50 Plus! Small Evergreen Shrubs for the Garden - Small Foundation Plants

50 Plus! Small Evergreen Shrubs for the Garden - Small Foundation Plants - In this video I pasted together more than 50 different small growing evergreen plants that I have covered on the channel in the last few years.
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[@JimPutnam]

This video is some old footage that I combined together to get as many choices as possible in one video. Thanks for watching!

[@theresamccausland7318]

I have a golf ball pithosporum. Transplanted it last fall. The transplant did not go well. Over half lost its leaves. 9b zone. Keep hoping to see new growth. If I trim out the branches that defoliated it will no longer be round.planting a hillside out and appreciate the recommendatios foe compact evergreen shrubs!

[@marshawilliamson8602]

Thank you for leaving the exact name of the shrubs up long enough for me to take a screenshot. Super helpful when I’m taking time to make my decisions and purchases. 🌸🐝

[@terrivance8750]

I never thought to do screen shots of plants from these videos. Thank you so very much for the idea! 😊

[@bridgetbatt]

You’re an encyclopedia of plants. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion. It’s incredibly helpful, and your straightforward approach is so nice.

[@dia9491]

That purple daydream is gorgeous. I actually like the color difference green and purple. I think it looks amazing.

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

Love shrub videos, I’m trying to fill the yard with hardy evergreen full sun shrubs in all sizes. I am learning how important these plants are for the landscape. My flowers stand out better near dark green shrubs. Thank you for these types of videos. California 9b❤️

[@cindiblazer8621]

A lot of people don't like nandina. I love them. Thank you for your videos, so helpful

[@charlesoberdorf8478]

Donna here, we inherited my mom's house and she had nandinas in her flower beds, spreading everywhere. It took me 4 years to finally get them out! No more nandinas for me!

[@cindiblazer8621]

@@charlesoberdorf8478 mine have never spread

[@sharonjamesmcgee5696]

It sounds like you had the older invasive version of Nandina. All the varieties here are sterile and won’t behave the same as the older versions.

[@hollyhamlett7786]

I have been looking for something like this video for so so long!! Thank you!

[@mitzi605]

I look for small plants, since my yard is small and I have a plant obsession.

[@dawnb7457]

Thanks Jim! I just planted 2 Dragon Prince Crytomaria and 3 Miss Lemon Abelia. Your videos have been extremely helpful with my small yard in NW Arkansas.

[@melaniem5971]

Oh my goodness! Thank you for all the work involved with putting this video together. Always the best information!

[@AlisonMWyman]

Fantastic and informative! And so convenient to have all this great information compiled in one video. Thank you!

[@jennifergreene8891]

Hi Jim and Stephanie! I love Dwarf Purple Pixie Loropetalum and Sunshine Ligustrum. Thank you for sharing this great info.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

The Autumn Angel looks really beautiful. So many great small evergreen to choose. Thanks

[@MickF04]

Kaleidoscope Abelia has performed well for us here in Central Texas (zone 8b). The two we have planted in full sun do have the golden variegation on the outer leaves. The two we have on each side of our front steps (SSE facing and recessed a bit) get less than full sun during the hot days. One from mid-morning to early afternoon, and the other from late morning to mid-afternoon. Those two have more of a light/medium green, chartreuse, and yellow look to them. The shrubs and the leaves are also bigger than the two in full sun (the leaf-cutter bees love the larger leaves). It's like having a completely different Abelia than the two in full sun.

[@leighrothman4963]

Awesome video Jim Thanks. We just moved to a blank slate yard in SC. Planted a lot of bushes before meeting our neighbors - the deer... Would be great if you mention deer resistance for each plant/bush/tree as a regular heads up.

[@AmyBlau-hh8fo]

Kaleidoscope abelia has done well for us. North Texas 😊

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

Looks like fall all year but I love it. It adds some interest to my burm. I only have the one,but at least it's colorful year round. 😊

[@terriebutler6737]

Love this video. Thank you HortTube man 🌳🌳🌳🐕

[@colsen4616]

On a whim I bought an Edmee Gold honeysuckle a couple years ago and so far I’m loving it. The chartreuse evergreen foliage just glows and the odd shape is super interesting.

[@Carl-iw9sy]

I like these videos as they will save me lots of time while planning to add more plants.

[@Amy1437]

I love the japanese cedars, they are so cute!

[@Gardendog58]

I love your shows!

[@starlakelsey2782]

Wish I would have known how much deer love Indian Hawthorn before I bought one last spring. Oh well...maybe one of these other choices will fill its space. Is what it is. Can't fight the deer and win I have finally realized. Only took a decade. LOL

[@666rohith]

deer eat almost anything .. silver lining here is probably that other plants in your garden are safe because of indian hawthorne ..

