Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about a magnolia?

The only reliably evergreen one in this area is Southern Magnolia.

Our little gem is evergreen

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Skip Laurel

Our skip laurels all died. I’ve noticed other ones planted in my neighborhood that are dying as well.

They hate water/wet areas.

my hardy gardenia (frostproof) didn't make it through the winter. i've been thinking about buying a wintergreen plant which has edible berries and ok flowers

Anonymous wrote:Partial sun. Would like one that flowers in the spring/summer but still has leaves in the fall/winter. Suggestions?

Trees or bushes or ground cover?

Anonymous wrote:Skip Laurel

Our skip laurels all died. I’ve noticed other ones planted in my neighborhood that are dying as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is going to bloom all spring and summer except a rose or maybe a hydrangea.

Although deciduous, the leaves on oak-leaf hydrangeas are tenacious and in the DMV a material percentage tend to stay on the bush until they are pushed off by new growth in the spring. Might be worth considering.

In my experience, the colors turn a rust color in the fall, stay for a while, and fall off in the winter. They mostly look like sticks but the bark is somewhat interesting. They’re gorgeous but need a ton of space and are very fast growing.