd translates from the Danish as “Emerald”). The common name for these conifers is often misspelled, “arbor vitae” (technically, when spelled as two words, it is an anatomical term, being […]
Lavender is among the better known evergreens, and for good reason too. Its beautiful lilac flowers are wonderfully fragrant in the summer, and its silvery stems and leaves are neutral enough for just about any garden design. Lavender is also hardy, useful in cooking and attractive to bees and butterflies.
Botanists know Dalmatian bellflowers as Campanula portenschlagiana. The first part of the common name refers to the area of Europe to which the plants are indigenous: Dalmatia is an old name for Croatia. The second part of the name derives from the shape of the flowers of some species of Campanula (for example, C. medium, commonly known as Canterbury bells).
English Variety a Classic for Hedges English boxwood shrubs have long been symbols of upscale properties. They’re wonderful for those formal landscapes with lots of straight lines and patterns. Because that refined, geometric style comes at the cost of high maintenance, most gardeners nowadays prefer the more relaxed cottage-garden style. But there are still some specialized uses for these old-time favorites that […]