top 10 evergreen shrubs
top 10 evergreen shrubs
Looking for something to give your garden year-round interest? Evergreen shrubs are a garden staple, bridging the gaps between seasons when other plants fade away, there will always be something to admire in your garden with these beauties, keeping your garden looking lush no matter what the time of year. Keep reading for our top 10 evergreen shrubs.
Azalea japonica
Semi-evergreen to evergreen compact delights! Certain types of Azalea feature year round interest with a burst of bright blooms emerging for your spring gardens. Part of the rhododendron family, they are excellent for full sun and part shade, planting up with ericaceous compost is best. An ideal option for containers or smaller gardens.
Loropetalum
A little-known cousin of the Witch Hazel family, the stunning evergreen foliage makes the perfect backdrop for the fluffy fragrant lowers that smother the plant in winter and spring. Ideal for small town gardens and happy in both containers and borders.
Sarcococca
Producing perfume in abundance, highly fragrant flowers smother the glossy evergreen foliage of this low maintenance shrub during the winter months. A perfect sized shrub for containers or in borders for low hedging.
Hebe
Everyone loves a Hebe! Spikes of flowers adorn evergreen foliage that are available in an array of colours such as green, bronze or variegated. There’s really a Hebe to suit everyone and not only are the perfect for borders but they are also happily planted in pots and containers too. More importantly, the bees love them!
Ilex
There’s not a plant that represents the Christmas season more than Holly. As the winter season starts to arrive, vibrant, waxy berries contrast beautifully with the evergreen leaves, the ultimate festive colour combination. Perfect for cutting too, so you can decorate your home with the sprigs.
Camellia
Camellia are such a coveted, low maintenance and extremely hardy shrub perfect for planting in a pot or a border. Your winter and spring garden will sparkle with their extravagant blooms that the bees and butterflies love. Their evergreen foliage also ensures that there is always something to look at in the garden. Plus 'sasanqua' type Camellia, will provide you with earlier winter blooms compared to the usual spring flowering varieties!
Daphne
Voted one of the most fragrant shrubs in the UK, Daphne have been described as a ‘must have’ plant by the RHS and it sure is easy to see why. Clusters of star-shaped blooms will fill your whole garden with heady fragrance from April all the way through to October.
Coronilla
During spells of winter sunshine, the sweet fragrance and lemon-yellow blooms of Coronilla will remind you of bright spring days, a fantastic semi-evergreen to evergreen 'wall-shrub' that's hardy down to -10°c
Choisya
Fragrance all year round? Yes please! Fragrant white blooms appear in late spring and varieties like 'White Dazzler' repeat flower again during autumn. The leaves smell like cloves and spices when crushed, so you’ll always be able to enjoy the enticing aroma, especially when you brush past them! Easy to grow, compact and unfussy on conditions, making it the perfect choice for every garden.
Fatsia Spiders Web
Make you garden look like a tropical jungle with showstopping Fatsia! Large, exotic-looking and highly glossy leaves adorn its branches all year long, great for adding texture to your garden. A great plant for adding drama to a shady area of your garden.
