Buxus sempervirens ‘Graham Blandy’
If you love boxwoods and need an option for a tall privacy screen that fits in a narrow space, then ‘Graham Blandy’ (Buxus sempervirens) boxwood, is the superstar you have been looking for.
In gener…
Taxus media
Hick’s Yew
This is a distinctive shrub with a lot of character. When compared to other evergreen trees or shrubs used for privacy screening, its long, graceful, upright branches covered with lush, p…
Fargesia ‘Rufa’, Hardy Bamboo
Clumping bamboo (Fargesia ‘Rufa’) is as visually attractive as it is remarkably effective for a privacy screen. With all of the classic characteristics of lush, evergreen bamboo that we love, it reac…
Rhamnus californica
California Coffeeberry
Coffeeberry is a great candidate for that hard-to-fill niche of an evergreen native shrub that also attracts birds and pollinators; is drought tolerant, deer resistant, and fi…
Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’
‘John Dourley’ Manzanita
Here at Shooting Star Nursery, we love our manzanitas!
Manzanitas are native, evergreen, drought tolerant, low maintenance – and really, really pretty. They’re also an import…
Heaths and Heathers
Heaths and Heathers
Heaths and Heathers are two closely-related evergreen shrubs that are great additions to the shade or partial shade garden.
Heaths (Erica sp., see photo to the left) have ne…
Nandina ‘Gulf Stream’
‘Gulf Stream’ Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina ‘Gulf Stream’ is a workhorse of a plant. It provides year-round interest in the garden, but really starts to shine during the fall and winter months.
If you’re l…
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’
Vanderwolf’s Pyramid Limber Pine
The ‘Vanderwolf’ Pine has proven itself a good conifer choice for a hot, dry spot; one that won’t get too large and has soft, two-toned needles. This western North A…
Agave neomexicana
Hardy Agave
Hardy Agaves capture us like no other plant. Their almost mathematical geometry is mesmerizing, and they are tough as nails. One of the true survivors on our property- managing the dips…