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EvergreensFrom
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Other broad-leaved evergreen shrubs for home landscapes include glossy abelia (Abelia grandlflora). This shrub produces a flower display from May until frost and will remain evergreen in mild winters.
Harsher winters will tend to make it lose leaves and some twigs will die and need to be pruned out In the spring.
Oregon grape-holly and leather-lelsf mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium and M. bealei) are interesting, shade-loving, upright, coarse-textured evergreen shrubs that can be used as specimen plants or in a shrub border.
Obviously, entire books could be (and have been) written on broad-leaved evergreens. I can only touch on the subject here.
Several things all of these plants seem to have In common are they all like some shade, moist acidic soil and protection from the winter wind.
All require soil with good drainage to really thrive. Poorly drained soil may not kill these plants directly, but will predispose them to insects and diseases such as root rot.
Virginia Gardening with Jim May Is brought to you by the Virginia Green Industry Council and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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