Evan-I live in south Georgia... mostly dry summers wet winters, occasional freeze and frost... also the soil is mostly sand...
Elaine- the porch faces west so they would get full Sun from about 11a.m. until dark... there are no trees or shade at all and the roof does not shed water onto the bed cause the porch is about 14' wide...I would like the shrubs to grow about 6' tall...looking for easy care border... I would like for them to be evergreen yet I would like for them to bloom colorful flowers throughout the warmer months...