Evergreen Shrubs

Shrubs are the foundation of a landscape, and add structure, texture and interest without adding a lot of work. Brightly adorned with bold colors or buttoned up like boxwood, shrubs are not afraid to take up space while serving as impressive privacy hedges.

Shrubs add fragrance, beautiful color, privacy, structure, and can be a great wildlife habitat. We offer a wide selection of shrubs including both deciduous and evergreen shrubs.

Evergreen Shrubs (Subject to availability)

  • Arborvitae – Emerald Green (Thuja occidentalis)

    An upright, pyramidal conifer evergreen, with bright lustrous, emerald green foliage. Grows 1′ per year, reaching 10-15′ tall and 4′ – 5′ wide. Needs very little pruning to maintain shape. Excellent hedge plant. Full sun.

  • Arborvitae – Fire Chief (Thuja)

    A colorful dwarf evergreen shrub, producing a compact, rounded habit. Foliage is a feathery, bright gold in spring, turning sage green, topped with red tips in summer and fall. Grows to only 3-4 ft. tall and wide. Full to part sun.

  • Arborvitae – Green Giant (Thuja standishii x plicata)

    An excellent narrow evergreen, good for screens and barriers in tight spaces. To develop a living fence, plant at 3-5 ft. spacings. Can grow to 15 ft. tall or more and 4-5 ft. wide, but can be maintained at lower heights with trimming. Full to part sun.

  • Arborvitae – Tator Tot (Thuja occidentalis)

    A dense, extremely compact, globe-shaped evergreen shrub, with rich, green foliage. Rarely needs trimming. Grows only a few inches per year, reaching 12-24″ tall and wide. Full sun to part sun.

  • Arborvitae Stand – Sienna Sunset (Thuja)

    A colorful evergreen trained into an extremely dwarf tree or small shrub. The head of this plant grows to only 2-3 ft. diameter, so overall height is around 5 ft. tall. “A great focal point in small spaces. Full to part sun.

  • Boxwood – Green Mt. Pyramidal (Buxus)

    An excellent dwarf evergreen shrub features unusual pyramidal growth. Trim to maintain height and width. Grows 3′ – 5′ x 2′ – 3′. Use as hedging or topiary. Full sun to partial shade.

  • Boxwood – Green Velvet (Buxus micro. ‘Green Velvet’)

    A full bodied evergreen well suited for foundation landscape plantings or hedges. Foliage retains its rich green color throughout winter. Dense, rounded form if left unsheared. Moderate growth rate, easily maintained at 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. Full to part sun, but can tolerate shady condtions.

  • Boxwood – Uptight (Buxus micro. Uptight)

    A very hardy and compact, upright growing Boxwood with green leaves that don’t winter burn. Excellent for hedges or individual plantings. Grows in a columar habit and can easily be maintained at any height under 4-5 feet. Sun or shade.

  • Boxwood – Variegated (Buxus hybrid)

    A colorful evergreen, featuring rounded green leaves with creamy white edges. Grows slowly and can be easily maintained at 3 ft. tall and wide for many years. Sun or shade.

  • Boxwood – Winter Gem (Buxus hybrid)

    A very hardy and compact, dark green evergreen shrub, great for the landscape. Grows into an almost perfect, round ball, around 2-3 ft. tall and wide. Sun or shade.

  • Cedar – Blue Atlas (Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’)

    Bold, pyramidal form with sparkling silvery-blue foliage. One of the most popular evergreen conifers. A spectacular specimen for large landscape areas. Full sun. Slow grower to 40 to 50 feet tall, 20 to 25 feet wide. Larger with age.

  • Holly – China Boy (Ilex x meserveae)

    An excellent broadleaf evergreen shrub, used as a pollinator for China Girl Holly. No berries on this male plant. Grows 8-10″ per year, and can be maintained at 4 ft. tall and wide. Full sun to shade.

  • Holly – China Girl (Ilex x meserveae)

    This broadleaf, evergreen shrub boasts a profusion of bright red berries each fall. Use China Boy Holly as a pollenizer. Grows 8-10″ per year, and can be maintained at 4 ft. tall and wide. Full sun to shade.

  • Juniper – Blue Rug (Juniperus horizontalis)

    A trailing juniper having a uniform, full centered growth habit with intense silver-blue foliage. Excellent evergreen for large scale ground covers or cascading over walls. Full sun. Fast-growing to 6 in. tall, spreads 6 to 8 ft. wide.

  • Pine – Coney Island Dwarf White (Pinus strobus Coney Island)

    This unique, dwarf pine produces 5″ long, blue-green needles on short internodes, resulting in a dense habit. Bears numerous, decorative grey to blue cones in summer. Grows to around 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide in 10 year. Great accent plant for the landscape. Full to part sun.

  • Rhododendron – English Roseum (Rhododendron)

    This broadleaf evergreen shrub features pink flowers in late spring. Requires acid soil rich in organic matter. Grows slowly to 4′-6′ tall and wide. Protect from hot afternoon sun. Shade to part shade.

  • Rhododendron – Nova Zembla (Rhododendron)

    A broadleaf evergreen shrub that blooms in late spring with red flowers. Protect from hot, dry winds and winter sun. Best on north or east side in rich soil with plenty of organic matter added. Feed with miracid. Grows 4′-6′ tall and wide.

  • Rhododendron – PJM Elite (Rhododendron)

    One of the hardiest Rhododendrons for the upper midwest. Masses of lavender flowers bloom in spring. An evergreen with glossy green foliage changing to a purple in the fall. Grows 4′-5′ tall and 3′-5′ wide.

  • Rhododendron – Roseum Elegans (Rhododendron)

    Roseum Elegans produces large, pink flowers in spring, over large, rounded evergreen foliage. Grows to around 5 ft. tall and wide in our area. For success, Rhododendrons must be planted in acidic, porous soil with organic matter added before planting. Morning sun, with afternoon shade.

  • Spruce – ‘Little Gem’ Globe (Picea abies ‘Little Gem’)

    Grows 6′ tall and 2 – 3′ wide. Rich green needles on crowded branches form a dense, flat topped globe. This dwarf evergreen globe conifer requires practically no maintenance. A stunning accent in the landscape. Full sun. Extremely slow grower forming a compact head 18 inches in diameter.

  • Spruce – Blue Bird’s Nest (Picea sp.)

    A standout in the rock garden, forming an attractive broad dense globe, its thin branches covered by blue-gray needles. An evergreen requiring practically no maintenance. Full to part sun. Grows only 2 ft. tall and 3 ft. wide.

  • Yucca – Blue Sentry (Yucca filamentosa)

    Rigid blue-green leaves are bordered with gold when new, gradually becoming rich cream. Fragrant purple-tinged white flowers on a 6 to 8 ft. spike in summer. 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide after several years; Evergreen.

  • Yucca – Color Guard (Yucca filamentosa)

    Bright gold edged green produces a dense clump of foliage that glows in the sunlight. Develops a dense rosette of 18 inch grass green variegated leaves. Blooms early summer with a 2 foot spike of dramatic white, bell shaped flowers. Full to Part Sun.

  • Yucca – Sapphire Skies (Yucca filamentosa)

    Yucca filamentosa makes dense clumps of stiff leaves 30 inches or so long and edged with fine curly hairs. The remarkable flower-spikes, 6′ or more high, appear when plants are five or more years old. Full to part Sun.