Need names of small, slow-growing evergreen shrubs

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jbw Halls, TN Jun 18, 2008

Hi! I have lots of boxwoods and hollies that are presently around my home. Due to health reasons it has become increasingly difficult for me to keep them trimmed and quite expensive to hire someone to trim all of them. I would like to have them removed so that I can replant with small, slow-growing evergreen shrubs. I live in West Tennessee. My brick color is red. Does anyone have any suggestions? I noticed there were some shrubs in my local garden center that were soft-touch, small boxwoods that were not supposed to get over 2 feet tall. I had thought about using some of those, but realize that sometimes shrubs or trees will grow larger than the identification label has printed. Any help will be appreciated.

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raebeags Dighton, MA(Zone 6a) Jun 18, 2008

I don't know if it grows well in your area but I know ilex Helleri is very slow growing it only get to be 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. In my area it is very drought resistant and no care necessary once the plant is established. Good luck!

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/shrubs/ilex_crenata-helleri.html

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rednyr Sumter, SC(Zone 8a) Jun 18, 2008

English Boxwoods are dwarf by nature but finding true "english" boxwoods can be a challenge, wintergreen are a very pretty shade of green but get a bit taller then English and alot of nurserys sell them as English boxwoods....Dwf Yaupon hollys are nice

Plum Yews also stay low growing, blue rug junipers are very low growing and have an awesome spreading effect, Lorapedulums have several low growing varieties that give you a nice flush of fuschia flowers spring and fall- Ruby and Blush are ones I personally like - after 3 years it has just spread width wise and only grown about 4" taller...there are several dwf varietys of Nandina too that give a nice winter interest with their berries and awesome fall color displays....Hope this helps! Good luck with your decision

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carterkz Portland, OR(Zone 8b) Jun 29, 2008

Caution: To many people blue rug juniper smells like cat urine, and it is very scratchy. We pulled ours out, much to the delight of the neighbors.

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