What is the easiest evergreen to grow?
Sprinter® boxwood (buxus microphylla) sprinter® boxwood is one of the best fast-growing evergreen shrubs, with glossy foliage that stays attractive year-round. Boxwoods are a popular evergreen shrub for winter gardens. Use them for hedges, borders, and in formal gardens. North star is cold hardy and maintains good color all winter long.
What evergreen shrubs are good for ground cover?
You can choose from evergreens such as prostrate junipers (Juniperus horizontalis) and heathers (Calluna vulgaris), and deciduous types (that lose their leaves in autumn) such as Cotoneaster horizontalis. Choose an evergreen conifer or broadleaf evergreen such as Japanese holly or arborvitae that will retain its foliage year-round. Deciduous shrubs such as ninebark and hydrangea also have multi-seasonal appeal.You can choose from evergreens such as prostrate junipers (Juniperus horizontalis) and heathers (Calluna vulgaris), and deciduous types (that lose their leaves in autumn) such as Cotoneaster horizontalis.Evergreen flowering perennials will keep their green foliage all year, long after the blooming season is over. Many herbs are particularly known for being great practical flowering plants with evergreen foliage, such as Lavender, Rosemary, and Salvia, among others.Many tropical species of broad-leaved flowering plants are evergreen, but in cold-temperate and Arctic areas the evergreens commonly are cone-bearing shrubs or trees (conifers), such as pines and firs.