Evergreens live up to their name and retain their foliage even in winter. So they add some color to the garden all year round.
If you decide to enrich your garden with an evergreen plant, you don't have to think that the choice is limited to firs and cypresses. There are many plants that keep their foliage year-round, or at least most of the year. In evergreen shrubs and woody plants, the foliage is constantly renewed and the exchange of leaves goes almost unnoticed. Thus, they can provide privacy protection, grow over walls and walls or just be a nice eye-catcher.
The evergreen plants only replace their old foliage with new ones in spring. Semi-evergreen specimens, on the other hand, lose some of their foliage in winter. The rest will follow in the spring when the shoots begin to sprout.
The plants of all three groups are hardy and keep their foliage (almost) all year round.
1. Ivy (Hedera helix)
The evergreen ivy is a very popular climbing plant. It is very hardy and grows in almost any soil. Ivy is very suitable for greening walls, railings and fences and offers perfect privacy.
2. Knotweed (Persicaria)
With the semi-evergreen knotweed, you can quickly cover large areas with greenery. It grows up to 30 cm a day during the growth phase.
3. Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
Winter jasmine is semi-evergreen and belongs to the olive tree family. With its bright yellow flowers, it is a real eye-catcher. With a trellis it can easily grow up walls.
4. Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium)
The evergreen honeysuckle is often used for partitions andGreenings used. It is a good alternative to ivy.
5. Creeping Spindle (Euonymus fortunei)
The creeping spindle is an evergreen plant and actually belongs to the ground cover. Some species are also suitable as climbing plants if you support them with a trellis.
6. Bamboo (Bambusoideae)
The bamboo belongs to the evergreen plants and at the same time to the sweet grasses. It is particularly suitable as a decorative privacy screen or as a border for the garden pond.
7. Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
The evergreen cherry laurel can reach a height of up to three meters. It has a very dense fast growth. But beware: the seeds contained in the fruit are poisonous.
8. Thuja/Tree of Life
Evergreen thuja hedges are particularly frost hardy and wind resistant. They grow very quickly and are completely opaque.
9. Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
The boxwood is an ideal evergreen bed border. Due to its easy malleability, it is also often used to create hedge labyrinths and plant sculptures.
10. Small-leaved Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
A very popular, evergreen ground cover is the small-leaved periwinkle. It is ideal as a decorative underplanting for trees. From March to September it is adorned with blue-violet or white flowers.
Are you still looking for the right plant? We present other evergreen plants in our special article on evergreen climbing plants.