[@anitahadley2871]

I have a hedge of them close to the street. Previous owners planted them. Every year I fight with the deer and I just can’t win. Time to find some replacements! I fear that whatever I plant that they’ll still eat them just because they’re used to grazing in that spot.

[@Krautastic]

Deer ate my new one almost to the ground. It's now moved to my fenced yard. This deer obviously doesn't read tags though because it's sampled just about everything marked deer safe...

[@celestegranell8766]

I will take one of each in this video!!

[@yourjunkguys5384]

Birds nest spruce, "picea abies nidiformis", is awesome and never needs pruning.

[@ddgardner5671]

Invaluable.

[@royrussell8531]

Love your presentation, information and variety!!! Where are you located?

[@8helenjhouston8]

Thank you for consolidating this GREAT collection! I will definitely save this for future reference!

[@bonniejackson7476]

Thanks for all the information! I’m always looking for evergreen items to add to the garden.

[@mmcelroy8084]

So many great ideas. I will be looking for some of them.

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

We have abelia on a slope in sun that does great! Zone 8 GA at foundation the holly is a workhorse!

[@gardeningjunkie2267]

NYC is zone 7B, possibly 8A at this point. You can see dystilliums for sale all over garden centers here, so I'm sure they're hardy and will survive winter in this area. Now if only they can come up with a gardenia that doesn't nearly die to the ground every winter that would be amazing. I've just about given up on growing them outdoors.

[@laurelsayer7557]

Here in UK, on my well amended acid/neutral clay soil, my go to evergreens are Sarcococca Confusa, Nandinas, the smaller pittosporums, Mahonia Soft Caress, some of the smaller Ceanothus, Lonicera nitida, Pyracanthus, Camellia sasanquas, Osmanthus burkwoodii, Choisya, Taxis baccata, and various Euonymus. A couple of the smaller Aucuba are also pretty ok.

[@budoneof15]

I wish I knew my favorite. I need help just like this to learn.

[@Gardendog58]

I like dwarf nandina in my central texas garden

[@lindamiller394]

Thanks for this video. I need to get some shorter shrubs for my garden this year.😊

[@nathanschley2088]

Our hoogendorn got absolutely nailed by a flash freeze that the soft touch holly's mostly handled, so that's one point for the soft touch over the hoogendorn.

[@muffindog3113]

Great video, jam packed with plants. We are in Redmond Wa zone 8a and the dwarf sarcaccoca is a champion. Very easy to take shoots and use in different areas to fill in spaces.

[@r.b.8061]

Ordinary Yew in dwarf form 😀

[@marionallen2222]

My favorite plants!!!! 🪴 🪴🪴🪴🪴🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@vincentdesapio]

I like nandinas. Gulf Stream, Lemon Lime, and Obsession because they are super hardy. I also like Winter Gem boxwood for the same reason, as well as, Nellie Stevens and China Girl Hollies (sunny area).

[@dp807]

Jim, I want to first thank you for your videos and your time. You are so helping me a new plant loving gardener who has been trying to learn as much as possible before attacking my landscape here at the homestead. My brain is so full sometimes I think it's going to burst and it can be very confusing between plants, soil, sun, shade, fertilizer, and a water. Oh yeah and let's not forget disease and pests! Anywho, I have one question. I can't seem to get my head wrapped around. When a plant is called drought tolerant. Does that mean it will die if it is in with medium water plants? So let's say gardenia Peruvian Lily and when I say gardenia I mean radicans and either frostproof or August beauty and the spire. Can they be planted with a plant that is considered drought tolerant after established?

[@kso808]

I’ve got some Cephalotaxus plum yews like you’ve shown, as a base understory under some nandinas. I love the looks of the yews’ foliage.

[@Kburzon]

I love this. Exactly what I need. Even tho I’m barely in zone 6 there are some here I’m definitely going to look for.

[@MilesSherry]

I’d like to add more evergreen shrubs to my zone 8b garden. I only have Early Wonder Camellias, Sunshine Ligustrum and tall Hollies, so thanks for the tips. You always bring it!

[@threeriversforge1997]

Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon Holly. Native, which is hugely important, and great for the wildlife. They have dwarf varieties, but trying to find one that is female and has a male counterpart is very taxing. Great Evergreen shrubs that are way better than boxwoods, the Yaupon Holly is also America's only caffeine-producing plant and makes a fantastic tea. The hard part is finding female dwarf varieties so you have those beautiful red berries.

