What is the most low-maintenance landscaping?
Evergreen shrubs for year-round interest evergreen shrubs like boxwood, juniper, and dwarf holly provide structure and color across the seasons. Their low water and pruning needs make them key players in low-maintenance gardens. Popular choices include photinia ‘red robin’, camellia, skimmia, pittosporum, hebe, choisya, and box (buxus) — all reliable, low-maintenance shrubs that offer lasting texture and colour.Our collection includes reliable favourites such as Photinia ‘Red Robin’, Escallonia, Lavatera, Buddleja (Butterfly Bush), Choisya, and Forsythia — all known for their rapid growth and vibrant seasonal displays.
Which plants are best for small front yards?
Arborvitae, chamaecyparis, boxwood, and taxus, among others are great for small front yard landscapes as they do double duty for year round green and privacy. Evergreens give structure, frame your foundation, and provide a visual transition between the hard edges of a building and the soft landscape plants. One of the best evergreen foundation plants, Thuja are coniferous trees or shrubs with year-round color and structure. Smaller varieties suitable for foundation plantings include Tater Tot®, with soft green needles and a rounded habit; and Fluffy® Western arborvitae, with gold foliage and a pyramidal shape.