Evergreen Plants

Abelia flowers nonstop from late spring to frost, feeds pollinators daily, and shrugs off Alabama heat, drought, and poor soil without complaint.Abelia is a tough, semi-evergreen shrub covered in small tubular white or pink flowers for months at a stretch, with foliage that often...

Agave makes a commanding statement with its bold, symmetrical rosette of thick, pointed leaves - the ultimate low-water focal point.Agave are bold, architectural succulents with thick, sculptural leaves built for heat and drought. They make dramatic, low-water focal points in xeriscapes, containers, and sunny...

An evergreen groundcover that carpets shade where grass gives up.Ajuga reptans spreads by runners into a low mat of glossy, often bronze-purple foliage, then sends up short spikes of blue flowers in spring. It holds its leaves through an Alabama winter, takes foot traffic...

'Green Giant' puts on three feet a year and builds a dense, deer-resistant evergreen wall without the disease headaches of Leyland cypress.'Green Giant' arborvitae is the modern standard for fast privacy screening, growing three to five feet per year into a tight pyramid of...

Encore azaleas bloom in spring, then again in summer and fall, giving you three flowering seasons from one evergreen shrub.Encore azaleas are reblooming evergreen azaleas bred for the South, flowering heavily in spring and repeating on new growth through summer and into fall. They...

Fresh-cut bay carries a bright, resinous, almost eucalyptus edge that the dusty dried leaves in a supermarket jar lost long ago.Fresh bay is considerably stronger than dried, so start with about half the number of leaves a recipe calls for and adjust upward. Bay...

Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) is an evergreen shrub whose leaves flavor soups and stews.Fresh bay laurel live herb plant is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny sill and snips...

Boxwood shears into crisp hedges, spheres, and edging that hold their shape year-round and give a landscape instant formal structure.Boxwood is the classic evergreen for clipped hedges, parterres, and foundation lines, with small dense leaves that take shearing better than almost anything else. It...

A fall-blooming evergreen shrub that's a cornerstone of the Southern garden.Sasanqua Camellia flowers in fall and early winter with rose-like blooms on a glossy evergreen shrub - perfect for Alabama hedges, borders, and foundations. Offered in 1-Gallon Pot and 3-Gallon Pot, shipped well-rooted from...

Carolina jessamine covers a fence or mailbox in fragrant yellow trumpets in late winter, then stays glossy and evergreen all year.Alabama's own native twining vine, Carolina jessamine blankets itself in bright yellow, sweetly scented flowers from February into April while holding narrow evergreen leaves...

Confederate jasmine turns a fence into a wall of glossy evergreen leaves, then perfumes the whole yard with white pinwheel flowers in May.Also sold as star jasmine, this evergreen twining vine carries thick, dark leaves year-round and erupts in intensely fragrant white flowers in...

The evergreen screen the Southeast plants instead of Leyland cypress.Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' is a fast, soft-needled evergreen conifer that forms a dense pyramid without the canker and bagworm problems that shorten Leyland cypress in Alabama. Blue-green through summer, taking a bronze cast in hard...

Distylium gives you a clean blue-green evergreen with no blight, no bagworms, and no shearing - the low-maintenance answer to holly and juniper.Distylium is a relatively new landscape shrub bred specifically to replace the workhorse evergreens that give Southern gardeners the most trouble. It...

This dwarf lemon tree yields full-size, fragrant lemons on a compact frame - grow it in the ground in warm zones or in a pot you move indoors for winter.The dwarf Meyer lemon is a container-friendly citrus that produces fragrant blooms and sweet-tart lemons...

Euphorbia offers striking, sculptural forms and drought-tough performance for sunny beds and containers.Euphorbia are diverse, sculptural succulents grown for bold form and easy, drought-tolerant care. They thrive in bright light with minimal water and make eye-catching, low-fuss accent plants. Offered in 2" and 4"...

Gardenias produce creamy white blooms whose fragrance carries across an entire porch, set against thick, glossy evergreen leaves year-round.Gardenia is the signature fragrant shrub of the Deep South, flowering heavily in late spring with scattered rebloom through summer on many varieties. It wants acidic...

An evergreen perennial that blooms in the cold months - premium, deer-proof shade color.Hellebores (Lenten Rose) open nodding, long-lasting blooms from late fall through winter in shady spots, with handsome evergreen foliage the rest of the year. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot,...

Sempervivum forms tight rosettes that multiply into colonies of 'chicks,' thriving in rock gardens and containers through cold winters.Sempervivum, or hens and chicks, are cold-hardy succulents that spread into dense mats of rosettes. Nearly indestructible, they thrive in full sun and poor soil where...

Hens & Chicks spread into charming colonies of rosettes, thriving in poor soil, rock gardens, and containers through freezing winters.Hens and chicks (Sempervivum) are cold-hardy rosette succulents that multiply into tight colonies of 'chicks.' They shrug off heat, cold, and drought, making them perfect...

Heuchera dazzles year-round with ruffled foliage in amber, burgundy, lime, and silver, plus dainty bell flowers on wiry stems.Heuchera is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6" pots,...