What is the best flowering evergreen?
What are the best evergreen bushes? For structure and screening, options like prunus laurocerasus and photinia × fraseri ‘red robin’ are popular choices. For fragrance and winter flowers, sarcococca hookeriana is hard to beat. Tortuga® juniper (juniperus communis) this is one of the toughest evergreen bushes around! Tortuga® readily withstands cold, sun, drought, deer, rabbits, air pollution, and even black walnut trees. Simply plant this handsome native juniper in a sunny, well-drained spot and watch it beautify your yard all year long.
What are the long flowering perennials?
Some of the best include Geranium Rozanne, famous for its incredibly long flowering season, and Salvia Caradonna, which blooms early and often. Gaura Whirling Butterflies, Verbena bonariensis, Scabiosa Butterfly Blue and Nepeta Six Hills Giant also flower for much of the summer. Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) – Nonstop color in warm weather. Shasta Daisy – Classic white blooms that return in late summer. Coneflower (Echinacea) – Long bloom time and easy to care for. Yarrow – Early and late-summer blooms that attract pollinators.