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Introduction
Shrubs are a great way to add color and texture to your yard. They can also be the perfect low-maintenance addition when it comes time to spruce up your landscaping. But if you’re like me, your mind may have wandered into more exotic territory with thoughts of tropical gardens on the beach or an English country garden…that’s where we will start our list of best evergreen shrubs for year-round beauty.
Winterberry
The winterberry shrub, also known as the common corymbia, is a small tree that grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9. It produces clusters of red berries in winter that can be used to make jellies, jams and wine. The shrub is drought tolerant and thrives in full sun or partial shade with well-drained soil that’s rich in organic matter such as composted leaves or peat moss.
The summer foliage on this shrub has a reddish tint while its fall leaves turn orange before falling off during wintertime to reveal new growth underneath them; hence its name: winterberry!
Boxwood
Boxwood is a low-maintenance shrub that can be used to establish formal hedges, or as an accent in an informal garden. It grows well in sun or partial shade, so you can plant it in areas of your yard that might not receive much sunlight during the winter months.
Forsythia
Forsythia is a flowering shrub that grows in zones 4-8. It’s deciduous, meaning it loses its leaves in the winter and re-grows them in spring. Forsythia blooms from March through May with bright yellow flowers that resemble miniature versions of lilacs or daffodils. In summer, it produces small green fruit that birds love to eat!
The best part about forsythia–besides its beautiful flowers–is how easy it is to care for: once established, this plant requires very little maintenance beyond occasional watering during dry spells (if you live in an area where this happens). Plus, it can easily be pruned into various shapes like topiaries if you want something more ornamental than just straight up shrubs!
Privet
Privet is a perennial shrub, meaning it will live for many years. It can be trained into a hedge or used as a privacy screen, windbreak and bird feeder. The flowers are fragrant and showy in springtime; the plant’s leaves turn red in fall, providing another season of interest. Privet grows well in full sun or partial shade and prefers moist soil but tolerates dry conditions once established
Beautyberry
Beautyberry is a plant that is native to the eastern United States. It’s a deciduous shrub that produces fragrant purple berries in late summer and fall, making it an excellent choice for adding color and texture to your garden during those months when other plants are bare.
Beautyberry has dark green leaves with silvery white undersides throughout all four seasons of the year, but it also produces bright red flowers in springtime. The fruit can be eaten fresh or dried for use later on in teas or jams!
Korean Spice Bush
Korean Spice Bush (also known as Illicium floridanum) is a deciduous shrub that grows up to six feet tall. It produces clusters of pea-shaped flowers in the spring and summer, followed by bright red berries in fall and winter. This plant has variegated leaves that create an interesting contrast with its dark green foliage.
The fruit of this plant is edible for humans but can be toxic if eaten raw by pets or children; it’s best to keep them away from your garden so they don’t accidentally ingest any berries! If you want to grow Korean Spice Bushes yourself, make sure you have enough space for them as they will need plenty of room when mature–about eight feet in diameter should do it! You’ll also want rich soil with lots of organic matter such as compost mixed into it before planting time each year: while there are many ways you can propagate this shrub from cuttings taken off another one already established nearby (such as rooting them directly into soil), most people prefer simply buying new plants outright because they’re easier than trying something new themselves first time around.”
Sturdy English Lavender
Lavender is a fragrant, versatile plant that’s easy to grow in the garden. It can be used for everything from making lavender oil or tea to baking cookies with its flowers. Lavender makes a lovely hedge if you prune it regularly, but if you want something less formal, just let it sprawl across your lawn.
Lavender is happiest in full sun and well-drained soil (though it will tolerate some shade). Once established, lavender is drought tolerant once established so don’t feel like you have to water them all the time!
These shrubs will give you year-round beauty.
- Evergreen plants are ideal for winter landscape designs and they can be used to create beautiful hedges, or as focal points of your garden’s design.
- The most popular evergreen shrubs include: holly, boxwood and yew trees (Taxus spp.). Also consider adding azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) or dwarf Alberta spruce trees (Picea glauca ‘Conica’).
Conclusion
These shrubs are just a few of the many options you have for year-round beauty. They can be grown in full sun or partial shade and will thrive in most soil types. If you’re looking for something more exotic, check out our list of best evergreen shrubs for tropical climates!
