These are all Picea pungens (blue spruce) but have very different uses/looks in the landscape. Where does all this variety come from? It’s all a result of finding the oddballs in nature.

They come in a wide range of colours in addition to green, such as bronze, yellow, gold and variegated foliage. Elaeagnus is an evergreen shrub that is grown for its foliage. Elaeagnus ...