Entryway landscaping with shrubs.
Entryway Landscaping with Shrubs

11 Best Evergreen Shrubs

for Landscaping in Southwest Missouri

Evergreen shrubs are an essential of landscaping. They look fantastic all year long, and are super low-maintenance. Their slow-growing nature makes them great for small spaces.

With a variety of colors, textures, and shapes, evergreen shrubs are a great focal point for any landscape. 

Myron Royce Gardens has been landscaping with evergreen shrubs in Springfield, MO and Ozark, MO for over 30 years. Here, we’ll share our favorites with you. 

Mother Lode Juniper from Iseli Nursery.
Mother Lode Juniper

Mother Lode Juniper

Juniper horizontalis ‘Mother Lode’

    • Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Size: 6’H x 4’W

Brilliant gold-green color with very low, creeping growth habit and slow growth. Good for cascading areas. 

Globe Blue Spruce from Iseli Nursery.
Globe Blue Spruce

Globe Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Globosa’

    • Light: Full Sun
    • Size: 8’H x 6’W

Slow-growing dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce with interesting blue color. 

Thunderhead Japanese Black Pine from Iseli nursery.
Thunderhead Japanese Black Pine

Thunderhead Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunburgii ‘Thunderhead’

    • Light: Full Sun
    • Size: 15’H x 12’W

Dense, cloud-like growth with bright green needles and contrasting white candles. 

Pumila Norway Spruce from Iseli Nursery.
Pumila Norway Spruce from Iseli Nursery.

Pumila Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Pumila’

    • Light: Full Sun
    • Size: 4’H x 4’W

Short, dark green needles in a round shape that eventually widens into a nest shape. 

Slowmound Mugo Pine from Iseli Nursery.
Slowmound Mugo
Valley Cushion Mugo Pine from Iseli Nursery.
Valley Cushion Mugo Pine

Mugo Pine

Picea abies ‘Slowmound’

    • Light: Full Sun
    • Size: 4’H x 6’W

Short and wide slow-growing shrub with showy buds. 

Picea abies ‘Valley Cushion’

    • Light: Full Sun
    • Size: 1’H x 4’W

Small and slow-growing shrub with small red buds. 

English Roseum Rhododendron Evergreen Foliage
PJM Elite Rhododendron Flowering
PJM Elite Rhododendron Flowering

Rhododendron 

Rhododendron ‘English Roseum’

    • Light: Full Sun
    • Size: 6-8’H x 6-8’W

Evergreen and flowering shrub! Produces gorgeous and fragrant pink-purple flowers in late spring and early summer. 

Rhododendron ‘PJM Elite’

    • Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Size: 4-5’H x 3×5’W

Foliage is smaller and tinted purple!

Green Velvet Boxwood landscaping in Springfield, MO by Myron Royce Gardens
Green Velvet Boxwood

Green Velvet Boxwood

Buxus ‘Green Velvet’

    • Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Size: 3-4’H x 3-4’W

Full, dense growth with small green leaves. Moderate growth rate requires trimming. Great for hedges or any other shape you can think of!

Heavenly Bamboo in landscaping by Myron Royce Gardens in Ozark MO.
Heavenly Bamboo
Moyers Red Heavenly Bamboo from Alpha Nursery.
Moyers Red Heavenly Bamboo
Tuscan Flame Heavenly Bamboo from Alpha Nursery.
Tuscan Flame Heavenly Bamboo

Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

    • Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Size: 3-8’H x 3-4’W

Green leaves with white panicle flowers that form red berries. Leaves turn red or purple in cooler temperatures. Often used for hedges. 

Nandina domestica ‘Moyers Red’

    • Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Size: 6’H x 6’W

Flowers are light pink.

Nandina domestica ‘Tuscan Flame’

    • Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Size: 3-4’H x 3-4’W

New leaves are red-purple throughout the year. 

 

Conclusion

We hope you’ve found the evergreen shrubs that are right for you. Whether you want hedges or accents in your landscape, Myron Royce Gardens has the shrub for you.

If you think you might want flowering shrubs instead, you can follow this link for our list of flowering shrubs in Southwest Missouri. 

For more landscape inspiration, you can view our portfolios here.

If you’re interested in our services, just give us a call at 417-443-2648 or contact us here.

View more examples of Myron Royce Gardens landscaping in Springfield, Missouri:

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Retaining wall and landscaping in Springfield Mo, by Myron Royce Gardens.
Evergreen Shrubs on Retaining Wall
Trees and Shrubs in Entryway landscaping by Myron Royce Gardens in Springfield, MO.
Trees and Shrubs in Entryway
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Tree and Shrub Shaping
Mailbox landscaping by Myron Royce Gardens in Springfield, MO.
Evergreen Shrubs by Mailbox
Commercial landscaping by Myron Royce Gardens in Springfield, MO.
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Landscaping by Myron Royce Gardens in Springfield, MO.
Green Velvet Boxwoods lining entryway.
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Evergreen Shrubs on Retaining Wall
Landscaping by pool.
Low-Growing Shrubs
Entryway landscaping by Myron Royce Gardens in Springfield, MO.
Fun Shrubs in the Entryway
Landscaping with Evergreens by Myron Royce Gardens in Springfield, MO.
Landscaping with Evergreens

About the Author

Myron Royce Gardens is a professional landscaping company based in Ozark, MO. We provide landscape design, installation, and maintenance services throughout the Springfield-Branson area. 

We started this blog because we want to share our knowledge and expertise with everyone in Southwest Missouri. Landscaping is our passion, and we want it to be a pleasant experience for everyone. 

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