mossie wrote:
hi i have bought a large pot for front garden and would like some
advice as to a shrub i can put in same, needs to be evergreen for
interest had thought of japanese maple but i dont know if they are
evergreen any ideas welcome
thanks

It is very hard to guess unless you tell us where you are, your climate and
the aspect of the proposed site of the pot. BTW maples are deciduous.

David