[@JimPutnam]

We did a yaupon tea video early last year in Florida. It is the lowest watched video I have done in 5 years sadly. I was hoping people would be interested in it

[@user-ss3ng6lx6e]

😅Help . I’ve killed 5 Loropetalums in one summer. I really did despite babying them. Tried different full sun locations as I don’t have shade yet. Is there a Loropetalum that tolerates baking hot afternoon sun zone 8b/9a? I’ve watched your videos on these beautiful plants and I killed 5 of them (different varieties- some of the newer ones too). Breaks my heart I even heavy mulched them (except root ball), raised them up a bit and they were in good soil in my flower bed. I SO want a big Loropetalum and feel silly I can’t grow one.

[@threeriversforge1997]

@@JimPutnam It's weird, I know. I was one of the guys watching, and I found it thoroughly enjoyable and a nice change of pace. I've been on the search for some Yaupon to make a hedge with, but it's proven really hard to get a dwarf female variety at any of the local nurseries. They all have the male dwarf variety, but why would I want that when it means no pretty red berries for the birds? Maybe that's what's discouraging people from getting too invested in them. Trying to find the right match is near on impossible.

[@beatahp335]

I wish more evergreen conifers could be included in such video like the Night Light Chemacyparis

[@sandybonfiglio7545]

Just bought my first Azalea here in Louisiana, been here a year and most my plants froze I live in Rv so no room to bring inside! Love all the azaleas and magnolias and Myrtle’s. I bought Red Formosa but it’s hot pink, going to bonsai my three new plants! Azalea,Wisteria, and Brackens brown beauty Magnolia! Thank you for the information packed on low ground plants I fell for most the Hollie’s you showed and the Japonica!

[@TimeTravelReads]

I guess we have fewer options up here in zone 5. It's nice to see what you can grow down south.

[@joannpreen5880]

Thank you for this. I definitely will be going back through to copy down some of the names once I am back in my home when finished after my house fire.

[@terrivance8750]

Jim, My fav is probably the Osmanthus "Goshiki." It grows so slow, I actually placed 3 in my Fairy Garden & only need to trim them back to under a foot every other year. I also adore the dark purple & white variegated foliage of Loropetalum "Jazz Hands."

[@deannaking2585]

Loved this video. Thank you. I have planted many of these thanks to your recommendations in previous videos. Now, I have a mental list of several I intend to look for.

[@tinashockley2782]

I lost 20+ Indian Hawthorns a years back due to snow n low temps. I am in zone 7, NW GA. They were great size and color around my yard. I replaced them with more cold tolerant plants just in case we got another cold freeze, which we did in Dec’22.

[@FeiyLo]

Creeping mahonia (Mahonia repens) is a great evergreen ground cover in my dry shade garden. The foliage has seasonal colors on it. Tough plant!

[@toxicmale2264]

The smallest Abelia I own is Magic Daydream Abelia. It's so small.

[@dianegentry3255]

Such a great, helpful video. I have a lot of shade and have loved the plum yews.

[@lravenhill]

You have your encore azalea video on the end of this video

[@karenschwartz5209]

Wow, what a great selection!😊

[@MrThumbsup1011]

As a native designer, I rely on Scarletta leucothoe often for compact evergreen shade shrub. It is often unavailable and sometimes performs poorly. Searching for more native/ native adjacent alternatives.

[@inspiringgardenkorner]

So glad I watched this I just planted the radiant Abelia, I have the indian hawthorn, fire power Nardina and of course boxwood. Just let me know as a gardener and KZbinr I’m on the right track. Thanks so much for sharing

[@greatgardensforall]

This is so great!!!

[@elliesgarden1243]

Thanks Jim

[@RealGreenGardening]

I’m in the UK and love your videos. I am surprised in this video you didn’t mention any euonymus variants in this group. Do these not do well in NC?

[@bettecannavino4047]

Great information! Thanks

[@j.m.7056]

Goshiki osmanthus is a favorite in my East TN Zone 7 garden. I give up on the a & b! Seem meaningless when you also account for microclimates!

[@shaunlloyd5724]

Thank you!

[@jordanyeager9220]

Zone 8a Milton FL, so far my go to is SunShine Legustrum & Sun Hosta

[@phoenixinflight1608]

What kind of luck are you having with the blue spruce in your zone? I noticed one at the edge of your steps. I'm in zone 9a now. Was zone 8b when I tried growing two, two years in a row, and they both died within the year. I know you have high humidity as well, but not sure if it's as bad as south Lousiana. So sad that I can't have a Colorado Blue Spruce in my yard

[@ukrambleon]

What are the tall-ish purple / green plants to the left of the screen at approximately ten mins? In the loropetalum shot… Penstemon? Or ??? Any help would be greatly appreciated! 😊

[@rosejohnson973]

Could you present a video on dwarf plants (shrubs) that tolerate wet feet and full sun! Thanks!

