In spite of all the new introductions in the plant kingdom, they certainly stand the test of time as noble furniture in our outdoor rooms. Perhaps boxwood would be your best choice, as at all the grand estates around town and around the world.
You can root prune them for a few years (as they are growing down there in balance with the top growth), but then will need to put them in the ground - I expect you have plenty of good needy locations for your old friends - or give them to the neighbor who has been salivating over them for years. You can do this, but not with the same pals.
you may become so enamored of your living furniture, you may want to keep them in the containers forever. Place these shrubs in the planters for a year or two while you decide where you wish to finally plant them, shifting them here and there, adding more as required to satisfy your need. Another way to handle your indecision is to purchase some planters that coordinate with your outdoor furniture in your outdoor room. Or cut it back twice that far so it will take two growing seasons to reach your goal. If you want the growth to be at point X, then cut it back a few inches further so the new seasonal growth can reach out to point X, where you want it. So if growing beyond your desires, cut it back, with HAND CLIPPERS, please, not loppers or hedge shears. Any plant needs to develop new foliage to sustain life. There are dwarf spreading yews that will remain low, but, of course, grow horizontally. Take a look at the colorful leucothoe though, but for out in the beds. If you want bright colors, use deciduous material not evergreen. I do not think you will be happy with anything golden year-round, only that band on your finger. These are part of your furniture, which you always keep neat and trim for your guests and family. They are not long-lived and will start by losing their lower branches.
They are not the quality you want in your outdoor room, right at your elbow. First, please stay away from the arborvitae and cypress. Here is my further advice, which you might put on the table next to the local advice from your plant material suppliers - do not just go to one garden center or nursery to seek your perfect front yard companions.
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