What are the best evergreen ground cover plants?
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. 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.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.Evergreens are invaluable for providing year-round structure and color in any landscape. They come in two main types, conifers and broadleaf evergreens. Conifers, like pines, spruces, junipers and firs, are characterized by their needles or scales and typically bear cones.The two basic types of evergreen shrubs are conifers, which produce needles, and broadleaf evergreens, which have foliage. Evergreen flowering shrubs bloom in different seasons, while other evergreen bushes produce insignificant flowers or no blooms at all. Try some of these evergreen shrubs in your landscape.