Evergreen Shrubs
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DesignGrow Heaths and Heathers for Year-Round Beauty
I often hear folks say that they hate heaths (Erica spp. and cvs., Zones 5–8) and heathers (Calluna vulgaris and cvs., Zones 5–8), their earlier blooming cousins. The most common complaints are…
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DesignExciting Broadleaf Evergreens
There are few groups of plants more valuable in the garden than broadleaf evergreens. They give the garden structure and interest when not much else is going on. This varied…
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DesignA Silk Tassel Bush With Superb Winter Blooms
Garrya is a genus of just eight species of evergreen shrubs to small trees confined to western North America and northern Mexico. Of these eight species, only two or three,…
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DesignEvergreen Shrubs for Screening
During the coldest months of the year in the South, when most of the leaves have fallen, it often becomes apparent where in your garden you could use some evergreen…
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ArticleCarla’s Garden in Winter
Today we’re visiting with regular GPOD contributor Carla Z. Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The garden in winter is magical all on its own. It doesn’t have the lushness of a…
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ArticleNative Landscape in the City
Today, garden designers Michael and George are sharing a landscape they created. We are a small garden design company (www.bluestemgardens.net) located in Brooklyn, New York, endeavoring to get more people…
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CollectionEverything You Need to Know About Conifers
What is a conifer? We think of it as an evergreen plant with needle-like foliage, but a conifer is simply a plant that bears cones. And not all conifers are…
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DesignTea Olive Shrubs for the Southeast
If magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, Zones 7–9) and gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides, Zones 8–11) are the iconic plant perfumes of Southern summers, tea olive (Osmanthus spp. and cvs., Zones 6–11) breezes in…
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DesignSmall-Scale Rhododendrons for Year-Round Interest
Rhododendrons (Rhododendron spp. and cvs., Zones 4-9) are an amazing group of stalwart evergreen plants that are often not considered by residential gardeners because they are afraid they’ll end up…
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DesignHow to Turn Your Patio Into a Garden Oasis
The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but for most of us, the patio is the center of the backyard. Whether we use it as a place for…
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