Shrubs Lilac Thumbelina® Thumbelina® Lilac, Syringa 'Baillina' (PP16,662), is a round shaped lilac that is part of our Fairytale® Series of dwarf lilacs. Multitudes of medium pink buds open to very light pink blossoms that are the most fragrant of any in the series. Thumbelina is suitable as an informal hedge or foundation plant. This lilac tolerates light shade, but best bloom quality and disease resistance occur in full sun. It prefers rich, moist, neutral soils. It should be pruned as needed immediately after flowering. It grows 5-6 feet in height and width.
Juniper Arcadia It is a grass-green selection with a mature height of one to one and a half feet, and it has good resistance to juniper blight. It displays a spreading habit with a dense, dwarf, somewhat layered effect. Arcadia Juniper is excellent for foundation and mass border plantings. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
Juniper Blue Forest The upright growing branches present the "look" of a miniature "blue forest". Looks great when planted above a boulder retaining wall. It has a medium texture and a slow growth rate. Needs full sun, and once established, little maintenance is required. It is urban tolerant. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks.
Juniper Buffalo Buffalo Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo', has soft, feathery, bright green foliage on low spreading branches that produces an interesting form, and it is an excellent groundcover plant for borders or mass plantings. Buffalo Juniper's feathery branches are of bright green foliage; retains color in winter. May prune to shape desired. This Juniper prefers sun and a well-drained soil, but tolerates a range of soil types; drought and heat tolerant. It has a height of 12-15 inches and a spread of 5 feet. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
Juniper Maney Maney Juniper, Juniperus chinensis 'Maneyi', is a semi-erect juniper that has an attractive blue cast to its foliage, along with gray-green berries in summer. It has a horizontal layered, irregular habit. This is one of the hardiest medium-sized evergreens and makes an excellent choice for any landscape planting. It is a fast grower and has excellent cold tolerance. This evergreen shrub grow 4-5 feet in height and 5-6 feet in width. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate.
Yew Dark Green Dark Green Yew, taxus x media 'Dark Green', is an excellent evergreen with beautiful dark green foliage for the shade garden or shady side of the home. It is has a spreading compact habit, and its forest-green foliage does not burn in winter. It exhibits a small wide spreading form, with soft textures, and rich green short needles that are easily pruned into various shapes. This yew can be used as a low hedge or specimen plant and requires good drainage and prefers a shady location with loamy soil. Remove 1/2 to 3/4 of the new growth each year with hand pruners; you can control the size and maintain a healthier shrub with a more natural form.
Yew Taunton Spreading Yews are widely used landscape plants because of their rich, dark green evergreen foliage and versatility. They are maintainable at various heights and spreads.
Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', is noted for its contorted, twisted growth, making it a real conversation piece when grown as a specimen plant. It is a slow grower to 8 to 10 feet tall and wide and prefers well drained soil in sun to part shade. The branches are valued for their use in flower arrangements.
Buttonbush The late emerging foliage leaves the shrub almost dead looking until late spring. Native from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Minnesota, Oklahoma and southern New Mexico, Arizona, California, into Mexico and Cuba.
Spiraea Pink Parasols 'Pink Parasols', a Proven Winners selection, is immediately known as a Spiraea with pink blooms, a first! Spiraea has been long prized for its attractive fall color and Pink Parasols adds fluffy pink colorful flowers in the summer and brilliant orange foliage in the fall. This plant is very durable and adaptable to many sitres. Pink Parasols is perfect for mass plantings, mixed borders, or anywhere a low maintainance plant is needed.
Russian Sage The stems and leaves give off a pungent odor when crushed or bruised.
Rose Of Sharon Satin Rose The Hibiscus Satin Rose, 'Hibiscus syriacus 'Satin Rose', a Proven Winners selection, also known as Rose of Sharon, is a tremendous improvement in the Hardy Hibiscus.
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