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The Juniper Sea Green, 'Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Sea Green', also known as Chinese Juniper, is an evergreen Juniper that makes a great hedge that provides winter interest. This Juniper is a compact shrub with a fountain-like, arching habit. The bright green, fine textured foliage forms a vase shaped six foot plant. The Sea Green is tolerant of many soils and weather conditions. Place this plant in well drained soil. Sea Green Junipers are used for accent plants, borders, windbreaks and screens.

Arcadia Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia', is a popular evergreen that exhibits rich green, lacy-textured foliage and a semi-spreading growth habit. It is a grass-green selection with a mature height of one to one and a half feet, and it has good resist

Blue Star Juniper, Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star', displays a rich steel-blue foliage color that is extremely attractive on this low growing mounded plant. The starry foliage creates an excellent addition to the foundation landscape planting. Very adaptab

Hughes Juniper, Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes', is a silvery-blue, low growing, spreading Juniper that is very popular because it adds color to the landscape planting year-round. Hughes Juniper has silvery blue foliage; distinct radial branching; holds b

Blue Forest Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest', is a distinctive groundcover-type evergreen that has very attractive silvery-blue foliage. The upright growing branches present the "look" of a miniature "blue forest" Looks great when planted above a

Maney Juniper, Juniperus chinensis 'Maneyi', is a semi-erect juniper that has an attractive blue cast to its foliage, along with gray-green berries in summer. It has a horizontal layered, irregular habit. This is one of the hardiest medium-sized evergreen

Buffalo Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo', has soft, feathery, bright green foliage on low spreading branches that produces an interesting form, and it is an excellent groundcover plant for borders or mass plantings. Buffalo Juniper's feathery branches

Juniper - Scandia, Juniperus sabina 'Scandia', is a low growing, semi-spreading evergreen that matures to 12 to 18 inches high and 6 feet wide. The dense, bright green feathery foliage holds its color over the winter. Scandia can be planted in a pot or directly in the garden for foundation or mass border planting. It works great as a filler for your beautiful bouquets. Full sun will result in its best color. Scandia prefers moist, well-drained soil and will provide an appealing addition to your yard. It is resistant to disease, drought, and is urban tolerant.

Broadmoor Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Broadmoor', is a low growing evergreen that has a dense mounding form and rich green foliage with a slight blue cast. The main branches are strong and horizontally spreading. It is an excellent plant for borders or mas

Blue Prince Juniper, Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Prince' (PP10,134), is a low growing evergreen that has beautiful powder-blue foliage and creates an outstanding contrast in the landscape. This ground hugging juniper with intense blue color, requires ver

Juniper - Calgary Carpet, Juniperus sabina 'Monna', is a great plant to use when you need a lower growing evergreen, but don't like the "prickers" that one tends to associate with Junipers. Bright green in color and soft textured, the foliage of the Calgary Carpet has a scale-like appearance and is soft to the touch. The layered branching habit of this plant gives the subtle appearance of soft undulations in the ground beneath it. Calgary Carpet would serve nicely in a small Zen garden, with it's ability to suggest a forest of undulating green. This juniper does well in dry soils that are well drained, and needs to have partial to full sun exposure. It's mature height rarely exceeds 9" but can spread to 10' wide or more.

Juniper - Old Gold, Juniperus x media 'Old Gold', Soft, is a low spreading juniper with light gold foliage throughout the year. It has scale-like needles on lacy foliage; golden yellow new growth. Capable of growing 3 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Old Gold is a traditional favorite with excellent yellow gold color, especially during warmer months. It is very hardy and provides a variety of landscape uses. Full sun will result in its best color. Old Gold prefers moist, well-drained soil and will provide an appealing addition to your yard.