Good Evergreen Plants For Borders
From hydrangea bushes to lilac bushes and every evergreen in between many attractive fast-growing shrubs provide privacy hide eyesores and offer food and shelter for pollinators birds and other wildlife in a matter of a few seasons.
Good evergreen plants for borders. And the possibilities are as numerous as you can imaginefrom flowering shrubs to evergreen shrubs like boxwood to plants that thrive in the shade. The go-to evergreen for lining a fence American arborvitae also known as eastern arborvitae can live for several hundred years. See our plants for privacy all of which typically reach their mature size within a few seasons.
Understanding natures geometry is the key to good garden structure. The small ornamental evergreen plant is excellent for creating shady borders. The opposite of a mixed border is typically a straight row of Leyland Cypress and while useful its pretty dull.
Emerald Green arborvitae which will eventually reach 12 to 15 feet tall are a good choice for a four season privacy planting. Small juniper shrub Juniperus Fast growing dwarf evergreen that can have a low-spreading growth habit and is excellent as ground cover plant short hedge or border shrub. Year Round Screening Plants for Landscaping.
Evergreen Landscaping and Hardscaping Plants. Castor oil plant Ricinus communis looks great in jungle gardens. The cure to these winter-time blues is to plant evergreens.
In the foreground a Green Mountain boxwood can be easily maintained at 3 to 6 feet. The common name of this shrub comes from the clusters of blue berries that look like bunches of grapes. Now the two dark-leaved shrubs hold the border within their embrace like a.
Most popular varieties mature at 10 to 15 feet much smaller than in the wild making them perfect for year-round privacy in evergreen landscaping. Compact holly shrub Ilex A dwarf thorny evergreen shrub with berries. Dont worry you can have your secret garden or at least some privacy by installing living walls or screens with a few well-placed evergreen trees and shrubs.