Ready to add a touch of formal elegance to your garden? The Shear Genius Cotoneaster is a fantastic choice! This unique, evergreen shrub is a low-maintenance superstar, perfect for creating a structured, polished look. Its tight, compact, and mounding habit makes it an ideal candidate for shearing into a formal hedge, a neat border, or a living sphere. Its small, dark green leaves provide a dense, refined texture that holds its beauty all year.

While primarily prized for its form and foliage, it doesn’t skimp on seasonal interest. Delicate white flowers appear in spring, attracting pollinators, followed by small red berries that provide a pop of color in fall and winter. This versatile plant thrives in zones 7 and 8 and is happy in full sun. Best of all, it’s highly deer-resistant. When planting, we suggest blending Watters Premium Mulch with your garden’s native soil to improve moisture reten