Description
This flat-topped, dense evergreen shrub has upright branches clothed in sharp, bright green needles. Its low-growing and compact form reaches 3 feet high. Its versatile growth habit makes it useful as a mixed border, ground-cover for a large area, screen, and windbreak..This fast growing, low-maintenance evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Once mature, shearing is recommended annually to maintain desired shape..Nick's Compact Juniper is a low spreading shrub with a ground hugging habit of growth. It's arching sprays of bluish- green foliage offer a magnificent color and textural value to the landcsape. Foliage turns to silvery-green during the fall and winter seasons..Excellent for use in groupings, low shrub borders, mass plantings, home foundation plantings, erosion control on slopes and embankments, asian theme gardens and just about anywhere in the garden to achieve textural value..Nick's Compact Juniper is easy to grow and is very low maintenance; requiring no pruning unless to maintain a dense form. It adapts to a wide variety of soils provided they are well-drained. It prefers full sun to mostly sun.
