Otto Luyken, English Laurel

Otto Luyken English Laurel is an evergreen shrub that is suitable for zones  6 to 9. It requires full to partial sun. In extreen heat it needs watering weekly as do many other plants. It grows to about 3 feet tall with a 6 foot spread. In the spring it produces white fragrant flowers followed by small black fruit in the summer. It makes an excellent screen. To learn more you can go to http://www.monrovia.com/ and search the plant title. 

Loropetalum, Ever Red

Loropetalum, Ever Red is a beautiful dark burgundy, compact, mounding evergreen bush. It blooms in late winter - early spring with vivid red blooms. It is disease resistant, drought tolerant and mildew resistant. It requires full sun or part shade and is suited for zones 7 to 9. It can get large, 6 feet high by 6 feet wide.

You can learn more about this beautiful plant at http://www.gardenersconfidence.com/.

Small evergreen tree

Berchman's Golden Arborvitae (Platycladus orientallis 'Aurea Nana')

I planted my "little guy" in 2002. It was in a one gallon bucket. Today , Sept. 2011 it is about 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It is very drought tolerant and is very well formed. An excellent speciment in my eye. As the card said it is a "neat, compact, rounded evergreen shrub".