Shrubs for Your Home and Garden

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Adams Needle - Yucca filamentosa Price: 13.45 The Adams Needle bush, Yucca filamentosa, has stiff evergreen rosettes and are part of the scene in hot dry Central and North American scrublands. Yuccas are hardier than they appear, and only fail in cold exposed inland positions, where they are better grown as container plants. This variety has a white edge. Yucca filamentosa makes dense clumps of stiff leaves 30 inches or so long and edged with fine curly hairs. The remarkable flower-spikes, 6' or more high, appear when plants are five or more years old.

Red Leaf Japanese Barberrt - Berberis thunbergii Price: 9.95 The Barberry bush or RedLeaf Japanese bush, Berberis thunbergii, is a deciduous shrub reaching up to 24" tall and about 30" wide. The branches are slender, spiny, and small, and the leaves are roundly oval in a deep red to purple color. The small, yellow flowers borne beneath leaves, from April to May, are not showy. This plant is tolerant of many types of soil, but will not do well in wet to very moist soils. As name Barberry implies, this makes an excellent hedge or filler shrub.

Wintergreen Boxwood - microphylla koreana Price: 15.95 The Korean Wintergreen Boxwood shrub, Microphylla koreana, is also known as the liffleleaf boxwood. It is a broadleaf evergreen upright shrub with medium green to dark green foilage. It is a formal or tightly informal shrub, usually reserved for shady conditions and commonly used as a hedge, foundation planting, edger, or facer shrub.

Compacta Burning Bush - Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' Price: 11.95 The Burning Bush, Euonymus alatus 'Compacta' has an outstanding red fall color. The deep dark red leaves almost glow with color in the fall. The plant is shade tolerant but has inferior fall color and reduced density in shade. Burning Bush transplants easily and may be sheared. The orange and red fruit is ornamental if produced in quantity, but plants vary in the amount of fruit they produce. This deciduous bush withstands acidic or alkaline soils and a wide range of temperatures. Established plants can take some drought too.

Bursting Heart Burning Bush - Euonymus americana 'Bursting Heart' Price: 8.95 The Bursting Heart Burning bush, Euonymus americana 'Bursting Heart', is a unique shrub. In the spring and summer this shrub quietly takes the back seat to other seasonal color. However, in early fall, it draws curious looks with its unique display of fruit. Bumpy, raspberry-red pods hang on the ends of stems and split open to reveal small, smooth, red seeds. The lower limbs can be removed up to 2' or so and ground covers (foam flower, green and gold, ginger, etc.) planted to carpet the ground beneath. Grows 4-6'.

White Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii 'Alba' Price: 9.95 The White Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii 'Alba', is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom, but consider leaving final blooms in place to facilitate reseeding.

Claret Purple Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii 'lle de France' Price: 11.95 The Purple Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii 'ile de France', is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free.

Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis Price: 14.95 The Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, is a rounded, 6 to 8 feet tall and occasionally reaqching 10 to 12 feet tall shrub. It is very open, almost gangly in habit. Flowers are creamy-white, on spherical heads, 1 to 1 1/4 inches long, blooming in late summer. It prefers moist situations, not dry tolerant, and best used for naturalizing in wet areas. Native from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Minnesota, Oklahoma and southern New Mexico, Arizona, California, into Mexico and Cuba.

Black Chokeberry - Aronia melanocarpa Price: 8.95

Red Chokeberry - Aronia arbutifolia Price: 8.95 The Red Chockecherry, Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima', cultivar is a deciduous shrub which typically grows slowly to 6-8' tall and is perhaps most noted for its attractive glossy red berries and red fall foliage color. Clusters of white to pinkish flowers appear in spring. Flowers are followed by abundant glossy red fruits (3/8" diameter) which appear in dense clusters along the branches. Best fruit production usually occurs in full sun.

Coral Red Dogwood - Cornus Alba 'Siberica' Price: 8.95 The Coral Red Dogwood, Cornus alba 'Sibirica', has stunning bright red bark which adds color to the winter garden. It has been given an Award of Garden Merit (AM), which is for plants of outstanding excellence.Tolerant of a wide range of soils, it produces the brightest winter bark when planted in full sun. To keep the size of the plant in check and to encourage the most colorful bark, remove a third of the stems back to ground level each spring.

Greytwig Dogwood - Cornus racemosa Price: 8.95 The Gray Dogwood is a deciduous shrub which typically occurs in moist or rocky ground along streams, ponds, wet meadows, glade and prairie margins, thickets and rocky bluffs. It grows 10-15' tall and features white flowers borne in terminal racemes (hence the species name of racemosa) in late spring and grayish-green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (2-4" long). Can be particularly useful because of its ability to grow in poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of city air pollution.

Redosier Dogwood - Cornus sericea Price: 7.95 The Redosier Dogwood, Cornus sericea, is a freely spreading shrub with many stems, 3-18' tall; branching is opposite, young stems (and most old ones) often bright, smooth, shiny red. Leaves are opposite, deciduous, oval 5-10 cm long. White threads run through the veins toewards the leaf tip. Fruits are white, berry-like drupes, 7-9 mm long. This plant brightens up a winter landscape. Shade tolerant; provides cover and food for wildlife and birds. It is adapted to both wet and dry sites and a variety of soil types.

Silky Dogwood - Cornus amomum Price: 9.95 The Silky Dogwood, Cornus amomum, has attractive white, greenish-white or yellow flower clusters in the spring and blue and white fruit in the fall. This plant tolerates poorly drained soils. It is used for hedgerows, windbreaks and for stream bank erosion control.The fruits are bluish in color. The fruit is eaten by game birds, especially important as a source of food for migrating songbirds. The twigs are an important source of winter browse for deer and rabbits. Mature height: a small to medium sized shrub to 12'.

American Elderberry - Sambucus canadensis Price: 9.95 The American Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis, is a deciduous, upright shrub. It produces black or purple berries that are great for wildlife and jams and jellies. It has light gray or brown bark and is arching in form. Produces attractive flowers and berries all season long. Flattened panicles of small white flowers are produced in midsummer. It grows up to 12 feet in height and 10 feet in spread. Prefers moist soil and full sun. Native to North America.

Lynwood Gold Forsythia - Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood' Price: 9.95 The Lynwood Gold Forsythia, Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Gold', is an old time favorite with an upright spreading habit and big yellow flowers up the entire length of stem. The flowering stems appear as deep golden wands in April. 'Lynwood Gold' is a dense growing plant with an upright habit. Once plants are established prune in midspring after flowering by thinning out crowded stems from the center of the shrub. A little pruning will go a long way to keep your forsythia attractive and free flowering!

Spectabilis Forsythia - Forsythia x intermedia 'Spectabilis' Price: 9.95 The Spectabilis Forsythis, Forsythia x intermedia, is a showy border Forsythia that transplants readily. It grows at a rapid rate and is long-lived. Tolerates a wide range of soil and light conditions, but prefers full sun. Often used to control erosion on steep slopes because tips of branches root naturally and plants spread easily. Suggested uses for this plant include border, specimen plant, and screen. Prune in spring after flowering so that buds for the next year can develop in the fall.

Heavenly Bamboo - Nadina domestica Price: 13.45

Red Rum Honeysuckle - Lonicera maackii Price: 13.45 The Red Rum Honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii, is a deciduous shrub that grows to 8' to 12'. It produces masses of white flowers that mature to yellow followed by profusion of 1/4" bright red fruit persisting into winter.It has an upright vase shape. Leaves acquire a yellow fall color. Excellent as winter wildlife food source, windbreaks and landscaping. Adaptable to poor soils and is shade tolerant.

Winter Honeysuckle - Lonicera fragrantissima Price: 9.95 The Winter Honeysuckle, Lonicera fragrantissima, is sometimes called Sweet Breath of Spring. It is extremely fragrant (lemony), with creamy white flowers that appear in early spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers are followed by small, somewhat inconspicuous, red berries which mature in late spring to early summer. Easily grown in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Adapts to wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, loamy soils. Prune to shape after flowering.

Pink Tatarian Honeysuckle - Lonicera tatarica Price: 13.45 The Pink Tatarian Honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, originated in Southern Russia and Turkistan. Tatarian Honeysuckle is a tolerant, reliable shrub with good flowering and fruiting habits. It grows in sun or partial shade and any garden soil. The fragrant pink flowers are produced in mid-spring. Fruit and flower colors vary with the cultivar. Tartarian Honeysuckle is widely distributed throughout the US. Neat appearing shrub for screens and windbreaks. Dependable and hardy. Pale pink buds open to masses of white blooms.

Grandiflora Hydrangea - Hydrangea paniculata Price: 11.95 The Grandiflora Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, is a common American garden plant and highly valued for its vigor and bloom dependability. Sterile flowers appear in August and remain on the plant until the first hard frost.The large conical shaped white flower heads turn to pink in the fall with gray-green leaves. Sent to America from Japan in 1861, this continues to be one of the best loved varieties. The blooms can easily be used for drying. 6+ foot height at maturity.

Nikko Blue Hydrangea - Hydrangea macrophylla Price: 9.95 The Nikko Blue Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, has blue blossoms on a plant with a strong constitution which make Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' one of the best. It will be a fantastic show of color in your garden.Early blooming starting with flowers that are cream with blue margins then turning a solid blue mass as the plant matures. The variegated foliage only adds to the picture.

Oakleaf Hydrangea - Hydrangea quercifolia Price: 9.95 The Oakleaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia, is an upright, deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit that typically grows 4-6' tall. It features elongated white flowers which slowly turn pinkish purple with age. It also may be used for backgrounds, accents or specimens, foundation plantings or hedges. Best grown in fertile, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Mulch root zone in summer and provide somewhat constant moisture. Little pruning is needed, but should be done any time after flowering.

False Indigo Indigo Bush - Amorpha fruticosa Price: 9.95 The False Indigo Bush, Amorpha fruticosa, is a somewhat leggy shrub, whose height can range from 6 to 20 feet tall,and 5 to 15 feet wide. Fragrant foliage has the compound pinnate leaves typical of the Pea family, often most bushy on the upper third of the shrub. Flowers are 1/3-inch wide, purple-blue with orange anthers, on 3- to 6-inch upright spikes. Useful as a large shrub or small tree in areas where there is plenty of water available. Native from Connecticut to Minnesota, south to Louisiana and Florida. This bush attracts butterflies.

