Evergreens are crucial to achieving varied texture and form, as well as the key to any successful four-season garden. Unfortunately, many gardeners would put a lot of evergreens in the “necessary but boring” category. They are a backdrop, the much-needed greenery during colder months, but never the garden star that steals the show.
The plants in this collection might just change your mind about the humble evergreen. These foliage all-stars can be called anything but boring. From beautiful blooms to colorful foliage and pops of bright berries, all of these evergreens have that little something extra.
For more information on out-of-the-boxwoods evergreens, check out:
Regional Picks: Unusual Evergreens
Episode 26: Broadleaf Evergreens
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for the Mid-Atlantic
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Midwest Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for the Midwest
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Northeast Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for the Northeast
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Pacific Northwest Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for the Northwest
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Southeast Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for the Southeast
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Southwest Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for the Southern Plains
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Southwest Regional Reports
Exciting Evergreens for Southern California