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Evergreens are those more modest plants that don’t shed all their leaves at once, rather they keep a show of leaves all year. And remember, evergreens don’t have to be conifers.

Buxus sempervirens, Common box
 Latin name:Buxus sempervirens
 Common name:Common box
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Dark, glossy green
 Height and spread:4.5m x 4.5m (15ft x 15ft)
 Description:
A dense, bushy shrub with masses of small, oval green leaves. Perfect for clipping into hedging, edging and topiary. Just a warning, the leaves do smell a bit. Some like it, others hate it.


Rhododendron yakushimanum, Rhododendron
 Latin name:Rhododendron yakushimanum
 Common name:Rhododendron
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:Pink-white
 Leaf colour:Silvery maturing to deep green
 Height and spread:1m x 1.5m (3ft x 5ft)
 Description:
A neat, compact, dome-shaped shrub with attractively shaped leaves that will tolerate slightly limey soils. Parent of many hybrids that have flowers ranging from white to pink, to yellow. Perfect for a small garden or a container.


Taxus baccata, Yew
 Latin name:Taxus baccata
 Common name:Yew
 Type of plant:Tree
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:N/A
 Leaf colour:Dark green
 Height and spread:22m x 9m (72ft x 30ft)
 Description:
An evergreen conifer with dark green, flattened needles. In winter, the female plants bear fleshy bright red fruits. Note: fruits are poisonous. Yew clips well to form an elegant hedge and topiary.


Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold', Bamboo
 Latin name:Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold'
 Common name:Bamboo
 Type of plant:Bamboo
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:N/A
 Leaf colour:Golden variegation
 Height and spread:6m to 8m x indefinite (20ft to 26ft x indefinite)
 Description:
A clump-forming bamboo with rich yellow canes sometimes striped with green. Bright green leaves up to 15cm (6in) long. Perfect to make a narrow hedge with, but do not allow it to spread.


Elaeagnus pungens Maculata, Elaeagnus
 Latin name:Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'
 Common name:Elaeagnus
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Frost-hardy
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Dark green with yellow central patch
 Height and spread:4.5m x 4.5m (15ft x 15ft)
 Description:
Bushy, slightly spiny shrub grown for its striking leaves, and its fragrant urn-shaped flowers. Grows well in sun and shade, and makes a great hedge in coastal locations.



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Bulbs
Clematis
Evergreen plants

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