Common Purple Lilac - Syringa vulgaris Price: 9.95 The Common Purple Lilac, Syringa Vulgaris, is well-known and loved by gardeners all over the world for its beauty and fragrance; one of the most powerful fragrances emitted by a plant. This deciduous shrub is used as a hedge or as an individual accent plant. It has light purple flowers occurring in clusters amid the dark-green heart-shaped leaves. Lilacs can withstand severely cold winters (even -35 degrees C) and in fact the species does not grow well in areas without significant frost in wintertime. Captivating fragrance, gorgeous flowers.

Korean Lilac - Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Price: 14.45

Miss Canada Lilac - Syringa x prestoniae 'Miss Canada' Price: 9.95 The Miss Canada Lilac,Syringa x prestoniae, is a spreading, graceful shrub with arching branches, reaching 6 to 9 feet in height, 5 to 8 feet spread. Foliage is dark green with a beautiful yellow green fall color.It is a prolific bloomer of bright pink flowers and blooms in mid June. A reasonably compact lilac for the smaller garden, and shrub border.

Persian Lilac - Syringa x persica Price: 9.95 The Persian Lilac, Syringa x persica, is a spreading, graceful shrub with arching branches, reaching 4 to 8 feet in height, 5 to 10 feet spread. This deciduous shrub has dark green foliage.The pale lilac flowers are fragrant, late spring blooming, abundantly produced on 2 to 3 inch long panicles. A reasonably compact lilac for the smaller garden, and shrub border. Introduced 1614.

White Persian Lilac - Syringa x persica 'alba' Price: 9.95 The White Persian Lilac, Syringa x persica 'alba', is a spreading, graceful shrub with arching branches, reaching 4 to 8 feet in height, 5 to 10 feet spread. This deciduous shrub has dark green foliage.The pale lilac flowers are fragrant, late spring blooming, abundantly produced on 2 to 3 inch long panicles. A reasonably compact lilac for the smaller garden, and shrub border. Introduced 1614.

Sweet Mock Orange - Philadelphus coronarius Price: 9.95 The Sweet Mock Orange, Philadephus coronarius, is a deciduous shrub. This name is probably derived from the fragrant white flowers resembling orange flowers that some species and cultivars of mock oranges have. Some mock oranges are without fragrance. Flowers are single, semi-double, or double and they vary in size. There is no color change in the fall. It is possible that most mock oranges will suffer from occasional tip kill in zone 4 and quite often in zone 3.

MN Snowflake Mock Orange - Philadelphus x virginalis Price: 13.45 The Minnesota Snowflake Mock Orange, Philadelphus x virginalis, is a compact, deciduous shrub that grows to only 3' tall. Features fragrant, double white flowers that bloom profusely in late spring. Flowers appear in clusters with 5-7 flowers per cluster. It has oval, dark green leaves (to 3.5" long). Blooms on previous year's growth, so prune immediately after flowering. May be cut to the ground (also after flowering) if shrub becomes scraggly, unkempt or otherwise in need of rejuvenation.

Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latifolia Price: 13.45 The Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia, is a native American plant. Its natural beauty in a woodland setting is a spring delight. It is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. To ensure that the Mountain Laurel you choose flourishes in your garden here are some tips: Plant high and mulch well. Provide shade for the roots with companion plants or with mulch. Water often during growth periods, do not let the plant dry out. Maintain well drained, acidic soil with ample humus.

Pink Flowering Almond - Prunus glandulosa 'Rosa Plea' Price: 12.45 The Pink Flowering Almond, Prunus glandulosa rosea plena, is a small shrub that flowers in early spring with a display of very light pink flowers before the leaves appear. It grows best in light shade to full sun.It prefers a well drained light garden soil. Very hardy over a wide range. Adaptable to most soil types and moisture levels. Blossoms are double pink and prolific.

Abbotswood Potentilla - Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbottswood' Price: 13.45 The Abbotswood Potentilla, Fruticosa abbotswood, is a beautiful small mounded shrub that is ideal for foundation plantings. They are virtually pest free. The Abbotswood variety has profuse, large, white flowers.The shrub flowers from early spring to late fall. These shrubs should be pruned back every 2 to 3 years which will rejuvinate the plant.

Tangerine Potentilla - Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine' Price: 13.45 The Tangerine Potentilla, Fruticosa tangerine, is an excellent but rare wildlife shrub. The orange flowers last over many weeks like other cinqufoils, but the beauty and unique feature of this species is the prostrate habit. The dense foliage spreads horizontally across the ground slowly producing a thick mat. The flowers are bright yellow in full sun but become orange in cool weather or parital shade. The shrub flowers from early spring to late fall and should be pruned back every 2 to 3 years which will rejuvinate the plant.

Coronation Triumph Potentilla - Potentilla fruticosa 'Coronation Triumph' Price: 11.95 The Coronation Triump Potentilla, Fruticosa coronation triumph, is a beautiful small mounded shrub that is ideal for foundation plantings. This is one of the earliest bloomers with bright yellow flowers. It offers excellent foliage all season long and has one of the longest blooming periods of all Potentillas. They are virtually pest free. The Coronation Triumph has the longest blooming period of all Potentillas. The shrub flowers from early spring to late fall and should be pruned back every 2 to 3 years which will rejuvinate the plant.

Amur North River Privet - Ligustrum amurense Price: 7.95 The Amur North River Privet, Ligustrum amurense, is the ideal hedge for a neat clipped appearance. It can be maintained at any height, making a thick dense hedge right down to the ground.. The more it is trimmed the thicker this hedge gets. Reaches 12-15 feet tall if left untrimmed.The lustrous green leaves stay on until late fall. The most widely used deciduous hedge in America. It is a hedge that will last a lifetime. Plant one foot apart to start your hedge. It has a very hardy dark green foliage.

Chinese South Privet - Ligustrum sinense Price: 7.95 The Chinese South Privet, Ligustrum sinense, is an abundant semi-evergreen small tree or large shrub, most commonly found invading the understory of moist areas. Copious amounts of fruits are produced. The berries turn black when ripe and are gobbled up by birds, which spread the seeds far and wide.The foilage is sometimes so thick that nothing can grow underneath the shrub. It usually reaches a height of 15 feet and has pretty white flowers in the late spring. Its oval leaves are dark green.

Londense Privet - Ligustrum vulgare 'Londense' Price: 13.45 The Londense Privet, Ligustrum vulgare lodense, is a dwarf privet hedge plant. It is very dense and compact. Ideal for a low hedge. Dark green foliage with white flowers. If left untrimmed it will reach a height of 4 feet.This privet is grown as a hedge plant because it tolerates shearing and is quite dense. The plant is densely branched but quite irregular in shape if not sheared. Privet tolerate most light exposures but is not as dense in the shade. It is easily transplanted and grows rapidly, and it retains its leaves into late fall.

Purpleleaf Sandcherry - Prunus x cistena Price: 13.45 The Purple Leaf Sandcherry, Prunus cistena, is a thick-growing, long-lived shrub that is sometimes called the Purple Leaf Sand Cherry. It produces bright red 3 inch leaves in spring and blushing, white flowers in May. In autumn it produces purple-black cherries and the foliage turns a magnificent reddish purple. It is an asset to the landscape and a standout specimen shrub. This deciduous plant makes a wonderful hedge as well.Plant 2-3 feet apart for a hedge and best planted in full sun.

French Pussy Willow - Salix discolor Price: 9.95 The French Pussy Willow, Salix discolor, grows well in almost any soil but it is a good idea to supplement it with peat moss, leaf mold or compost. They require full sun to thrive, but will survive in the shade as well. As with most willows, they do best when given lots of water. Although they can be allowed to grow unpruned, the plant will benefit from regular pruning after blooming.The catkins will develop and make a nice display for a considerable time.

Silver Pussy Willow - Salix chaenomeloides Price: 8.95 The Silver Pussy Willow, Salix chaenomeloides, is a handsome shrub with large red flower buds that develop into silky pink catkins. Reddish brown leaves mature to a dark blue green. This easy-to-grow willow has 2-1/2- to 3-inch-long catkins that emerge in early spring from dark red buds.At first silvery gray, the catkins take on a pink cast as they age. Equally significant are the rich mahogany-red stems, which add interest to the garden in winter. The plant prefers a sunny location and moist, well-drained soil.

Red Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa Price: 9.95 The Red Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, is valued for its spring flowers. The single or double rose like flowers emerge in clusters of 2v4, often before leaves develop. The oblong, serrated foliage opens bronze red and fades to a glossy dark green. It is very nice for a shrub border or espaliered to wall.Cut branches with swollen flower buds may be forced indoors, making a welcomed winter flower arrangement. To prune, remove only crossing, diseased or broken branches. Flowering quince should never be sheared.

Aphrodite Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite' Price: 13.45 The Aphrodite Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Aphrodite' bears dark hollyhock-like rosy-pink flowers with deeper red eyes from late summer until mid-fall. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Ardens Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Ardens' Price: 9.95 The Ardens Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Ardens, is an upright, deciduous shrub is that is vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Ardens' bears blue flowers from late summer until mid-fall. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Diana Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' Price: 11.95 The Diana Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Diana, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Diana' bears whiteflowers with yellow stems from late summer until mid-fall. Very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Lucy Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy' Price: 9.95 The Lucy Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Lucy, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Lucy' bears double red-pink flowers from late summer until mid-fall. The plant is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Jeanne D Arc Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Jeanne d'Arc' Price: 9.95 The Jeanne D'Arc Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Jeanne D'Arc, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Jeanne D'Arc' bears double white flowers from late summer until mid-fall. Very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Morning Star Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Morning Star' Price: 9.95 The Morning Star Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Morning Star, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Morning Star' bears grayish blue flowers with pinkish white eyes from late summer until mid-fall. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Paeonyflorus Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Paeonflora' Price: 9.95 The Paeonyflorus Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Paeonyflorus, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Paeonyflorus' bears double flowers in pink to wine color from late summer until mid-fall. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.

Common Snowball Bush - Viburnum opulus Price: 9.95 The Common Snowball Bush, Viburnum opulus, also called the European Cranberry bush produces white flowers in late spring. It is a deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub. In the fall, the leaves turn a wonderful burgundy reddish-purple. About the same time, the bright red, attractive berries ripen, and persist on the plant throughout the winter. Have a snowball fight in June! Kids and adults alike love this rounded plant with masses of flowers. Grows best in full sun to partial shade.

Spice Bush - Lindera bezoin Price: 8.95 The Spicebush, Lindera bezoin, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit which typically grows 6-12' high. Clusters of tiny, aromatic, greenish-yellow flowers bloom along the branches in early spring before the foliage emerges. Flowers of female plants give way to bright red drupes (to 1/2" long) which mature in fall and are attractive to birds. Female plants need a male pollinator in order to set fruit, however. Tolerates full shade, but habit becomes more open and wide-spreading.

