Which plants to use:
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Trees
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Shrubs
- Aucuba japonica
- Azaleas
- Camellia japonica
- Fatsia japonica
- Nandina domestica
- Osmanthus burkwoodii
- Pieris
- Rhododendron
- Sarcococca hookeriana
- Skimmia japonica
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Conifers
- Abies koreana ‘Kohout’s Ice Breaker’
- Juniperus communis ‘Green Carpet’
- Pinus mugo
- Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’
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Perennials
- Ophiopogon planiscapus
- Pachysandra terminalis
- Iris ensata
Ferns
- Asplenium scolopendrium
- Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance
- Cryptomeria japonica ’Cristata’
Climbers
- Clematis armandii
- Trachelospermum jasminoides
- Wisteria floribunda ‘Domino’
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Ornamental Grasses
- Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’
- Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ (Japanese Forest Grass)
- Stipa tenuissima ‘Pony Tails’
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Cloud Topiary
- Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’
- Pinus Mugo Carstens ‘Wintergold’
- Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin Compacta’
- Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’