Pots and containers offer the gardener great versatility and are a fantastic way to experiment with planting and design.
Evergreen plants for front door pots.
Plants in pots add a variety of visual interest to the outside of your home.
If you re looking for a trailing plant to frame your front door whether you plan to hang it or let it trail upwards from a pot or a window box english ivy is a great.
Keep reading to learn more about container grown evergreens.
We have used them in places like between our garage doors beside our pool and next to our front and back doors.
It likes part sun to shade takes some drought and deer don t like it.
If you have full sun try planting bush dwarf or patio type vegetables that thrive in containers so your front pots do double duty.
The best evergreen shrubs.
A pair of garden pots with ornamental grasses strings of pearls and flowers on them are resting at the front door feeling like they are the attractive ones.
They also can create a lot of curb appeal.
Plant in in usda zones 5 to 9.
There is also a tree and an ornamental banana plant on both sides.
Herbs such as rosemary or a mixed container of chives rosemary and parsley are another option.
Evergreen shrubs with dense foliage are commonly used for topiary.
Luckily evergreens grow very well in containers and are cold hardy in most environments.
I don t know about you but henry and i love using greenery outside in pots and containers.
These plants are available in different shapes sizes and styles.
Some of the best evergreen shrubs for your front or backyard are.
Mahonia beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs that thrive in full sun or shade and produce stunning blossoms every year.
These winners of the rhs award of garden merit are all good choices and they have a long season of interest which is important as containers tend to be sited in prominent positions.
Boxwood evergreen ornamental shrubs with small oval glossy evergreen leaves these shrubs grow to medium size.
Not all shrubs are suited to life in a container even a large one.
Topiary basically refers to the method of creating unique designs and sculptures using shrubs and trees.
The placement of a few evergreens in containers on your patio will look good all year and give you a much welcomed boost of winter color.
Growing 12 to 18 inches tall and wide it s great for lining paths illuminating shady areas growing in containers and mixing with blue orange deep green or burgundy plants.
From short term bedding displays to permanent features of small trees and topiary planting in pots adds another dimension to the garden softening corners brightening dull spots and providing instant yet easily changeable results.
Heights are not given as plants will vary with the size of the container and how.
Care for evergreen container plants.
It s important to choose shrubs for containers carefully.