Frobeli Spiraea - Spiraea x bumalda 'Frobelii' Price: 11.95 The Frobeli Spirea, Spiraea x bumalda, has new foliage that is purplish with bright pink to red early summer flowers. Vigorous grower with bright purplish-pink flowers in June-July. It has purplish tips on the foliage in spring.Leaves turn purple in fall for a striking color display. They will thrive in most locations. It is an upright, rounded shurb that is excellent as a small hedge, and when not in bloom, it is still an attractive neat plant.

Goldflame Spiraea - Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldflame' Price: 12.45

Little Princess Spiraea - Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' Price: 12.45

Snowmound Spiraea - Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' Price: 11.95 The Snowmound Spirea, Spiraea nipponica, is an excellent dwarf shrub, with dense dark green foliage and masses of pure white flowers in May. Great for use as a foundation plant, in the shrub border or in a garden situation.Prune in the early spring before growth starts if shaping is needed and then again after the flowers are done blooming. This deciduous shrub prefers full sun to partial shade. It does best in well-drained soil with moderate to high levels of moisture. Prune older stems to the ground to thin and rejuvenate.

Van Houtteis Spiraea - Spiraea x vanhouttei Price: 9.95 The Spiraea Van Houttei's, Spiraea vanhouttei, has a foliage color of a dull bluish green. Flowers are white in April-May, borne in many flowered 1-2" diameter umbels. Outstanding deciduous shrub that is very showy in flower. Van Houtte Spirea is a durable and familiar shrub. Best growth occurs in a sunny location and any garden soil. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves. The plant grows rapidly and may be used as a screen.

Flameleaf Sumac - Rhus copallina Price: 8.95 The Flameleaf Sumac, Rhus copallina, is a shrub or occasionally a small tree. When left alone it will often form thickets. It is widespread in open uplands along fence rows and in waste places. It is a prolific sprouter after a fire.Leaves have a winged axis and turn flame red to dark purple in the fall, hence the common name. Fruit matures in late summer remaining attached into winter and is eaten by many species of birds and white-tailed deer. White-tailed deer also use it as a browse.

Fragrant Sumac - Rhus aromatica Price: 9.95 The Fragrant Sumac, Rhus aromatica, is a small shrub, most commonly encountered on limestone uplands, occasionally on acidic sites. It occasionally reaches tree size. Fragrant sumac is a pioneer species, establishing rapidly from seed after heavy disturbance, particularly fire. Like other sumacs, it forms clonal clumps, but not as extensively as the other species. Native Americans used the bark of all sumacs as an astringent, and leaves and bark can be used for tanning leather, due to the high tannin content.

Staghorn Sumac - Rhus typhina Price: 8.95 The Staghorn Sumac, Rhus typhina, is the most well-known sumac. Its branches resemble deer antlers. Staghorn sumac reaches 25 feet in height at maturity with an equal spread. It is not as tolerant of poorly drained soils as other sumacs. The large dark crimson - or rarely orange to yellow - pinnate leaves of this sumac have 15-31 narrow, leaflets that can be up to (6") long. The large clumps form bright splashes of color along forest margins, road banks, and fencerows and in old fields over much of the Appalachians.

Arrowwood Viburnum - Viburnum dentatum Price: 15.95 The Arrowwood Viburnum, Viburnum dentatum, is a deciduous shrub which usually grows 6 to 8 feet in height, reaching 15 feet under ideal conditions. Spread is equal to height. The habit is dense and multistemmed with arching branches. The foliage is glossy dark green, fall colors are yellows, reds and purples. An adaptable and hardy shrub, produces many suckers, which must be pruned back to keep the plant compact. It withstands high pH, heavy soils and various climatic conditions, some salt tolerance.

Doublefile Viburnum - Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Price: 9.95 The Doublefile Viburnum, Viburnum tomentosum, is a lovely shrub that provides a three-season interest. It has large white, lacy blooms in spring. Scarlet berries in late summer, and beautiful maroon-purple fall foliage.Birds love this shrub. This shrub has a strong horizontal growth habit. Prune to maintain desired size. (4-5'). Easy to grow in sun or shade.

Pink Weigela - Weigela florida 'w. rosea' Price: 9.95 The Pink Weigela, Weigela florida, is a deciduous shrub that is prized for its showy bell-shaped flowers and spreading, arching growth habit. Leaves are dark green, oval and tapered, to 2.5 inches long. Dark pink flowers with pale pink-white interiors, to 1 1/4 inches long are produced in corymbs on short lateral twigs on previous years growth in late spring to early summer.Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds. Native to China. Very nice in a mixed shrub border.

Red Prince Weigela - Weigela florida 'Red Prince' Price: 13.45 The Red Prince Weigela, Weigela florida Red Prince, is a deciduous shrub with dark red flowers. It is a full sized plant with good hardiness. The red flowers hold late into the season.It grows best in full sun to partial sun. Foliage is deep, purple-tinted green and forms a compact mound, reaching 6' when mature. Prefers well-drained soil. Red, bell-shaped flowers bloom in early summer and again in late summer. Flowers attract hummingbirds. Suitable for shrub and mixed border.

Variegated Weigela - Weigela florida 'Variegata' Price: 13.45 The Variegated Wiegela, Weigela florida 'Variegata', has a compact habit, growing 4-6' high and wide. It has grey leaves with yellow/cream fringes, and dark pink flowers. This deciduous shrub is grown for its showy bell-shaped flowers and spreading, arching growth habit.Dark pink flowers with pale pink-white interiors, to 1 1/4 inches long are produced in corymbs on short lateral twigs on previous years growth in late spring to early summer. Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds. Very nice in a mixed shrub border.

Common Witch-hazel - Hamamelis virginiana Price: 9.95 The Common Witch-Hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, is extraordinary in its flowering habits. It flowers in late October to early December. Many times its slender yellow petals are the only signs of color in the dormant woods. After pollination, the fruits become dormant for the winter, developing over the following growing season and maturing in the fall, 10-12 months after pollination. As individuals, witch-hazel probably does not live more than 100 years, but they reproduce from root sprouts, and clones may live for a very long time.

Vernal Witch-hazel - Hamamelis vernalis Price: 9.95 The Vernal Witch-hazel, Hamamelis vernalis, is a deciduous, winter-blooming shrub, with a rounded habit which typically grows 6-10' tall with a somewhat larger spread. The fragrant, globular flower clusters have variable coloration, but flowers most frequently have yellow petals and reddish inner calyxes. Extract obtained from the leaves, bark and stems was formerly used medicinally by native Americans for, inter alia, external treatment of sprains, bruises and inflammations.

Variegated Yucca - Yucca glauca Price: 13.45 The Variegated Yucca, Yucca glauca variegated, have stiff evergreen rosettes and are part of the scene in hot dry Central and North American scrublands. Yuccas are hardier than they appear, and only fail in cold exposed inland positions, where they are better grown as container plants. Otherwise they are handsome architectural foliage plants for dry, sunny borders. The remarkable flower-spikes, 6' or more high, appear when plants are five or more years old.

Compact American Cranberrybush - V. trilobum 'Alfredo' Price: 14.45 The Compact American Cranberrybush, Viburnum. trilobum 'Alfredo', is native, hardy plant and has edible red fruits in fall, which are great for making jellies (and of course, for birds, too). It has superb red orange fall color.This compact American Cranberrybush grows rounded and upright, to about 5 to 6 feet high.

Alpine Currant - Ribes alpinum Price: 23.95

Honeycomb Butterfly Bush - Budd. 'Honeycomb' Price: 13.45 The Butterfly Bush 'Honeycomb', Buddleia 'Honeycomb', is a beautiful yellowing flowering variety of butterfly bush. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Goldmound Spiraea - Sp. 'Goldmound' Price: 13.45 The Spirea 'Goldmound', Spiraea x 'Goldmound', this colorful plant provides an exceptional accent or contrast in your foundation planting or shrub border. Brilliant foliage holds its light chartreuse-green color all season long. Flushes of pink flowers appear in June and July. Dense bushy 18 to 24 inch plants maintain their nicely rounded, neat appearance with little or no pruning. Distinguished by their size, bloom color and season of bloom, spireas all have small leaves and fine, twiggy branches. Once established, they are drought tolerant.

Japanese White Spiraea - Spiraea albiflora Price: 14.45 The Spirea 'Japanese White', Spiraea albiflora, has bright green foliage, topped by heavy clusters of white blooms. This deciduous shrub is low growing and exhibits a rounded form. Japanese Whites are effective in mixed shrub plantings, low borders and clumped together. Spireas are covered with flat clusters of flowers in June and again off and on all summer, especially if the old flowers are pruned. Spireas are great in shrub groupings, near buildings, mass plantings, and low hedges.

Magic Carpet Spiraea - Sp. japonica 'Magic Carpet' Price: 11.95 The Spirea 'Magic Carpet', Spirea japonica 'Magic Carpet', is a colorful shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape. In spring the leaf shoots emerge vibrant red, maturing into rich bronze to light green red-tipped foliage. Clusters of deep pink flowers cover the plant in early summer. In fall the foliage takes on russet tones that remain colorful well into November. The 18 to 24 inch rounded plants are full and bushy. Full sun brings out the brightest colors. This plant is very drought tolerantand beautiful in the fall.

Yellow Twig Dogwood - Cornus sericea 'Yellow Twig' Price: 13.45 The Dogwood 'Yellow Twig', Cornus sericea 'Yellow Twig', is a medium sized shrub with bright yellow twigs. These yellow twigs provide a good contrast against any Red-twig with its yellow fall color. The foliage is medium to dark green in summer, followed by purplish fall color. The twigs are green in summer, but turn bright clear yellow in fall and are quite conspicuous in winter, especially if planted in groups with one of the red twigged dogwoods. Plant in full sun and provide a well watered location.

Dwarf Blue Leaf Arctic Willow - Salix purpurea 'Nana' Price: 14.45 The Dwarf Blue Leaf Arctic Willow, Salix purpurea 'Nana', is a fast grower and it will tolerate wet soil conditions.This shrub provides quantities of slender, upright stems which makes for a soft looking shrub which waves beautifully in the wind. To keep it looking it's best, provide regular pruning. The blue-green leaves are very attractive on the mounded shape. A fine textured shrub.

