• Junipers produce small grayish flowers.Utah Juniper image by Carol Hyman from Fotolia.com
  
  Junipers are a type of evergreen shrub, meaning they remain green all year long. Junipers are common in northern temperate areas throughout the world, and grow in either partially shaded or sunny areas, according to gardenguides.com. Juniper evergreen shrubs come in many different varieties, and can grow from three to 10 feet tall. They can add texture and soft green color to a garden, according to gardenguides.com.
  
  

Blue Star Juniper

• Plant Blue Star Juniper if you are looking for an evergreen shrub that offers a strong contrast to deciduous shrubs, which lose their leaves in the fall, according to backyard-landscape-ideas.com. Blue Star Juniper is native to China and has silver-blue foliage. It grows in a shape resembling a mound, and does well in full sunlight in well-drained areas. Blue Star grows two to three feet tall, and about three to four feet wide. It makes a nice winter plant in flower gardens, according to backyard-landscape-ideas.com.
  
  

Buffalo Juniper

• Plant Buffalo Juniper if you are looking for a juniper that is easy to grow, according to backyard-landscape-ideas.com. Buffalo Juniper has feathery-looking foliage and does well in full sunlight. It can be grown in coastal areas that have cold winters and hot summers, and tolerates many different soil types. Buffalo Juniper is a low-spreading shrub that grows to less than a foot tall but up to eight feet wide. It is not attractive to deer and rabbits, but may tend to succumb to blight.
  
  

Spiral Juniper

• Plant Spiral Juniper if you are looking for an evergreen shrub that grows naturally in a pyramid shape. It does well in bright, sunny locations, and can reach heights of up to 15 feet and widths of up to five feet. Spiral junipers work best in manicured gardens, according to backyard-landscape-ideas.com, and do well in a variety of soils.
  
  

Blue Chip Juniper

• Plant Blue Chip Juniper if you are looking for a juniper that does well in frost and snow, according to backyard-landscape-ideas.com. Blue Chip Juniper is a low, spreading shrub that grows up to eight feet wide and does well in thin and rocky soils and full sunlight, lending itself well to desert areas. Its twisting branches can be trained into shapes desired by the gardener. Blue Chip Junipers are generally not eaten by deer.