Evergreen Shrubs For Small Gardens Nz

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Evergreen shrubs for small gardens nz.

Whether you need a compact hedge low fillers or an accent plant for pride of place there s no shortage of compact evergreen shrubs to accommodate today s smaller gardens. Give this dwarf hydrangea four to six hours of full sun each day and it will bloom its head off every year. Why we love it. They look magnificent when mass planted under trees in pots or garden beds on the shady side of the house.

Hostas are among the most adored foliage plants for shady parts of the garden. Small evergreen shrub that won t hog the garden. Colors range from deep green to gold. Though most of the flowering shrubs in my garden are deciduous the silk tassel shrub garrya elliptica is a notable evergreen exception.

Like other hollies the male and female plants are separate. Whether it s the lustrous evergreen foliage highlighted with tinges of red and gold or the cascade of bell shaped flowers the pieris has a place in your garden. Planting evergreen shrubs is one of the easiest ways to achieve a low maintenance garden that looks great all year round. It looks like an ivy on steroids or a trendy cousin of the native puka meryta.

Abelia grandiflora abelias are popular garden shrubs. An interesting small tree in the garden here is oreopanax capitatus. Flare panicle hydrangea is an excellent small flowering shrub for the garden. Sometimes known simply as pieris or japonica this is a lovely show off of an evergreen shrub.

Top 10 narrow trees for small gardens ilex crenata sky pencil. This is a rounded spreading multi stemmed shrub with gracefully arching branches with glossy dark green evergreen leaves to and clusters of white tinged pink bell shaped flowers to 2 cm long. Crab apple the graceful form and versatility of crab apple trees malus species make them ideal for small urban gardens where plants need to be multi taskers crab apples are right on the money with their pretty flowers in spring lovely green foliage in summer followed by colourful fruit that the birds adore and golden leaves in autumn. Stachyurus praecox looks great in a vase.

Cercis ruby falls left and agave attenuata. This narrow upright evergreen is a smooth leaved holly that reaches about 6 feet in height but is only 2 to 3 feet wide.