Wafts of evergreen forest running down to a clear lake.

Vegetation zones in its plains are between 540- 1000 elevation, consisting of bamboo, secondary evergreen forest and scrub (introduced by humans).

They vary from 50-m-high trees to small trees or shrubs in lowland evergreen forest and rainforest.

The forests can be grouped as tropical evergreen forest, subtropical forest and bamboo brakes.

The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forest and riverine forests.

This hardy and evergreen plant may form a dense stand of shrubs, or grow to tree size.

It also often overwinters as an evergreen plant in mild climates.

Try to create some dynamic graphic shapes and perhaps division in the garden with individual specimens, simple repetition or blocks of evergreen plants.

I tend to look for a balance, with evergreen plants making up at least 25 per cent of the overall ground cover.

You will be looking out at this all year, so there should be evergreen plants, perhaps including a lawn.

Upright evergreen shrub with a looser habit than most.

Versatile evergreen shrub that thrives in sun or shade and can be clipped into any shape or grown as a hedge.

Neatly rounded evergreen shrub for a sunny spot.

Type in the search term 'evergreen shrub' and you'll be accosted by adverts for azaleas every time you use the internet.

This compact evergreen shrub has attractive, small leaves with creamy edges.

But it remains my favourite evergreen tree because of the amazing, lightreflecting gloss of its foliage.

Can you recommend a small evergreen tree for my garden?

It eventually forms a medium-sized evergreen tree up to 10m high and about 3m across.

She unveiled a centenary plaque and planted an evergreen tree.

This evergreen tree, a species of wild guava, can reach 9 meters in height.