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A landscape with 50% (or more) evergreens
Dwarf conifer ‘Snow’ false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera‘Snow’, Zones 4–8)
‘Red Alert’ cape primrose (Streptocarpus‘Red Alert’, Zones 9–11)
Interesting annual: Honeywort (Cerinthe major‘Pupurescens’)
Interesting annual: Shrimp plant (Pachystachys lutea)
Interesting annual: Five spot (Nemophila maculata)
Great for the back of the border: ‘Lemon Queen’ perennial sunflower (Helianthus‘Lemon Queen’, Zones 4–9)
Another great option for the back of the border: ‘Autumn Minaret’ daylily (Hemerocallis‘Autumn Minaret’, Zones 3–9)
Get winter interest from ‘Carsten’s Wintergold’ pine (Pinus mugo‘Carsten’s Wintergold’, Zones 2–7)
