EVERGREENS FOR TOPIARY

cupressus arizonica

‘Glauca’ Dense silvery-blue leaves with small cones in spring. Uncut H18m (60ft) S5m (16ft)

Ligustrum jonandrum

Tough privet with box-like leaves and white flowers in late summer. Uncut H and S2m (6½ft)

Laurus nobilis

Aromatic glossy bay leaves are easy to prune into ball shapes. Uncut H12m (40ft) S10m (30ft)

cupressocyparis Leylandii

Leyland cypress; some have golden foliage. Uncut H25m (80ft) S5m (15ft)

buxus sempervirens

Small glossy foliage and slow, dense growth. Uncut H and S5m (16ft)

Photinia ‘Red Robin’

Glossy-leaved shrub with vibrant scarlet new foliage. Colours best in full sun. Uncut H and S4m (13ft)