Pink Delight Butterfly Bush - Budd. 'Pink Delight' Price: 10.95 The Butterfly Bush 'Pink Delight', Buddleia 'Pink Delight', has fragrant, deep pink flowers on a compact growing butterfly bush. The leaves are grayish green to add interest. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts deep pink flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Royal Red Butterfly Bush - Budd. 'Royal Red' Price: 10.95 The Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red', Buddleia 'Royal Red', is not quite a true red color, but purple-red flowers are borne on this beautiful upright growing shrub. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts purple -red flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Blue Mist Bluebeard - Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Blue Mist Price: 11.95 The Bluebeard 'Blue Mist', Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Blue Mist', also known as Bluebeard and Blue-Mist Spirea,is an attractive compact, mounding shrub with fragrant powder blue blooms. It has a long blooming season.This plant creates a wonderful border for perennial beds, or use along walks and entryways. Place in full sun. Moderate grower to 2+ feet tall, 2 feet wide on average.

Late Panicle Hydrangea - Hydrangea p. 'Tardiva' Price: 13.45 The Hydrangea 'Late Panicle', Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva', This shrub has white airy flowers that can reach 10-12" in length in late August. The flowers are a mixture of sterile and fertile flowers which gives the flowers less density and less likelihood to tip or droop. Flowers will turn bronze in fall. Prune every year in the fall after blooming, no more than 1/3 of the plant. These plants look best when they are kept pruned to keep them thick at the base. They are hardy and will not need to be covered to flower.

Miss Kim Lilac - Syr. patula 'Miss Kim' Price: 14.45 The Lilac' Miss Kim', Syringa patula 'Miss Kim', is a very popular shrub. It is thought by many to be the number one Lilac in the Midwestern United States. It has an abundance of fragrant blossoms in spring that are dark lavender-pink in bud and fade to a very soft lavender-pink when fully opened. This shrub is resistant to powdery mildew, but suffers under prolonged drought conditions, when it may drop many of its leaves. The Miss Kim Lilac makes a wonderful shrub for foundation plantings.

Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia Price: 12.45 The Russian Sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia, is a deciduous semi-woody subshrub with upright, grayish white stems and lobed, silvery gray leaves. The older stems are woody at the base, and younger stems are herbaceous and square in cross section. The stems and leaves give off a pungent odor when crushed or bruised. In late summer and autumn Russian sage produces 12 in. spires of small, tubular lavender flowers. Flowering persists for two or three months. Russian sage grows in a clump. Place in full sun.

Siberian Peashrub - Caragana arborescens Price: 13.45 The Siberian Peashrub, 'Caragana arborescens', is large rounded shrub that is well adapted to exposed, cold, dry and other difficult sites. It has showy yellow pea like flowers that appear in late May.The bark of the trunk and stems retain a greenish color for several years. The small leaflets are medium green in color. Often used as a windbreak or tall informal hedge. Siberian Peasshrubs are deciduous and have low water requirements, and a moderate salt & alkali tolerance.

Anthony Waterer Spiraea - Sp. X bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' Price: 12.45 The Spirea 'Anthony Waterer', Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer', has flat-topped heads of rosy-pink flowers that cover the top of this dwarf shrub, backed by bright green foliage. Attractive new growth is reddish purple.The foliage is deciduous and the leaves are a wine-red to maroon and the in the fall maturing into a dark green.This small plant can be used in the foreground of shrub borders.

Crisp Leaf Spiraea - Sp x bumalda 'Crispa' Price: 15.95 The Spirea 'Crisp Leaf', Spiraea x bumalda 'Crispa', have pink flowers in large clusters. One of its distinquishing characteristics is the new growth, which is burgundy-red.Distinguished by their size, bloom color and season of bloom, spireas all have small leaves and fine, twiggy branches. Once established, they are drought tolerant.

Daphne Spiraea - Spiraea japonica 'Alpina' Price: 13.45 The Spirea 'Daphne', Spiraea japonica 'Alpina', exhibits small leaves on short, wiry branches, each tipped with a cluster of light pink flowers. It is a refined, tidy groundcover plant.It performs best in full sun. The foliage is dense and mat-like with a blue-green color.Distinguished by their size, bloom color and season of bloom, spireas all have small leaves and fine, twiggy branches. Once established, they are drought tolerant.

Cheyenne Privet - Ligustrum vulgare 'Cheyenne' Price: 15.95 The Privet 'Cheyenne', Ligustrum vulgare 'Cheyenne', is the hardiest of this species even withstanding the rugged winters of Zone 4 locations. It grows into a heavily branched dense plant. Cheyennes are well-suited for hedges or foundation plantings as it can be kept trimmed to any desired height from 18 inches to 4 feet. The glossy, deep green foliage remains until late fall. Plant in full to part sun.

Darts Red Spiraea - Sp x bumalda 'Dart's Red' Price: 11.95 The Spirea 'Dart's Red', Spiraea x bumalda 'Dart's Red', is a deciduous semi-evergreen shrub. It is a low growing shrub with rounded shape. The thin branches give Dart's Red a very dense appearance. The young leaves have a pinkish red color and become dark green at maturity.Distinguished by their size, bloom color and season of bloom, spireas all have small leaves and fine, twiggy branches. Once established, they are drought tolerant.

Renaissance Spiraea - Sp. vanhouttei 'Renaissance' Price: 15.95 The Spirea 'Renaissance', Spirea vanhouttei 'Renaissance', has improved disease resistance. This bridal wreath like plant shares the same arching displays of snow white flowers as its old time parent. Arching boughs blossom in mid to late spring that are stunning on cloudy days or in moonlight. Popular cut flower for wreath making. Fountain shape makes ideal specimen or dark green background shrub which turns orange-red in the fall. A deciduous shrub that should be placed in full sun.

Tor Spiraea - Spiraea 'Tor' Price: 15.95 The Spirea 'Tor', Spiraea betuliflia 'Tor', is a compact spirea reaching a height and width of 2-3 ft. Its tiny white flower clusters are set against a backdrop of deep green leaves that are almost iridescent in the summer. Foliage turns a deep, purplish-red in the fall. The flowers are attractive to butterflies. Light shearing will encourage repeat bloom. Tor blooms on new wood, so pruning in late winter or early spring is recommended. Because of its small size and excellent attributes, Tor spirea makes a great foundation shrub.

Dark Knight Bluebeard - Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' Price: 12.45 The Bluebeard 'Dark Knight', Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight', is a mounding deciduous broadleaf shrub. It is drought tolerant. It displays compact, green leaves. Spectacular deep blue flowers appear in mid-summer. Cut back after bloom for repeat bloom. This is a relatively small shrub that will die back to the ground during the winter and regrow in the spring.

Emerald Gaiety Burning Bush - Euon. f. 'Emerald Gaiety' Price: 11.95 The Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety', Euonymus f. 'Emerald Gaiety', has deep green leaves edged in sparkling white. The leaves are tinged with pink in winter. This evergreen shrub has a dense erect habit and is excellent for small hedges and foundation plantings. Plant in full sun. Emerald Gaietys can become a climber if supported. It does not like high winds but is otherwise very hardy. It does well under most light conditions from full sun to fairly deep shade. The flowers are easy to miss, but it can produce quite showy red inedible berries.

Emerald n Gold Burning Bush - Euon. f.'Emerald n Gold' Price: 13.45 The Euonymus 'Emerald 'n Gold', Euonymus f.'Emerald n Gold', is an excellent dwarf evergreen plant. It displays bright variegated green and gold foliage. It is also tolerant of dense shade. Emerald 'n Gold Euonymus is a low-growing, tight branching, mounding, woody, evergreen shrub. The leaves will turn a pink-red color in cold weather. It is tolerant of most soils except swampy, extremely wet conditions. If used as a hedge, trim in May and August. For hedges plant 1ft apart.

Black Knight Butterfly Bush - Buddleia 'Black Knight' Price: 11.95 The Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight', Buddleia 'Black Knight', is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts dark purple flower from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

White Bouquet Butterfly Bush - Budd. 'White Bouquet' Price: 11.95 The Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet', Buddleia 'White Bouquet', has fragrant, white flower panicles 8-12" long form on this somewhat compact growing butterfly bush. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts white flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Isanti Dogwood - Cornus sericea 'Isanti' Price: 11.95 The Dogwood 'Isanti', Cornus sericea 'Isanti', is a fine-twigged Dogwood with red bark. White flowers in late spring are followed by abundant white fruit. Mounding plants grow 4 to 5 feet tall and spreading 4 to 8 feet. Very adaptable and will thrive in sun or partial shade. Requires a soil with adequate moisture, otherwise adaptable as it tolerates wet sites. Isanti Dogwoods are slower growing and more compact than the species, making it more usable in the landscape than the species.

Ivory Halo Dogwood - Cornus alba 'Bailhalo' Price: 11.95 The Dogwood 'Ivory Halo', Cornus alba 'Bailhalo',also known as tatarian dogwood, is a cultivar that is noted for its compact size, variegated (white-edged) leaves and bright red twigs in winter. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 4-6' tall on erect, usually unbranched stems. Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. Fall color is variable, but foliage may turn attractive shades of purple-red.

Red Twigged Dogwood - Cornus 'Baileyi' Price: 12.45 The Dogwood 'Red Twigged', Cornus 'Baileyi', is a shade tolerant shrub with red bark in winter. This beautiful red stemmed dogwood has medium green foliage. The creamy white flowers are followed by blue-black fruits. Burgundy colored bark in the winter. It is good for hedge use and winter interest. Needs a sufficient watering routine. Full sun to part shade.

Meadowlark Forsythia - Forsythia 'Meadowlark' Price: 13.45 The Forsythia 'Meadowlark'. Forsythia x 'Meadowlark' is noted for the cold-hardiness of its buds and its blooming ability in exposure to temperatures that are below-zero. Heavier flowering is encouraged if planted in full sun. This fast growing deciduous shrub produces bright yellow flowers. These soft yellow flowers line arching branches in April which creates a 10-foot waterfall of glowing color. A true harbinger of spring!

Sunrise Forsythia - Forsythia 'Sunrise' Price: 13.45 The Forsythia 'Sunrise', Forsythia x 'Sunrise', also known as Border Forsythia and Golden Bell, is a deciduous shrub noted for its colorful yellow spring flowers appearing before the foliage. All it requires is a sunny area and well-drained soil. It's also a very easy plant to grow and transplants well.This plant is good in container plantings, the border plantings, and as a specimen or ground cover. Prune after flowering to keep the plant compact and to thin it out. 'Sunrises' display a purple fall leaf color.

Hancock Coralberry - Sym. chenaultii Hancock Price: 11.95 The Hancock Coralberry, Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock', is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. It will tolerates wide range of soils. This dwarf hybrid coralberry cultivar is a low-growing, spreading, deciduous shrub which typically grows 1-1.5' tall. Its arching stems do not root where they touch the ground. This plant displays dark green leaves (to 3/4" long). The berry-laden winter stems may be cut for indoor floral arrangements.

