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evergreen for shade container

15 years ago

I have a container beside the garage that I would like to plant something in that would grow tall and stay green all year. It's pretty much mostly shade there. It's beside a brick wall so I was also thinking of something that could grow up a trellis in a container. Is this an impossible thing to do? Thanks!

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waplummer
15 years ago
How big is the container? How tall is tall? One possibility is Ilex crenata 'Skyrocket'
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