Evergreen Shrubs

Small (1-3’ in height)

*Dwarf Gardenia (Green & Variegated)  (flower)
Dwarf Nandina: Blush, Flirt
Holly, Carissa
Japanese Holly: Soft Touch, Heleri
Abelia:  Kaleidoscope, Radiance
*Pittosporum:  Wheeler’s Dwarf, Mojo (Variegated)

Medium (3-4’ in height)

Japanese Holly: Compacta, Dwarf Yaupon
*Gardenia Hardy Daisy, Frost Proof (flower)
*Goshiki False Tea Olive (variegated)
Ligustrum, Sunshine (bright chartreuse)
*Loropetalum, several var.  (red foliage, pink flowers)
*Loropetalum, several var. (green foliage, white flowers)
Indian Hawthorne (flower)
*Winter Sun Mahonia
*Sasanqua Shishigashira, Mine No Yuki, Bonanza (flower)
Distyllium (red flowers) – several varieties

Med. Large (4-6’ in height)

Holly, Steeds (Conical)
Holly:  Dwarf Burfordi
Privet, Swift Creek (variegated)
*Gardenia:  August Beauty, First Love (flower)
Heavenly Bamboo Nandina  (berries)
*Tea Olive, Variegated
Tinus Viburnum Spring Bouquet

Large – Greater than 6’ in height at maturity, but can be maintained at lower-than-maximum heights by pruning:

*Loropetalum varieties – (red foliage, pink/red flowers)
*Wavy Leaf Ligustrum – flower
*Tea Olive – fragrant flower (taller than wide)
*Japanese Yew (taller than wide)
*Cleyera
Hollies – Nellie Stevens, Oak Leaf
Eleagnous
*Pittosporum:  Compacta, Variegated
Privet, Variegated
Oleander, many varieties – flower
*Sasanqua, many varieties – flower
Sky Pencil Holly – tall and very narrow

*Can also be grown in more shady conditions

Conifers

Junipers – various sizes
Cypress – various sizes
Arbovitae – various sizes

Semi-deciduous Shrubs

Knock-out Roses – 4-5’ – flowers all summer
Drift Roses – 2-3’ flowers all summer

Deciduous Shrubs

Barberry – leaves in rich red or golden colors
Spirea – flowers
Burning Bush – red foliage in fall
Forsythia (Yellow Bells) – yellow flowers
Hydrangeas (Paniculata only) – flowers
Chinese Snowball Viburnum – flowers
Butterfly Bush – flowers
Harry Lawder’s Walking Stick – winter interest
Itea (flowers in spring, red foliage in fall)