Landscaping with evergreen?

Question

Suppose a person wants to landscape her yard using mostly evergreens. What are the prettiest, cheapest, and fastest growing? Also, can you suggest any resources to help with such a task?

Answer 1

Cupressocyparis leylandii, commonly known as Leyland cypress, are fast-growing evergreens. They are fast growers but in some cases the root system does not seem to be strong enough to support the trees during storms so they have a hard time withstanding any type of storm with high winds.

Consider juniper chinensis 'Hetzii'; they are fast-growing upright spreading junipers. Thuja plicata 'Green Giant,' commonly known as a Western Arborvitae, would also be a good choice. Both of these evergreens perform best when planted in full sun.
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Many garden centers can help you choose & can even plant these everygreens for you, if you prefer someone else to do the landscaping.

Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.

Answer 2

Hi:
More and more people are planting evergreens as many are low maintenance and some are fast growers. Of course your decision will be based on what climate you live in.

Some of the fast growers are the Leyland Cypress. This plant specimen will grow three to four feet a year and can reach forty feet tall. The Emerald Green Arborvitae is also a fast grower and will mature to twenty feet. Both of these are great privacy trees and wind shields also.

I have a gallery page on my website of evergreen plants. There are also gallery pages of Cypress, Junipers, Arborvitaes and more. I will link you to the gallery page so you can browse through and see pictures as well as zones and brief descriptions. I will also link you to my site map as this page has everything that is on my website.

Hope this has helped and good luck to you. If you need any other suggestions, please feel free to contact me at the website. Have a great day!
Kimberly
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Answer 3

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Cupressocyparis are great plants!

For filling up large spaces, I might suggest Pfitzer junipers. They're not distinctive, but a single plant will reach about 4' high and can cover a 10'X10' area fairly quickly. They're very commonplace, and shouldn't be too expensive.

Thuja occidentali 'Smaragd' (Emerald cedar) will give a nice deep green conical shape. Platycladus orientalis (Oriental cedar) is good for pruning and trimming into various forms. Neither should be prohibitively expensive.

For pretty, look for Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid', or Vanderwolf's pyramidal pine. Fairly fast growing, nice blue-green foliage. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (Nootka false cedar) is another widely available conifer. The branches are slightly weeping, and very weeping forms are available. The overall form is triangular, again.

Tsuga canadensis (Canadian hemlock) will give a nice lacy airy look, as apposed to a sight-blocking plant like a spruce.

If you can find one, I would also suggest Calocedrus decurrens, or California incense cedar. Gorgeous plant, but they're not heavily produced, and so will be expensive. Another great one would be Pseudolarix amabilis (false larch) - it's a deciduous conifer (loses its needles every winter), but turns a brilliant orange in the fall. Again, don't expect to find it, but it's worth the time to ask.

But please, please, don't buy any Skyrocket junipers.