Chinese Lilac - Syr. Chinensis Price: 14.95 The Chinese Lilac, Syringa Chinensis, is a large round-headed shrub that can be used as a single specimen or as a background border or screening planting. It produces an excellent floral display in early May. The flower color is lilac purple. Flowers are produced in 4-5" long panicles after the foliage emerges. It is a profuse bloomer with fragrant flowers covering much of the plant. Renewal pruning to remove a few older canes each year will help keep the plant full to the base. Prune after flowering for best landscape effect.

James Macfarlane Lilac - Syr. presoniae 'James Macfarlane' Price: 14.95 The Lilac 'James Macfarlane', Syringa presoniae 'James Macfarlane', blooms two weeks later than Syringa vulgaris types. The true single pink flowers bloom freely. It is extremely hardy and adaptable, withstanding moisture conditions fatal to vulgaris hybrids. This lilac has an upright shape. The large clusters of deliciously scented flowers bloom in May and June and are attractive to butterflies. Lilacs should be grown in fertile, humus-rich, well drained soil.

Darts Gold Ninebark - Physo. o. 'Dart's Gold' Price: 10.95 The Ninebark 'Dart's Gold', Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold', is named for its broad three-lobed golden spring foliage, which turns lime green in the summer. This fine shrub is also notable for its wide arching branches tipped with pink-dusted white flowers. Dart's Gold is a very adaptable deciduous shrub. It will tolerate dry conditions. Place in full sun to light shade.This Ninebark has golden leaves, white flowers, red fruit, papery bark, and is attractive in winter. Rejuvenate by pruning to base in the spring.

Dwarf Ninebark - Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nana' Price: 12.45 The Dwarf Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nana', is a small shrub that can be used as a small hedge plant, foundation plant or in rock gardens. It has white flowers in the spring and has peeling bark that creates winter interest.This dense bushy shrub produces its flowers in late spring. After flowering, seedpods develop that are red and quite ornamental. Plant in full sun to part shade.

Nugget Ninebark - Physo. o. 'Nugget' Price: 12.45 The Nugget Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget', is a dense compact shrub of low to medium size and texture. Its foliage is a deep golden yellow with a hint of bronze on new growth. Nugget is quick to establish. New growth is a deep golden yellow, turning lime green at maturity. Mature branches are dark brown with shedding bark. Flowers are white and not especially showy; fruit is reddish brown and persistent. Fall foliage color, lasting several weeks, is a deep bronze.

Primrose Beauty Potentilla - Pot. 'Primrose Beauty' Price: 13.45 The Potentilla 'Primrose Beauty', Potentilla fruiticosa 'Primrose Beauty', is a deciduous arching shrub with grey-green leaves and lovely pale primrose yellow flowers. The prolific pale yellow flowers continue until hard frost.The ease of care, the long flowering period, and versatility combine to make the Potentilla fruiticosa varieties nice shrubs to include in the summer garden. Use Potentillas for seasonal color. They provide garden color for the better part of five months.

Gold Drop Potentilla - Potentilla f. 'Gold Drop' Price: 11.95 The Potentilla' Gold Drop', Potentilla fruticosa 'Gold Drop', also known as Buttercup Shrub or Shrubby Cinquefoil, displays attractive, yellow buttercup flowers all summer. Gold Drop Potentilla is a deciduous shrub that does best in full sun and will flower all summer if trimmed in late June or July along with fertilizer and water. It is best to thin this plant in late winter by cutting back about one third of the stems near the ground (older stems only). Potentilla also serves as a butterfly nectar source and a host for butterfly larvae.

Goldfinger Potentilla - Potentilla 'Goldfinger' Price: 11.95 The Potentilla 'Goldfinger', Potentilla Fruticosa 'Goldfinger', is a very popular cultivar. Its globe shaped flower is nearly 2" across with deep golden yellow flowers. It blooms all summer. It has a compact habit and the showy display of flowers makes this an outstanding Potentilla. Besides blooming into late fall, it is also deer resistant. It is widely regarded as one the best yellow-flowering potentilla cultivars. Shear each Spring to control size and shape.

Jackman Potentilla - Potentilla 'Jackmani' Price: 11.95 The Potentilla 'Jackman', Potentilla fruticosa 'jackmanii', is a compact upright shrub with brilliant yellow flowers. This deciduous shrub has deep green leaves that make a beatiful backgound for the deep yellow flowers. Jackman Potentillaf fowers from midsummer on to fall.Potentillas may be the longest blooming shrub with loads of yellow flowers all summer. The bushy plants like sun and are not fussy about soil. They are very hardy and popular.

Katherine Dykes Potentilla - Pot. 'Katherin Dykes' Price: 11.95 The Potentilla 'Katherine Dykes', Potentilla fruiticosa 'Katherine Dykes', has medium green, glaucous foliage.The graceful arching branches bear lemon yellow 1" blooms. The ease of care, the long flowering period, and versatility combine to make the Potentilla fruiticosa varieties nice shrubs to include in the summer garden. Use Potentillas for seasonal color. They provide garden color for the better part of five months.

McKays White Potentilla - Pot. 'McKay's White' Price: 13.45 The Potentilla 'McKay's White', Potentilla fruiticosa 'McKay's White', is a gracefully mounded plant with flowers that are initially creamy-white, later becoming pure white. 'McKay's White' is a shrub with medium to dark green leaves. Flowers are single and individual, with a long bloom time.The ease of care, the long flowering period, and versatility combine to make the Potentilla fruiticosa varieties nice shrubs to include in the summer garden. Use Potentillas for seasonal color. They provide garden color for the better part of five months.

Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince - Chaenom. 'Texas Scarlet' Price: 11.95 The Quince 'Texas Scarlet Flowering', Chaenomeles x 'Texas Scarlet', is one of the first shrubs to bloom in the spring. It displays glossy, green foliage which appears soon after profuse red flowers cover the plant in spring. The suggested uses for this plant include specimen plant, border, barrier, hedge, and attracting wildlife. The yellow- green fruits are apple-like, and attract wildlife. Also useful as good cut flowers.

Mohican Viburnum - V. lantana 'Mohican' Price: 14.95 The Viburnum 'Mohican', Viburnum lantana 'Mohican', is an incredibly tough shrub that is essentially evergreen in warmer climates. The dark, hairy leaves create a dark background to showcase other plants.It displays a very compact growth habit. The creamy white, flat topped flowers entirely envelop the plant in late April or May, followed by orange-red fruit in early July lasting a month before turning black in fall.The Mohican makes a nice hedge with the compact shape and heavy, dark green foliage. The fall color is attractive.

Minuet Weigela - Weigela f. 'Minuet' Price: 13.45 The Weigela 'Minuet', Weigela florida 'Minuet', is a hardy dwf variety that was developed in Canada and has green-tinged-purple leaves and produces a profusion of slightly fragrant flowers, a"minuet"in color. The corolla is ruby red, the petal lobes are lilac-purple, and the throat is yellow. The Minuet is hardier than other dwarf cultivars. It's compact, rounded shape is very attractive. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.

Java Red Weigela - Weigela florida 'Java Red' Price: 13.45 The Wiegela 'Java Red', Weigela florida 'Java Red', is one of the oldest Wiegelas. It is a dwarf, only rarely exceeding four feet of height, making it at its biggest half the size of the majority of Weigelas. Due to its compact habit it is one of the least prone to ranginess when left unpruned, though some degree of ranginess seems inescapable even with a compact dwarf. This plant is useful as a background planting, summer screen or in shrub borders. This shrub is deciduous.

Petit Bleu Bluebeard - Caryopteris x clandonensis Price: 10.95 The Bluebeard Petit Blue, 'Caryopteris x clandonensis', a Proven Winners selection, is a compact Bluebeard that has a very tight growth habit. Petit Blue blooms from July through September. The short internodes result in an intense floral display.The flowers contast nicely with the dark green, glossy foliage.This plant is very attractive to butterflies.Plant this flower for a mixed border or in perennial beds. They may also be planted as part of a wildlife garden. Place in loose, well drained soil.

Sunshine Blue Bluebeard - Caryopteris x clandonensis Price: 10.95 The Bluebeard Sunshine Blue, 'Caryopteris x clandonensis', a Proven Winners slection, is a compact Bluebeard that is a stonger plant than Worcester Gold. Sunshine Blue blooms from July through September. Sunshine Blue has rich blue flowers that overwelm the pale blue blooms of other cultivars. Caropteris is a valueable plant for the garden because it provides late season blooms when many other plants have passed their prime. Use this plant in a mixed border or as a mass planting in dry, sunny areas and for cut flowers. This plant is very attractive to butterflies.

Fireball Burning Bush - Euonymus a. 'Fire Ball' Price: 11.95 The Burning Bush Fire Ball, 'Euonymus a. 'Fire Ball', a Proven Winners selection, is an improved selection of compact burning bush with tighter branching and stem hardiness. Fire Ball resists stem die back even in the harshest winters. Plant this Burning Bush for its brilliant red fall color. The Fire Ball will give a jolt of fall color in hedges or landscapes. The bright green leaves are also attractive in the growing season.

Adonis Blue Butterfly Bush - Buddleia 'Adonis Blue' Price: 12.45 The Butterfly Bush Adonis Blue, 'Buddleia 'Adonis Blue', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one thrid the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The deep blue flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Peacock Butterfly Bush - Buddleia 'Peacock' Price: 10.95 The Butterfly Bush Peacock, 'Buddleia 'Peacock', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The pink flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Purple Emperor Butterfly Bush - Buddleia 'Purple Emperor' Price: 34.95 The Butterfly Bush Purple Emperor, 'Buddleia 'Peacock', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The purple flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Amethyst Coral Berry - Symphoricarpos d. 'Amethyst Price: 10.95 The Coral Berry Amethyst, 'Symphoricarpos d. 'Amethyst', a Proven Winners selection, produces deep purple-pink fruit that is much brighter and showier in the landscape than other Coral Berry cultivars. Amethyst displays a neat branching habit unlike some other rangy Coral Berries. This plant is great for the home garden by providing vivid color in mid-summer. Place in well drained soil.

Chardonnay Pearls Deutzia - Deutzia Price: 12.45 The Deutzia Chardonnay Pearls, 'Deutzia', a Proven Winners selection, provides a totally new look for an old garden favorite. The attractive, crisp, lime-yellow foliage provides season long color long after the spring blloms have gone. The pearl-like buds open to fragrant white blooms wihich contast nicely with the chartreuse foliage. This compact shrub fits nicely in the perennial garden or at the front of a shrub border.

