10 More Tough Foundation Plants

[@junesmart7352]

Shrubs are my passion so I really enjoy you presenting so many of them to us. My need is for shrubs that are good for partial to deeper shade, and it is great to see you present these also. Thanks again for such good information.

[@JimPutnam]

I have a video of 10 shade shrubs coming and a garden tour of a neighbor that is mostly shade

[@denisemarsh3756]

Love watching your channel! I live in Mt Angel Oregon zone 8b and l’m trying to make my yard lower maintenance! Thanks for all the great suggestions.

[@jing1528]

Thank you for the information!!.. I live in Fort Worth Texas and I’m just starting to figure out which ones will stay “alive” in our kind of weather!! LOL 😂👍🏼

[@charleswagenseil5496]

Great video. Looking to replace the builder grade privets with something nicer and less disease prone. What would you recommend behind Loropetalums along the front porch in zone 8 that provide a good contrast?

[@jojohnston4113]

Great selection! Desperately need to replant shrubs as we lost many to drought. Love the white flower laurapetalum.

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Emerald Snow !!! I’ll look for it.

[@JimPutnam]

It's a great looking plant

[@debbiesineath1952]

Great information on foundation plants! Thank you!

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for watching

[@bettydantzler5862]

It would be helpful if you would include light requirement when you describe each shrub.

[@lisawalters5482]

Great info here. Thanks so much. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@vin.handle]

I'm curious Jim if Ricurvifolium privet can be kept to 3-4 feet easily. The ones I have bought recently can reach 8 feet.

[@janac5839]

Is there a gardenia or a jasmine that can be used as an evergreen hedge in zone 8b? Full sun, western facing.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Good selection but none for my zone 5 area.😩

[@MIADaughtry-fk9rc]

Gotta check out Garden Answer, Laura gardens in a zone 5.

[@susanibach5621]

Suggestions for a "tall" plant for a house corner? (Tennessee)

[@lifeisgood070]

Dee runk boxwood - I haven’t planted them yet but I just bought some Oakland holly (gets much bigger) A lot of people in Tennessee use arborvitae’s but I usually have to rip them out because they plant them about 6 inches away from their foundation… plz dont do that. At least do 3 feet away. Also deer eat arborvitae. There is a dwarf version of the Thuja green giant but they get very big at the base like more than 6 feet. Called baby thuja or tiny tower thuja

[@lifeisgood070]

One more maybe blue point juniper or Wichita Juniper. Dont you euonymus or Elaeagnus. Not a fan of those. Enonymus gets a fungus without wind (which will be blocked by the house). And EliAgness turns Woody in the winter and drops its leaves

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

I love distylium but I'm gonna have to say not really evergreen for zone 7 at least not in East TN...had our for 3 yrs now and every winter they crisp up bad and take forever to green back up. This last arctic blast in December may have killed them....

[@tyrehester5550]

My Kaleidoscope Abelias are looking really weak. How can I get them to look full like the one you showed? They are in full sun. NE Ga.

[@julieelizabeth9807]

What would you suggest putting behind miss lemon as a foundation plant? Holly?

[@JimPutnam]

I like the combo of miss lemon and baby Gem boxwoods. If you can't find baby Gem, wintergreen would work.

[@JimPutnam]

Inkberry Hollies are native to the east and they would work as well

[@julieelizabeth9807]

Thanks abunch!

[@P_Belle]

@@JimPutnam - have all 3! Which darkgreen boxwood grows over 4ft? It's More Pyramidal than columnar. Mine have grown from 1-2 ft to about 4ft in under 2 yrs! They were gifts and i haven't figured out which they are

[@lifeisgood070]

@@P_Belle dee runk boxwoods are nice and grow like that

[@judymckerrow6720]

Nothing for my zone☹️

[@julieh7009]

😃👍

[@grabby7667]

Thanks, not one for zone 5 ....SMH

[@3lightsteps]

There are other channels for different zones.