Evergreen shrubs are an essential part of any garden, especially in winter when fresh green foliage and distinctive shapes are a welcome sight. They can be clipped into balls, mounds, columns, and pyramids as foil to more showy plants.
Evergreen shrubs have a variety of leaf colors besides green, such as grey, purple, golden, and variegated. Many have the additional privilege of having blooms.
Evergreen shrubs are useful for foundation planting, hedges, and windbreaks. They can also be used as ground cover, and are best planted in pots. Spring or autumn is the best time to plant them, and here are 19 of our favorite evergreen shrubs to inspire you.
#1. Azalea
Source: Garden Design
#2. Bamboo
Source: Love The Garden
#3. Bay
Source: The Gardening Cook
#4. Box
Source: The Spruce
#5. Camellia Sinensis
Source: Healthline
#6. Ceanothus
Source: Gardenia.net
#7. Choisya
Source: Thompson & Morgan
#8. Daphne
Source: The Spruce
#9. Griselinia
Source: best4hedging
#10. Heather
Source: Gardening Know How
#11. Hebe
Source: Horticulture Magazine
#12. Mahonia
Source: The Guardian
#13. Olive
Source: Gurney’s
#14. Photinia
Source: Amazon UK
#15. Pittosporum
Source: Architectural Plants
#16. Yucca
Source: PlantVine
#17. Fatsia Japonica
Source: Gardening Know How
#18. Holly
Source: Plantura
#19. Pieris
Source: My Garden Plot