Black Beauty Elderberry - Sambuscus nigra Price: 12.95 The Elderberry Black Beauty, 'Sambucus nigra', a Proven Winners selection, displays intense purple-black foliage for season long interest and color. The fragrant pink flowers are grouped in masses over 10 inches across and virtually cove the plan in early summer. Black Beauty produces dark purple berries in late summer that attract songbirds. Use this plant as a shrub or train it into a small tree. This will catch your eye!

Blondy Euonymus - Euonymus f. 'Blondy' Price: 10.95 The Euonymus Blondy, 'Euonymus f. 'Blondy', a Proven Winners selection, is a colorful new variety of evergeen euonymus. Blondy has dramatic, crisp variegation. The green and yellow foliage will be more pronounced in full sun but this adaptable plant can be planted in most locations. Blondy can be used at the front of the border or along walkways for four season interest. Place in well drained soil.

Gold Splash Euonymus - Euonymus f. 'Gold Splash' Price: 12.45 The Euonymus Gold Splash, 'Euonymus f. 'Gold Splash', a Proven Winners selection, produces big, round leaves that have a bright, bold variegation. It will make a dramatic impact on the landscape and will provide four season color in your landscape. The variegation is very stable and the plant has good disease resistance. The variegated foliage maintains its color all yar long and it is accented by showy, persistant fruit in the fall. Place this plant in well drained soil.

Berry Heavy Holly - Ilex v. 'Berry Heavy' Price: 13.45 The Holly Berry Heavy, 'Ilex v. 'Berry Heavy', a Proven Winners selection, is a new selection with superior fruit set and berry retention. Berry Heavy produces copious amounts of bright red berries to be enjoyed in both the fall and winter. Use theses berries in in floral arrangements and other winter decorations. Brighten up the winter landscape by planting or massing these colorful plants.

Berry Nice Holly - llex v. Berry Nice Price: 12.45 The Holly Berry Nice, 'Ilex v. 'Berry Nice', a Proven Winners selection, is a new selection with superior fruit set and berry retention. Berry Nice produces copious amounts of bright red berries to be enjoyed in both the fall and winter. Use theses berries in in floral arrangements and other winter decorations. Brighten up the winter landscape by planting or massing these colorful plants. This plant also has improved mildew resistance.

Castle Spire Holly - lles x 'Castle Spire' Price: 12.95 The Holly Castle Spire, 'llex x 'Castle Spire', a Proven Winners selection, is one of the new blue hollies that are great for foundation plants. Castle Wall is compact and pyramidal in form This plant will attain heights of 8 to 10 feet and never be more tha 3 feet wide. The narrow form makes them great for hedges, foundation plantings, or as a specimen. The lustrous green foliage provides season long interest. Castle Wall will produce bright red berries in the fall and they will add color to the winter landscape.

Castle Wall Holly - llex x 'Castle Wall' Price: 13.45 The Holly Castle Wall, 'llex x 'Castle Wall', a Proven Winners selection, is one of the new blue hollies that are great for foundation plants. Castle Wall is compact and pyramidal in form The narrow form makes them great for hedges, foundation plantings, or as a specimen. The lustrous green foliage provides season long interest. Castle Wall will produce bright red berries in the fall and they will add colr to the winter landscape.

Lime Light Hydrangea - Hydrangea p. 'Limelight' Price: 12.95 The Hydrangea Lime Light, 'Hydrangea p. 'Limelight', a Proven Winners selection, is an extraordinary new Hydrangia with exceptonal bright lime green flowers. This plant will really add cplr to a late summer lanscape. Lime Light has excellent vigor and is a floriferous bloomer. This plant can also be utilized in a container.

Little Lamb Hydrangea - Hydrangea p. 'Little Lamb' Price: 12.45 The Hydrangia Little Lamb, 'Hydrangea p. 'Little Lamb', a Proven Winners selection, produces some of the most delicate flowers ever seen on a Hycrangea paniculata. Little Lamb's flowers are like those of the Pee Gee but much smaller. The white flowers look like little lambs dancing above the green foliage. Little Lamb prefers moist, well drained soil and the flower color is not affected by soil PH. This plant blooms in mid to late summer.

Shamrock Hydrangea - Hydrangea macrophylla 'Shamrock' Price: 10.95 The Hydrangia Shamrock, 'Hydrangea macrophylla 'Shamrock', a Proven Winners selection, is a nice new variety of hydrangea that is delicate and more refined than other mophead hydrangias. Shamrock will begin to bloom in July with pink or blue flowers, depending on soil PH, and as the season goes along the flowers will deepen into a rich red or violet. Shamrock blooms for a long time and the plant is more compact than other varieties. Place this plant in moist, well drained soils.

White Dome Hydrangea - Hydrangea arborescens 'White Dome' Price: 12.95 The Hydrangea White Dome, 'Hydrangea arborescens 'White Dome', a Proven Winners selection, is a hardy strong growing hydrangea that produce clouds of big, lacey, white blooms. The dome shaped flowers are held on long stems that are strong enough not to droop, even after a heavy rain. White Dome is useful as a mass planting or placed in a woodland setting. This plant produces flowers on new wood, so even if frost kills back the plant, it will still produce summer flowers. They are great for cut flowers.

Andorra Compacta Juniper - Juniperus 'Andorra Compacta' Price: 12.45 The Juniper Andorra Compacta, 'Juniperus 'Andora Compacta', is an excellent groundcover with its compact dense foliage. The Andorra Compacta displays four season interest with the bright green new growth in spring, the deep green color in the summer, the bronze-green color in the fall, and the unique bronze-purple winter color. The Andorra Compacta Juniper is used as a foundation plant, in rock gardens, and as a ground cover. Prune in the early summer if shaping is needed.

Blue Rug Juniper - Juniperus horizantalis Price: 12.45 The Juniper Blue Rug, 'Juniperus horizontalis Wiltonii', is an excellent ground cover or bank planting with it low growing thick foliage. The Blue Rug is so named because of its silver-blue color and low growing habit. Blue Rug will do well in almost any well drained soil and needs moderate moisture. This is the lowest growing of all Juniper plants and they will even cascade over walls. Prune young shoots to encourage branching, but older branches may not produce new growth.

Prince of Wales Juniper - Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' Price: 12.45 The Juniper Prince of Wales, 'Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales', is an excellent groundcover which is relatively low-maintenance once established. Prince of Wales is also a good rock garden plant and it is good in mass plantings around homes and foundations. Prince of Wales is a good ground cover and it is useful for erosion control on slopes and banks. Prince of Wales exhibits medium green foliage with blue overtones which becomes tinged with purple in winter. The low spreading branches branches form a starburst pattern.

Sea Green Juniper - Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Sea Green' Price: 12.45 The Juniper Sea Green, 'Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Sea Green', also known as Chinese Juniper, is an evergreen Juniper that makes a great hedge that provides winter interest. This Juniper is a compact shrub with a fountain-like, arching habit. The bright green, fine textured foliage forms a vase shaped six foot plant. The Sea Green is tolerant of many soils and weather conditions. Place this plant in well drained soil. Sea Green Junipers are used for accent plants, borders, windbreaks and screens.

Golden Lanterns Pheasant Berry - Leycesteria 'Golden Lanterns' Price: 12.45 The Pheasant Berry, 'Leycesteria 'Golden Lanterns', a Proven Winners selection, is a great additin to the perennial border. Leycesteria is an easy to grow plant that provides lots of color. Golden Lanterns' sunny yellow foliage has reddish new growth and the dark purple brachts make it even more colorful. Pheasant Berry gets its common name from the fruit it bears. Pheasants and wildlife love the berries it produces. In the north this shrub will die back each winter. Use a lot of mulch in colder climates.

Summer Wine Nine Bark - Physocarpus opulifolious 'Summer Wine' Price: 11.95 The Physocarpus Summer Wine, 'Physocarpus opulifolious 'Summer Wine, is a new Ninebark that is very neat with compact branching and deeply cut, dark crimson leaves. This plant requires little pruning and looks great in a pot. The pinkish white flowers appear in mid summer. Summer Wine is showy and extremely hardy and is prized as a landscape shrub and as a cut flower.

Chiffon White Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus 'White Chiffon' Price: 11.95 The Hibiscus Chiffon White, 'Hibiscus Chiffon White', also known as Rose of Sharon, a Proven Winners selection, produce large single white flowers adorned with a lacy center. This plant will add a lot of charm to a late summer landscape. Hibiscus are reliable summer bloomers. Place in moist well drained soil.

Satin Rose Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Satin Rose' Price: 13.45 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. Satin Rose produces strong growing plants with lots of large bright blooms. These plants are clearly superior to older and weaker varieties. Blue Satin has one of the best pink colors on the market today. Enjoy these beautiful mid summer blooms.

Satin Violet Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus 'Satin Violet' Price: 13.45 The Hibiscus Satin Violet, 'Hibiscus syriacus 'Satin Violet', a Proven Winners selection, also known as Rose of Sharon, is a tremendous improvement in the Hardy Hibiscus. Satin Violet produces strong growing plants with lots of large bright blooms. These plants are clearly superior to older and weaker varieties. Violet Satin has one of the best violet colors on the market today. Enjoy these beautiful mid summer blooms.

Snow Storm Spiraea - Spiraea m. 'Snow Storm' Price: 11.95 The Spiraea Snow Storm, 'Spiraea m. 'Snow Storm', a Proven Winners selection, will provide your garden or border with a 'snow storm' in April. White flowers will cover this plant in April and May. The summer foliage is cool, bluish green and the fall color is a blazing orange-red. This shrub is easy to grow and is low maintenance.

Pink Parasols Spiraea - Spiraea m. 'Pink Parasols' Price: 11.95 The Spiraea Pink Parasols, 'Spiraea f. '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.

Blue Muffin Viburnum - Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin' Price: 13.45 The Viburnum Blue Muffin, 'Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin', a Proven Winners selection, is a new viburnum variety. Ble Muffin is more compact than other Arrowwood viburnum. This viburnum would be great in the residential landscape as a low hedge or a foundation plant. The white flowers make a great contast with the glossy green leaves in early to mid-summer. The intense blue fruit that inspired the name Blue Muffin appears in lates summer and fall. The blue fruit adds interest to the landscape and is very attrractive to song birds.

Cardinal Candy Viburnum - Viburnum dentatum 'Cardinal Candy' Price: 11.95 The Viburnum Cardinal Candy,'Viburnum dentatum 'Cardinal Candy', a Proven Winners selection, is a very hardy viburnum for northern gardeners. The bright red, persistant berries make for a stunning display in the fall. Loads of cramy white flowers adorn this plant in the spring. Cardinal Candy has a nice, well branched habit and fits nicely into the landscape. Place this plant in well drained soil.

