For an evergreen hedge option, try the ‘Little Gem’ magnolia,' says Bert Bast, garden expert and owner of Bast Brothers Garden Center. 'It can be grown from US hardiness zone 7 plus ...
Hardy to zone 5, the shrub hardly suffers deer damage. 7. Southern Magnolia Southern magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) are iconic evergreen trees, seen frequently in the South of the country.