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Your suggestions for small evergreen flowering shrubs

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atticusclaw · 07/08/2014 17:51

Preferably something heavily scented if that's possible. We are installing a covered pergola above decking outside our backdoor. The roof will be glass. The area is sunken and so from the lawn the shrubs will be at ground level but from the deck they will be at waist/chest height.

Any suggestions?

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atticusclaw · 07/08/2014 18:28

So far I've looked at lavender and hebes. Not sure whether lavender will get too leggy and block the view.

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Rhubarbgarden · 08/08/2014 23:35

What's the aspect? How much sun does it get?

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atticusclaw · 09/08/2014 22:27

Its south facing. Gets sun from about 11am until about 5pm. Not so much in the winter when the sun is low since we have tall trees behind us.

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Rhubarbgarden · 10/08/2014 10:09

Lavender would be fine if pruned properly each season.

Convolvulus cneorum
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Cistus x purpureus
Daphne x 'White Queen'

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atticusclaw · 11/08/2014 09:42

Thanks Rhubarb I will check those out!

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