| Spreading Evergreens |
Properly placed spreading evergreens add interest and beauty to any spacious area and provide attractive accents in natural form or pruned into formal shapes. Excellent for use in foundation plantings, most spreading evergreens (once established) require only minimal maintenance and grow well in a variety of soils.Juniperus chinensis
Chinese Spreading Juniper1 - 5' x 4 - 8'
A group of tough medium to large sized evergreens that will grow almost anywhere there is sun. The foliage can be green or blue and they hold their color all winter
Gold Coast - (2.5' high, 4-6' wide) Colorful gold tipped foliage in the spring and early summer. The varieties Gold Star and Old Gold have similar landscaping uses.
Maney - (3-4' high, 4-6' wide) A semi-erect, bushy juniper with blue-gray foliage. The texture and angle of branching makes this a good accent plant.
Mint Julep - (3' high, 3-5 wide) Graceful bright green arching branches form a low base shape. It can also be pruned into more formal shapes.
Pfitzer - (3-4' high, 3-6' wide) A long time favorite where a large spreader is needed. It has green foliage and vigorous growth.
Sargent, Blue - (1' high, 3-5' wide) A dense, low spreader with rich blue-gray foliage in all seasons. Makes a tough ground cover in sunny areas.
Sargent, Green - (1' high, 3-5' wide) Interesting medium green foliag3e on a ground hugging spreader.
Sea Green - (3' high, 3-5' wide) A variety similar to Mint Julep
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping JuniperA group of dense ground hugging evergreens that fit well in front of low windows, on beams, and as a ground cover. Creeping Junipers like sun and will tolerate dry and poor soils once established.
Andorra - Grown 12-18" high with dense gray-green foliage that turns to plum in the fall.
Blue Chip - Bright silvery-blue foliage on a dense' 12" plant
Hughes - Has 18" silvery-blue foliage that turns plum in the winter
Prairie Elegance - Low, creeping plant with clean, bright green foliage. Very hardy. 6-12"
Prince of Wales - A low 6" plant with bright green foliage. Very Hardy.
Webber - Very low and dense with bluish foliage that makes a good ground cover. 4-6"
Wilton Carpet (Blue Rug) - Intense bright blue color on very low 4-6" plant. It will literally carpet the ground or trail over a low wall.
Youngstown - A compact form of Andorra.
