Layered evergreen landscape

Use these evergreen trees as living privacy screens or focal points in your landscape that stay green through the seasons.

5-6 foot size is the "sweet spot" for evergreen shrubs in the home landscape. They're tall enough to be a substantial backbone planting, but not too large that they dwarf your house and block all the natural light.

Our evergreen landscaping ideas will have you shopping for fir, juniper, and spruce trees immediately. Find out all the ways you can use these versatile plants in your garden.

Discover how to landscape your small yard with a low growing conifer or evergreen tree. Plant picea glauca, arborvitae thuja, juniperus, and other small evergreens to fill your space with blue-green foliage all year round. #smallevergreentrees #dwarfevergreentrees #evergreensforsmallyards

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Transform your outdoor space into a sanctuary with timeless evergreen landscape ideas for front yards backyard gardens modern designs and simple front yard shrubs Explore front yard garden design privacy and hydrangea and get inspired with Texas-inspired front yard landscaping ideas

Has your neighbor decided to build an ADU with windows facing directly into your back yard? Maybe they’ve added another story to their house or a 2nd floor deck that makes you feel exposed. Or maybe you have a large property and just want to block the view of a junkyard down the road. No […]

Landscape layering is designing a garden that uses a variety of different plants positioned in multiple rows to form a casual, mixed border planting.

Conifers provide the garden with incredible form, color and texture in every season. Learn one expert’s secrets to designing with these evergreens.