Midnight Wine Weigela - Weigela 'Midnight Wine' Price: 11.95 The Weigela Midnight Wine, 'Weigela 'Midnight Wine', a Proven Winners selection, produces intense purple-black foliage for season long interest and color. This small dwarfing plant is perfect for use in the front of a border or for edging. Midnight Wine can be used a an accent plant or for a dramatic mass planting. The small pink blooms appear in the spring. Place this plant in well drained soil.

Ruby Queen Weigela - Weigela 'Ruby Queen' Price: 11.95 The Weigela Ruby Queen, 'Weigela 'Ruby Queen', a Proven Winners selection, is a sister plant to Midnight Wine and Wine and Roses and is taller than Midnight wine and shorter that wine and Roses. The foliage has the same dark purple color as its sisters. Use Ruby Queen in mixed borders or as an accent plant near doors and walkways. Place them in borders for the dark purple accent color. The pink flowers are a nice contrast to the purple foliage. Place this plant in well drained soil.

Wine & Roses Weigela - Weigela 'Wine and Roses Price: 12.45 The Weigela Wine and Roses, 'Weigela 'Wine and Roses', a Proven Winners selection, is a beautiful tall Weigelia with rich dark burgundy foliage. The dark burgundy foliage contrasts nicely with the pink flowers in the spring. This plant will produce a lot of flowers in the spring and will rebloom throughout the summer. Wine and Roses is very dramatic when planted in mass. This fast growing plant will add season long color to your garden.

Margarita Yew - Taxus m. 'Margarita' Price: 13.45 The Yew Margarita, 'Taxus m. 'Margarita', a Proven Winners selection, is a cool lime green evergreen with a healthy color. Margarita will not burn or turn ugly like some other forms of Yews. Magarita always looks fresh and bright. This Yew will add some cool green color to the landscape. Margarita prefers well drained soil that is moist and a acid to neutral PH.

Pink Pussy Willow - Salix discolor 'Rosea' Price: 9.95 The Pink Pussy Willow, Salix discolor rosea, this form of Pussy Willow has pale pink catkins. This fast growing shrub is suitable for wet areas grow well in almost any soil. They require full sun to thrive, but will survive in the shade as well. As with most willows, they do best when given lots of water. For early bloom, cut branches of pussy willows may be brought in and set in a water filled vase in a sunny window anytime after the middle of January. The catkins will develop and make a nice display for a considerable time.

Smooth Sumac - Rhus glabra Price: 8.95 The Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra, is a shade-intolerant pioneer on heavily disturbed sites, and is particularly common along road and railroad rights-of-way. Usually in clumps of several to many individuals in a clone, rarely more than 25 stems in one clone. Sumac will often be found within the first year following fire. Fruit is important as winter bird food. This is an important deer browse species. It is suited to group plantings in small to large yards. It is especially useful in attracting birds to naturalized yards.

Sweetshrub - Calycanthus floridus Price: 9.95 The Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, or Carolina allspice is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub with a suckering habit which grows 6-9' tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. It features very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown flowers (2" across) which bloom at the ends of short branchlets in May. Use as a specimen near front door, patio or other living areas where the fragrant flower aroma may be enjoyed. It is utilized for shrub borders, foundations, and native plant areas.

Red Weigela - Weigela Vaniceki Price: 9.95 The Red Weigela, Weigela Vaniceki, is a deciduous shrub with dark red flowers. It is a full sized plant with good hardiness.It grows best in full sun to partial sun. Foliage is deep, purple-tinted green and forms a compact mound, reaching 6' when mature. Prefers well-drained soil. Prune older branches after they finish blooming.

Barberry - Rosy Glow - Berberis thunbergii 'Rosy Glow' Price: 13.95 The Barberry 'Rosy Glow', 'Berberis thunbergii', is an easy to grow shrub that is great for beginner gardeners. This barberry is a vigorous cultivar and is a showy garden plant with its variegated leaves of purple with light pink splotches. With a plant height of 3' and a spread of 2-3', it should be planted in full sun to part shade. Full sun will produce the best foliage color. 'Rosy Glow' needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Yellow flowers will appear in April and they may last until May. Use 'Rosy Glow' as a back of the border plant with Daylily 'Stella De Oro' or Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'.

Beauty Bush - Dream Catcher - Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Maradco' Price: 14.95 The Beauty Bush Dream Catcher, 'Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Maracdo', is a wonderful shrub that is 6-9' tall. It should be planted in full sun to part shade and will adapt to many soils. Filtered shade will provide the best environment for the Dream Catcher. The unique color of golden orange flowers bloom early and hide for the rest of the year. This plant is a definite add to a perennial garden. 'Maradco' looks great even when not in bloom with golden yellow foliage that turns golden orange in fall. Use in containers, mixed beds and landscapes. 'Maradco' is also deer resistant.

Boxwood - Green Velvet - Buxus 'Green Velvet' Price: 14.95 The Boxwood 'Green Velvet, Buxus 'Green Velvet', also known as Boxwood, is a slow growing broadleaf evergreen that requires little care. With a plant height of 2-3' and a spread of 3', it does add color and texture to the landscape. Plant 'Green Velvet' in full shade to part sun, in a well-drained area. Boxwoods are tolerant of pruning and shearing, but avoid cultivating around this plant because they have very shallow roots. Remove dead and damaged branches annually to improve the air circulation. Plant in a sheltered location to protect it from cold winters and strong winds. The Green Velvet is a 1997 Styer Award Winner & 1998 Michigan Growers' Choice Award Winner.

Coral Berry - Marleen - Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii Marleen Price: 13.95 The Snow Berry, 'Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii Marleen', also known as New Eden 'Marleen' or Pink Snow Berry, is winter hardy plant that thrives in sunny or partially shaded areas. This shrub has slightly bent branches with blue-green leaves. Small, whitish pink flowers appear from June into September. This Snow Berry is a compact shrub that produces bright purple to pink berries in great abundance in the fall. This new snowberry is very suitable as cut flowers and for displaying the decorative branches with berries. It is a great container plant. For best results Marleen can be cut back to a height of 10 inches in February or March.

Cotoneaster - Bearberry - Cotoneaster dammeri Price: 12.95 The Cotoneaster Bearberry, 'Cotoneaster dammeri', is a dark green, evergreen shrub with glossy leaves. This rapid growing shrub prefers moist, well drained soil, but it is quite tolerant of a range of soil conditions. Small white flowers appear in the spring and some small red fruit will be produced in the fall. Bearberry is great as a ground cover and is a very easy plant to grow. The foliage will turn a dull dark green to reddish purple in winter.

Cotoneaster - Cranberry - Cotoneaster Apiculatus Price: 13.95 The Cotoneaster Cranberry, 'Cotoneaster apiculatus', is a deciduous shrub that is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun. It has a wide tolerance of soil types.The branches may root where they touch the ground. This dense shrub displays stiffly arching branches. The small pink flowers appear in late spring and they will produce red cranberry-like berries in late summer. The autumn leaf color is very attractive with shades of purple, red and bronze. Use this plant to cover large areas, as a foundation plant, a low informal hedge or for erosion control on steep banks.

Cotoneaster - Peking - Cotoneaster acutifolia Price: 13.95 The Cotoneaster Peking, 'Cotoneaster acutifolia', is an erect shrub with slender spreading branches. The Peking Cotoneaster is best used as a hedge, or in groupings. This shrub displays yellow to red fall foliage and performs best in moist, well-drained soils. This shrub does well in partial shade to full sun light. Cotoneaster may be appreciated more for its dark green foliage than its blossoms. The small flowers are white to pinkish. Three-eighths inch black berries ripen in September and persist through mid-winter and are appreciated by some song birds such as the Robin and Catbird. Use this plant in the landscape for hedges, screens, and groupings.

Cotoneaster - Rockspray - Cotoneaster horizontalis Price: 12.95 The Cotoneaster Rockspray, 'Cotoneaster horizontalis', is a deciduous shrub that is best grown in moist, loamy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Good drainage is essential. The Rockspray is a tough and adaptable plant that can withstand considerable drought once established. The Rockspray is a prostrate horizontally spreading plant. The tiers of horizontal branches arrange themselves in a fishbone pattern. This plant produces small pink flowers in early summer and bright red berries in late summer and fall. Rockspray cotoneaster is a valuable landscape plant which offers good foliage, flowers and fruit, and provides shelter for small birds. They may be massed as a woody ground cover for sunny areas and used for soil erosion control on banks or steep slopes.

Dogwood - Artic Fire - Cornus `Artic Fire' Price: 14.95 The Dogwood Artic Fire, Cornus stolonifera 'Farrow', PPAF, is a new species in the Cornus family. The red stems make a wonderful show in the winter time. 'Artic Fire' is dwarf in form and has a plant height and spread of 36-48'. Use this plant as a back of the border plant in any perennial garden. Plant in full sun to part shade for best color. The intense red stems can be used as stems for holiday wreaths and other arrangements and is stunning in beds and landscapes. Arctic FireT a great breakthrough for smaller gardens or residential landscapes. It's a spectacular show in the winter sunlight. Protected by Plant Breeder's Rights - propagation prohibited.

Dogwood - Artic Sun - Cornus 'Arctic Sun' Price: 14.95 The Dogwood Artic Sun 'Cato', Cornus sanguinea 'Cato' , is a new dwarf, yellow twig Dogwood. It is extremely compact. With a plant height of 3-4', the yellow foliage color adds instant impact to any garden. `Cato' should be planted in full sun and will adapt to extremely wet conditions. Great for erosion control, it is highly recommended for rehabilitating moist sites and is well adapted to disturbed sites, is easy to grow and establish. In the garden, it will add more color because of its multiple stems.

Elderberry - Black Lace - Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace' Price: 15.95 The Elderberry Black Lace, 'Sambucus nigra `'Eva' PPAF 15,575, is an award winning shrub, resembling the Japanese Maple. Adaptable to most soils, lime being one, it has a plant height of 3-6'. The dark purple, finely cut foliage looks great all year long. Flowering appears in June, and the attractive pink blooms contrasts well against its foliage. The Black Lace is extremely easy to grow and a very popular plant for the landscape. The uses for this plant are endless. Grow it as a shrub, as a bold perennial or train it into a small tree. It's colorful, versatile and easy to grow. Prune if desired. So beautiful and so unique, Black Lace was named the "Best New Plant" of 2006 at the NMPro ANLA New Plant Pavilion. Protected by Plant Breeder's Rights - propagation prohibited.

