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 Evergreens
are considered skeleton of the landscape. The reason for this being that
they retain their color year round. This makes a good starting point for
a nice landscape. Evergreens and deciduous shrubs are a ideal combination
in landscaping. The textures and colors contrast to add interest to your
home. Here we will talk about the different shapes and sizes of evergreens.
On this page you will see three photos. Evergreens come a variety of
shapes and sizes. The first photo is of a juniper blue rug, I think you
can see why it is named rug. There are several varieties of the creeping
juniper. They range in size from the blue rug at four to six inches high
which can reach eight to ten feet wide, to the andorra juniper which is
18inches tall and can reach three to five feet wide.
 The next photo is of a Japenese spreading yew (denisformis) this variety
is three to five feet wide and three to five feet high. These shrubs are
normally sheared into hedges or globe form. Other shrubs in this size range
are the juniper sea green, spruce bridnest, arbovite techny globe and the
pine mugo. There are many more to choose from also.
 The
next type to choose from are the uprights. Shown here is the Capitata upright
yew, this is a favorite because of it's easy care. This plant can reach
15-25 feet in height and be 10-15 wide. Shearing can keep the size down.
Other varieties are the Junipers, welch and skyrocket, Arborvite, american dark green and the techny mission and
Spruce, alberta. The uprights can range in size from 10 feet to 15 feet high.
Sometimes canadian hemlocks are used as shrubs, however hemlocks do want
to be trees, so heavy shearing will be required. Also be sure to check
out the new varities of spruce, the baby blue eyes are a wonderful plant
reaching up 15 feet in height with a beautiful blue tint.
Color in Evergreens
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