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Looking for Evergreen Shrubs for Zone 5B

lovefornature
15 years ago

Hi all :)

I have a long dead space in front of my front yard deck I am wishing to fill.

I picked out a bunch of perennials (few hosta, different coral bells, creeping jenny, jack frost, but partially failed to think about the actual "bones" of the area.

The middle of the bed is marked for a pond.

I need some more "bones"...........

I have a few questions.

Is there any dwarf holly that is evergreen in my Zone 5B. I looked around a could not find any. 3 ft. tall is about my limit.

I considered drawf boxwood too, which can be very pretty if you don't trim them into those ugly shapes, but I heard they stink and I am not sure they are hardy here either.

Red twig dogwood, I believe I found this on the net, anyone know anything about it.

Please let me know if you have any other suggestions. The area goes from part sun to part shade.

Oh, I actually looked at drawf evergreens (like juniper, etc.) and could not find any that I thought would blend well in this garden.

And what else besides something evergreen would make good bones for all-year interest.

Thanks all :)

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