[@lisarodrigues1289]

Azaleas Satsuki ‘Gyokushin’ where azaleas grow!

[@MrThumbsup1011]

What’s the most compact male inkberry?

[@donnamoore6989]

Is Pender nursery open to the public? I have nowhere in my area of Eden, NC to get these specific plants. It is very heartbreaking to me since I really like and need some of these particular plants for my new foundation planting.

[@RocksieBaby]

🎉I absolutely love the dwarf purple daydream lorapetalum but I live in zone 6b. What do you think about planting one in a full sun location in the middle of an open island bed in the front yard?

[@angelicagarcia2633]

Hi Jim I wanted to ask you what are the plants behind you in the very beginning of your video. That all look so beautiful combined together.

[@TheEnchantedAviary1111]

Hi Jim! Thank you for another great segment. May I ask, there is a plant (with spikey green foliage and a purple center) that I'm curious about at timestamp 9:32 next to the 'Purple Daydream' loropetalum. What is it? It's beautiful 🤯

[@janerobinson6816]

I am in zone 10. Could you please mention the zone.

[@jessieyork4508]

He's got it coming up on the screen. I'm in southern Louisiana so I appreciate the zone information too.

[@donnajoy6951]

Question: My Caress Mahonia I did not survive the winter. However, it did go through the summer at 105° here in North Texas zone 8A/B. A bit pricey so I would like to save it. Suggestion?

[@schultzestrength]

Mine came back after being hit hard by last winter's Arctic blast. I honestly thought it was dead because it was killed to the ground after o ly being planted for 3-4 months. I would suggest to let it sit and see what happens. Zone 8a South Carolina here.

[@flowerpixel]

🙌🙌

[@marionallen2222]

Any suggestions of one to put in front of an air conditioner to kinda hide it? Can I put a boxwood what will take air blowing on it? I need the new double white azaleas 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 Great options!!!! THANKS!!!!!

[@heatherw.2751]

Hello Jim! I have a gardenia radicans that has been in the ground for about 3 yrs. It has grown into a weird shape, with a lot of growth down low, empty stems in the middle and a poof/clump on top. Is it detrimental to just cut out that top growth to reset it? Carteret County NC, Zone 8b. Thanks!

[@carlas872]

Thank you Jim! This was really great information. What was the name of the nursery you were at? Is it retail or wholesale only? Also, what is the plant next next to the Night Light Chamaecparis (on it's lefthand side)?

[@afrocraft1]

My Radiance Abelias got what looks like spider mite infestation, with leaf loss on one side and cobwebs leading to them being unsightly. Will they recover?

[@rachelsgarden]

How do I find a male Shamrock Inkberry? I would love to get berries on mine. I’m about to plant Foul Proof next to Frost Proof on my foundation; looking forward to comparing the two. I have such a hard time finding the ideal spot for Encore Azaleas. Most of mine are covered in lace bugs :( Only one without the bugs is Autumn Twist & it’s in the hottest spot in my garden..flowers some in fall.

[@Pamela-dr2xn]

Any for shade?

[@zeamays]

does Hebe survive in the SE? They're pretty reliable in the NW.

[@anngipson7082]

Replanted 3 dwarf lorapetalums twice after the freeze of 2021. They keep dying. Plenty of water. Please help?

[@crislee6481]

Care to share your nursery location?

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[@Dr.ShaniHarvey]

I transplanted 2 colorguard yuccas and now some of the leaves are bent and flopping. I see others around town flopping. Is the flopping permanent or will it straighten itself out with watering? If it is permanent, can/should I cut those out to get a neater look? & encourage new straight leaves to grow? Thanks!

[@Dr.ShaniHarvey]

Also, how did your colorguard yucca and daffodil container turn out?

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Jim: To pronounce "Narihira", is it, -- Naw. Ree. Hee. Rah. My sis speaks Japanese, I do not.

[@sterlgirlceline]

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[@katieking6845]

I tried cryptomeria twice all died

[@coralgaither2331]

If you live in zone 5 or colder this video is a total waste of time.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thanks Jim.🪻💚🙃

[@David-wc5wr]

Osmanthus goshiki ... Haven't finished video yet let's see if you mentioned it

[@David-wc5wr]

You did shortly later lol nice video

[@cgzone8]

Dwarf Yaupon Holly goes w/me even if I move. Thx. cgzone8

[@marionallen2222]

2:29 I love that Hawthorne I got one last Fall it’s almost got white blooms boxwoods are my favorite lol all mine have the white flowers now I’ve never seen it before it’s so cool 🤣🪴🪴🪴🤍🤍🤍