Any ideas for shrubs that grow 2-3 feet tall and don't lose their leaves in the winter?
2006-09-03 11:48:43 · 9 answers · asked by CricketsBGone 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
No need to recommend Junipers, not too fond of that plant. Thanks.
2006-09-03 11:59:50 · update #1
Alot of hollies will work for you. You may have to prune them to your specified height. Nandinas would be OK. They are alittle more difficult to grow. Privet would work, but would need some pruning care. Pittosporum would also work, but its hardiness zone would be in question. I don't know where you live. Chinese Fringeflower (Plum Delight) keeps its leaves and has a purple color. Pigmy Barberries are good too, but alot of people don't like them. Thier red too. Best bet, go and browse a large, local nursery. See what you like.
2006-09-04 03:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a tough one. you may want to go with a type of pine shrub. most leaf type shrubs do lose their leaves in the fall.
2006-09-03 11:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by goldbarb45 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how a about a shrub that keeps it leave all year round like those pine ones !
2006-09-09 11:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by bkerr36@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indian Hawthorn.
2006-09-03 11:52:04 · answer #4 · answered by newt_peabody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite is "Amur North River Privet". I live in Tennessee, and have 2 acres of this privet, along my property borders, it doesn't drop its leaves, and stays green year around. You can do just about anything to this, and it will keep on living. A fast grower, that tolerate's really heavy pruning, It can be maintained at any height, making a thick dense hedge right down to the ground. The more it is trimmed the thicker this gets.
Pictures & Purchase:
http://eburgess.com/detail.asp?pid=6816
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Another Pretty One is "American Arborvitae":
http://eburgess.com/detail.asp?pid=4732
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To review all "Perennials", this is a nice site:
http://www.plantideas.com/pren/5pren.html
2006-09-03 13:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by Excel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Hebe. They are pretty all year around and get nice flowers in the spring/summer. Also, I have Osmanthus, which gets very fragrant white flower in the fall. This one has nice & dark green foriage all year.
2006-09-04 20:24:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cosmos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helleri or yaupon holly
2006-09-03 16:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by Billy C. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
camellias, rododendron, citrus great to have in any garden
2006-09-08 20:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by megan k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pine
2006-09-08 22:32:48 · answer #9 · answered by ang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