Advice please - small round bushes

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  1. cr1tical

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    Our local car park has an area planted with evergreen small bushes looking a bit like hebes of some sort which, having grown to touch each other give a nice humped, sea-wave like appearance to the area they are growing in. Any ideas what they might be. Essential thing appears to be that they appear to retain their round hump shape without pruning.
     
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    Sound interesting - any chance of a piccie please?
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    I thought either box or yew.
     
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    Box, yew, lonicera, hebe... fake plants too if they don;t need pruning!?
     
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      Thanks for your interest. No pics until I visit again later. Not box or yew. The don't need pruning thought was probaby wishful thinking as the area is newly planted and they are still not in need of pruning. Looking at Google images, some sort of hebe is the most likely, just have to identify which one. Main characteristic appears to be this ability to remain nice and rounded in shape all year.
       
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      Got it! It must be Hebe Green Globe (also known as Emerald Green). All descriptions include reference to its perfect globular shape. Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
       
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