I would like to plant a large shrub in my front garden as a feature. The rest of my garden will be informal hedging so I would like something to really stand out. I would plant some thom thumbs around it to tie in with the rest of the garden. Ideally I would like a shrub that grows to approximately 2-2.5m, is evergreen and is hardy. It will mostly be in full sun. I was hoping for something that flowers as well.
I am very new to gardening so am not very cluey when it comes to shrub types, does anyone have suggestions?