Carpet Juniper Shrubs

Shrubs with balled and burlaped roots are best planted in fall.

Carpet juniper shrubs. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Providing a bright splash of color all year round juniperus horizontalis golden carpet creeping juniper is a low spreading evergreen shrub with brilliant golden foliage that does not burn in full sun. Dig the planting hole as deep as the root ball and two to three times wider. Take a cutting that s around 4 to 6 inches long from a healthy stem between late july and october.

Tidy and compact juniperus communis green carpet common juniper is a slow growing prostate evergreen shrub forming a lovely dense carpet. Browse by price under 20 73 20 to 40 71 40 to 60 1 60 to. Backfill with the soil removed from the hole without amendments. Has a somewhat similar appearance as mother lode juniper but is much hardier and has a much quicker growth rate.

Juniper trees shrubs for sale from uk garden shops browse junipers from uk shops. In winter the foliage turns deep gold and salmon orange with green undertones. Known as the savin juniper juniperus sabina is native to an enormous range of. Its spring foliage of bright green needle like leaves turns dark green as it matures.

You re not stuck with just one type of creeping juniper when it comes time to find a vendor and buy one. For example if you want a blue type besides blue rug and wiltonii there are choices such as juniperus horizontalis blue prince which is equally low growing about 5 inches. Blue carpet juniper is a dense spreading evergreen shrub with a ground hugging habit of growth. As these shrubs have a rich green color they are considered to be ideal for erosion control and are used on slopes where water and soil runoff can cause a problem.

Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. Golden carpet is a very low growing ground hugging spreading juniper that is very well suited for use as a groundcover. Remove the needles from the bottom third of the cutting dip the end in powdered rooting hormone and plant it in a potting mix. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

Set the shrub in the hole so the soil line on the stem is even with the surrounding soil. You can propagate blue rug juniper by stem cuttings.