Evergreen Broadleaf Shrubs. Choose shrubs with varying heights/widths, leaf structure and color Give your landscape consistent color and structure with the emeralds, chartreuses and blues of evergreen trees and shrubs. Evergreen shrubs maintain most of their green leaves throughout the growing season.
Heading cuts remove only part of a shoot or limb and encourage side. Broadleaf evergreen groundcover shrubs have leaves that remain throughout the year. Although not native to Ireland, many of these well known trees like Beech, Hornbeam, Sycamore etc. have become naturalized here as they thrive in the Irish conditions.
A dwarf Japanese holly plant with a beautiful evergreen foliage Viburnum Pragense.
Broadleaf evergreen groundcover shrubs have leaves that remain throughout the year.
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs provide color in the garden year round. Broadleaf evergreens, on the other hand, bulk up quickly and are generally affordable. Moving established shrubs from one location to another is one method of changing your landscape and saving money at the same time.