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Using Evergreens in Containers

Container gardening has been wildly popular for the past several years. Gardening in different colored and shaped pots can be an easy way to incorporate colors and textures into the landscape. A tall central plant is usually needed to balance out the design of container gardens. Tall annuals, perennials and shrubs can all fill this niche. The advantage of using shrubs is that you can plant them in the landscape when the container garden is redesigned. In this article, we will identify some good shrubs for containers and point out their uses in the landscape.

	Shade Loving Evergreens for Containers
	Rhododendron Rhododendrons are generally wide plants in nursery pots so a fairly large container will be needed. In pots as well as the landscape, rhododendron adds bold texture and beautiful clusters of large, vividly colored flowers in May.
	Azalea Azaleas, particularly encore azaleas, can add a ton of color to containers throughout the season. Encore azaleas bloom in spring, summer, and fall unlike the traditional azaleas which only bloom in the spring season.
	Daphne Daphne is without a doubt my favorite shrub because of its wonderful fragrance during its blooming season (January, February and March). The good thing about growing daphne in a container is that drainage is typically good in pots, so it is hard to over water. Daphne does not tolerate wet soils so it can be easier to care for daphne in a pot. Try to combine daphne with other plants that do not require much water and use less potting soil combined with more planting mix in containers.
	Camellia The odd blooming seasons of camellias have made them popular plants in southern gardens for many years. It can be hard to find a plant that flowers in the late fall and winter months but camellias fill this gap. In containers they add nice vertical interest as well as their abundant flowers.
	Sky Pencil Holly ‘Sky Pencil’ holly does not have a lot of the bells and whistles associated with it as some of the other plants we have discussed, but it does a wonderful job as an upright evergreen in a pot. ‘Sky Pencil’ is also extremely narrow, leaving ample room for other additions to container gardens.
	Aucuba Foliage color and texture are what make aucuba an impact plant in containers and gardens. The large leaves are often variegated with splotches of yellow and are quite eye catching in dark areas of the landscape. >>Continue.....

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