Evergreen – a plant that retains its foliage all year long.

	Aucuba japonica – Japanese Aucuba Characteristics – shiny, bright green foliage, variegated with bright yellow. Male plants produce small purple flowers and female plants will have showy red berries. Grows slowly to about 8’-10’. Light – part shade to full shade Moisture – normal watering, drought tolerant Can be used as foundation plantings, or in shade beds
	Buxus sempervirens – Common Boxwood Characteristics – dense rounded habit, its twigs are leafy and the leaves are about 1/2 inch in length, smooth, thick and dark green. Can grow up o 10’-15’ but can be maintained much smaller by pruning. Light – full sun to light shade Moisture – prefers moist well drained soil, normal watering Excellent for hedging
	Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’– Columnar Plum Yew Characteristics – Very dark green leaves are evenly arranged in spirals around the stiff erect limbs of this of this narrow growing columnar shrub. The branches are strongly upright with few side branches. Grows to 6-8’ tall in ten years. Light – part shade to full shade Moisture – prefers well drained soil
	Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ – Weeping Alaskan Cedar Characteristics – graceful weeping dark green foliage off of descending branches. Grows to over 30 feet. Light – full sun Moisture – prefers moist well drained soil, normal watering Excellent for hedging
	Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Gold Mop’ – Gold Mop Cypress **Conifer** Characteristics – dwarf ground hugging mound with bright yellow or golden fluffy thread-like foliage. Can grow up to 3’. Light – full sun to part sun Moisture – prefers moist well drained soil, normal watering Use throughout perennial beds for color all year
	Cryptomeria japonica ‘Yoshino’ – Japanese Cryptomeria Characteristics – spreading branches with drooping branchlets produce glossy blue-green needles spirally arranged, creating a “foxtail” effect. The foliage turns bronze in winter. Grows up to 30’ tall. Light – full sun to part sun Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Great for hedging or specimen
	Cupressocyparis leylandii – Leyland Cypress Characteristics – fast growing large pyramidal with dense pendulous branches and fine feathery foliage. This foliage, on flattened branchlets, is dark green or blue-green. Can grow to 60’ over many years. Prune to maintain heights. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use for privacy screening
	Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ – Emerald Gaiety Euonymus Characteristics – Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ – Emerald Gaiety Euonymus Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – prefers well drained soil Use as hedge shrub for foundation
	Euonymus japonica ‘Silver King’ – Japanese Euonymus Characteristics – upright forming hedge, leaves are oval-round, 1 to 2 inches long and glossy, leathery, green with silvery white margins. Grows 3’-6’ tall. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering, drought tolerant Use as hedge shrub for foundation
	Euonymus japonica ‘Green Spire’ – Greenspire Euonymus Characteristics – tidy upright compact evergreen shrub with rounded, dark green foliage. Grows 4’-6’ tall can prune to maintain height. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use as hedge shrub for foundation
	Ilex crenanta ‘Compacta’ – Japanese Holly Characteristics – small dense firm shrub, dark green shining foliage with a rounded globe shape habit. Grows 3’-5’ should be pruned to maintain. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Excellent as hedging for foundation
	Ilex meserveae ‘Blue Girl’ – Blue Holly Characteristics – foliage is waxy, alternate, and elliptical, with prominent spiny margins, to about 3" long. Grows to about 8’ tall, needs pruning. Slow growing upright pyramidal from. Other varieties available. Light – full sun to full shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use as foundation or specimen
	Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacifica’– Shore Juniper Characteristics – a dense, ground hugging conifer with aromatic gray green or blue green needlelike leaves about a half inch long. The needles are soft but sharp-tipped. The whole plant has a soft, feathery look to it. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – – drought tolerant, once established Use throughout perennial beds for color all year
	Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’– Japanese Garden Juniper Characteristics – grows to 12” by 4 to 5 feet with curved branches radiating in all directions. Short needles with blue green foliage spreading rapidly an outstanding, evergreen shrub with dense, upright branches clothed in sharply pointed, bright green needles. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – drought tolerant, once established Use throughout perennial beds for color all year
	Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ – Blue Star Juniper **Conifer** Characteristics – dwarf low mounded shrub with silver blue soft needles with a white stripe. Slow growing to about 2’ tall. Light – full sun to light shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use throughout perennial beds for color all year
	Picea abies – Norway Spruce Characteristics – fast growing pyramidal evergreen with dark green stiff pointed needles as foliage, horizontal branches and pendulous branchlets. Light – full sun to light shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use for privacy screening
	Picea glauca ‘Conica’ – Dwarf Alberta Spruce Characteristics – upright pyramidal trees medium to light green, very thin, densely packed needles. Very slow grower up to 10’ tall. Light – full sun to part sun Moisture –well drained soil, normal watering Use in containers or as entryway specimen
	Picea omorika - Serbian Spruce Characteristics – sweeping branches upturned at the ends. The upper surface of the needles is glossy, dark green in contrast to the whitish lower surface. Slow growth rate up to 20’ tall. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use for privacy screening or specimens
	Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’ – Fat Albert Dwarf Spruce Characteristics – dense, broad, upright pyramidal shape closely-spaced, ascending branches and steel blue needle color. Grows slowly to 10-15' tall. Great color all year long. Light – full sun to very light shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Best used as specimens
	Picea pungens ‘Glauca’ – Colorado Blue Spruce Characteristics – tall, straight conifer grows over 80' tall and reaches diameters of 1'-2'. It has very stiff green and blue-green evergreen needles. Light – full sun to very light shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use for privacy screening or specimens
	Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’ – Japanese Andromeda Characteristics – slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with a dense, upright habit that matures over time to 9-12’ tall. It’s noted for its fiery red color of its newly emerging foliage and its heavy white flower clusters. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Excellent as hedging or in perennial beds
	Pinus strobes – Eastern White Pine Characteristics – large fast growing upright pyramidal growth habit with bluish-green to medium-green needles. Branches occur in a whorled arrangement from the trunk. Can grow 50’- 80’ over many years. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Excellent in groups for privacy
	Pinus strobes ‘Pendula’ – Weeping White Pine Characteristics – long, twisting, pendulous branches irregular form green to bluish green needles in bundles. Slow growing to 15 to 20 ft. tall. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use as specimen planting
	Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir Characteristics – branches are spreading to drooping, the needles are dark green or blue green soft to the touch and radiate out in all directions. Cones are small, oval shaped and hang downward, grows 40’-80’. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Great for privacy plantings
	Taxus media ‘Hicksii’ – Hick’s Yew Characteristics – is a dense, narrowly columnar, evergreen shrub with ascending branching. Foliage is lustrous, dark green above and lighter green below. Grows 10’-12’ but can be maintained at a lower height. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture –well drained soil, normal watering Great for hedging and foundation planting
	Thuja occidentalis ‘Rheingold’ – Rheingold Arborvitae **Conifer** Characteristics – compact, mounding shrub, slow growth rate. Rich deep golden foliage turns coppery to brownish yellow in the winter. Light – full sun to light shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use in perennial beds
	Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ – Emerald Green Arborvitae Characteristics – is a semi-dwarf, evergreen shrub with a compact, narrowly pyramidal habit. Glossy bright green foliage grows 7’-15’ tall with a spread of 3’-4’ wide. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use as privacy plantings
	Thuja plicata ‘Green Giant’ – Western Arborvitae Characteristics – is a fast growing pyramidal shape with dense, rich green foliage that has a graceful fernlike texture. Can grow 2’-4’ a year average. Light – full sun to part shade Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering Use as privacy plantings