However, if space is limited, the Japanese yew is compact and one evergreen shrub that can make your landscaping look great all year. It can form a dense, low-growing shrub that can be perfect as a ...

It may be best to do the trimming in stages, rather than trying to cut the shrub back very hard. Monique Gudgeon says: ‘Yew, for example, can be cut back hard, as can Aucuba and Escallonia. However, ...