False Spirea - Sorbaria sorbifolia Price: 12.95 The False Spirea, 'Sorbaria sorbifolia', also known as Ural False Spirea, produces sprays of beautiful white flowers in late spring and early summer. Ural false spirea is a coarse, suckering, deciduous shrub. The leaves are deep green and quite attractive. Remove root suckers promptly to avoid unwanted spread. Prune in late winter to early spring. The False Spirea may be cut close to the ground to rejuvenate new growth. Use this plant for naturalizing in areas where it can be allowed to spread. Mass for erosion control on banks and slopes. Also useful in screens or shrub borders.

Forsythia - Show Off - Forsythia 'Mindia' Price: 14.95 The Forsythia, Show Off, Forsythia 'mindia', is a new forsythia with large, bright yellow flowers that cover the plant from head to foot. The attractive dark green foliage, unlike any other forsythia, displays season long interest. The Show Off is a dwarf plant with bright yellow flowers produced in the spring. This forsythia will be 2-3' tall with about a 6' spread. This plant would form a very attractive short hedge with showy flowers in the spring and dark green foliage for a eye catching hedge for the summer and fall seasons.

Holly - Jim Dandy - Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' Price: 13.95 The Holly Jim Dandy, 'Ilex verticillata 'Jim Daddy', and formerly called Early Male, is best known for its shiny evergreen foliage with red berries. It is a much hardier Holly than others in its family. Although it has separate male and female parts, only the female plants can produce berries. (Use Ilex 'Red Sprite' as a pollinator to produce berries). In the wild, 'Jim Daddy' is found in wet soils, but it will grow well in average soil conditions and will tolerate drought once established. With a plant height of 3-6' and a width of 4-5', it is a showy plant in any garden, and it makes a great border planting.

Hydrangea - Annabelle - Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Price: 12.95 The Hydrangea Annabelle, 'Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle', is a wonderful hydrangea that produces white flowers up to 12 inches across. Annabelle blooms every year even after severe pruning or intensely cold winters. The huge, white blooms appear in profusion every year without fail in early to late summer. It is perhaps the most popular old-fashioned shrub grown in American gardens today. The flower size increases as the season continues, so that the final flush is an extraordinary show! Use Annabelle in borders, hedges, foundation, or accent plantings.

Lace Shrub - Crispa - Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' Price: 12.95 The Lace Shrub, 'Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa', features maple-like, deeply cut, bright green leaves, up to 3" long, that turn yellow and orange in autumn. The red-purple to red-orange fall color is very attractive. The leaves are borne on arching branches which tend to weep downward and root at the tips, when soils are moist and organic. The leaf foliage and arching habit are the best ornamental features of this shrub. The Lace Shrub is used best as a dense, shrubby ground cover, very low hedge or foundation plant. This plant is also effective for erosion control on steep banks and slopes. Lace Shrub prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soil and it will flower in late spring.

Ninebark - Center Glow - Physocarpus opulifolius `Center Glow' Price: 14.95 The Ninebark Center Glow, 'Physocarpus opulifolius 'Center Glow', is a new and exciting variety. Similar to 'Diablo', the foliage emerges a yellow-green but matures into bright, deep red that last all season long. With a plant height of 8-10' and a width of 8', the white flowers that bloom in spring add excitement to this shrub. Best to be planted in full sun, 'Center Glow' needs a well drained site. Developed by Dr. Harold Pellet and the University of Minnesota. Use this plant in the landscape as a border or background for perennial or annual flower beds or in foundation plantings of larger buildings. The Center Glow is a fast grower and new shoots can be cut and used in floral arrangements.

Rhododendron - Cloudland - Rhododendron Impeditum Price: 13.95 The Rhododendron Cloudland, 'Rhododendron Impeditum', is a compact, mounded evergreen plant with silver-gray green foliage. The bright purple-blue flowers bloom early spring on old growth. Plant in well-drained soil, in a sheltered location protected from north wind. Protect from winter wind and afternoon sun. This plant requires moist, well-drained, acidic soil to prosper.

Rhododendron - Haaga - Rhododendron Haaga Price: 14.95 The Rhododendron Haaga, 'Haaga Rhododendron', is a new, hardy, dwarf variety from the University of Helsinki, Finland. It produces dark pink flowers which contrast nicely with the dark green, coarse foliage. The Haaga will begin to bloom in May. This plant needs excellent drainage, mulching and a peat moss soil additive. Roots will rot in poorly drained soil. It will not do well in windy sites. This dense evergreen shrub is a highly valued landscape ornamental. The large groups of showy pink flowers appear on even young plants. The Haaga is a very effective accent plant.

Rhododendron - Helsinki University - Rhododendron 'Helsinki University' Price: 14.95 The Rhododendron Helsinki University, 'Rhododendron 'Helsinki University', produces bright pink flowers that are freckled with red. The bushes burst into bloom in late May to early June. The glossy green mature foliage opens in red tones on young plants. The Helsinki University is an evergreen with upright growth and it is super hardy. Plant in well-drained soil, in a sheltered location protected from north wind.

Rhododendron - Nova Zembla - Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' Price: 14.95 The Rhododendron Nova Zembla, 'Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla', is a dense-growing, small evergreen shrub that displays large trusses of flowers. The red flowers will appear in mid spring. The Nova Zembla is very effective as an accent plant. For best results, feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom and keep the roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. This plant will attract butterflies and other wildlife. It is generally heat and sun tolerant and perhaps the most widely grown and successful red hybrid for harsh climates.

Rhododendron - Pohjolas Daughter - Rhododendron 'Pohjola's Daughter' Price: 14.95 The Rhododendron, Pohjola's Daughter, 'Rhododendron 'Pohjola's Daughter', exhibits large fuchsia-pink buds that open shell pink and slowly turn white. Pohjola's Daughter is very hardy and flowers in early-midseason. The low mounding habit of this plant allows for placement in a myriad of landscapes. Pohjola's Daughter is a low dense bush, growing about 3 feet high, with much forking and it is often broader than it is tall. Rhododendron like acidic soils that are high in organic matter. High organic content assures that the soil will retain moisture, yet also drain well when too wet. These optimum conditions are typically achieved by planting into soil that has been amended with generous quantities of peat moss or organic materials.

Smokebush - Golden Spirit - Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Spirit' Price: 16.95 The Smokebush Golden Spirit, 'Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Spirit', is a recent introduction from Europe. With a plant width of 6-8' and a plant height of 8-10', the leaf color lasts all season, turning brilliant shades or coral and orange into the fall. White blossoms appear in June to July when this deciduous shrub blooms with long, plume-like panicles of smoky-white flowers. 'Golden Spirit' will tolerate dry soil and does require full sun. It can be late to leaf out in spring and may suffer dieback at -25F.

Smokebush - Young Lady - Cotinus coggygria `Young Lady' Price: 14.95 The Smokebush 'Young Lady', Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady', is a new and exciting variety from the Netherlands. 'Young Lady' is unlike any other in that it blooms pink as a young shrub; covering every inch of the plant, from June till August. With a plant height and width of 8-10', the foliage starts out blue-green. In the autumn, the leaf color turns yellow, orange and red. In a container it looks like a poodle in a pot with its frothy blooms covering every inch of the plant. Developed by Hendrik Kolster of Boskoop, Netherlands. A great plant for eye catching appeal in any yard.

St Johns Wort - Gemo - Hypericum kalmianum 'Gemo' Price: 14.95 The St. John's Wort 'Gemo', 'Hypericum 'Gemo', has an extremely long bloom time, from July until September, which is the longest in its family. The foliage is willow like and it will reach a plant height of 2-3'. Plant in full sun, and use it as a backdrop in a perennial garden. It is from Denmark and is one of the top sellers. This tightly branched shrub is noted for its long bloom time. The flowers are a rich yellow, small but numerous.

St Johns Wort - Sunburst - Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' Price: 13.95 The St. John's Wort 'Sunburst', 'Hypernicum', also known as Golden St. John's Wort, has excellent yellow blooms that appear from June until July. St. John's Wort is easy to maintain and grow, preferring full sun to part shade in well drained soil. It will perform better in rich, sandy loams. It is tolerant of some drought but mulching the roots in the winter would be suggested. St. John's Wort is noted for its large golden yellow flowers and attractive blue green foliage. Growing 3-4' tall and wide, it is a native from Kentucky to North Carolina south to Georgia, Alabama and Texas where it typically occurs in rocky hills, limestone glades and barrens. Use this plant in shrub borders, hedges, foundations and planted in mass.

Sweetspire - Little Henry - Itea virginica Price: 14.95 The Sweetspire Little Henry, 'Itea virginica', also known as Virginia Sweetspire Little Henry, is a great shrub for most landscapes. Place it in front of larger evergreens or it fits well with other perennials in your garden. Another outstanding attribute of Little Henry is it's dark green foliage which changes to a brilliant red in the fall, like a burning bush in fall color. The Little Henry will tolerate wet soils and it will stand some drought after it is established. Flowers in late summer and fall. If you do any pruning, do it after it flowers.

Willow - Dappled - Salix Integra Hakuro-Nishiki Price: 33.95 The Dappled Willow, 'Salix Integra Hakuro-Nishiki', also known as Variegated Willow, is a small shrub that produces leaves that are variegated when they are young. The young branches grow out of the crown in all directions and will begin drooping slightly. This plant displays good winter interest with coral and red stems that contrasts with the landscape. Like all Willows, it thrives in moist soils. Prune in early spring to promote its elegant display and prune to promote variegated foliage. The Dappled Willow is a superb accent plant and it will be a focal point in beds and borders. The Variegated Willow is also used for foundation plantings, alongside water features and natural areas. Good in containers, also.

Willow - Japanese - Salix Integra Flamingo Price: 34.95 The Japanese Willow, 'Salix Integra Flamingo', produces beautiful pink foliage all season long. The outer leaves turn a bright pink while the inner leaves are green and white. The Japanese Willow has 4 season interest. In the spring, before it leafs out, it produces hundreds of slender catkins that contrast brilliantly against the deep red stems. Then you see the pink summer foliage and in the fall and winter the striking red stems. You may prune the plant back for another flush of pink foliage later in the season. Regular pruning will promote a denser and bushier plant. Great as a container plant.

Yew - Densiformus - Taxus densiformus Price: 24.95 The Dens Yew, or Yew Densiformus, 'Taxus x media 'Densiformis', is one of the most popular evergreens shrubs today. This very popular yew is a rapid grower with a spreading habit and fluffy bright green needles. With a plant height of 4' and a width of 6', the dark green foliage adds color to every garden. Plant in full shade in a moist area, for it is intolerant of poor drainage and can be damaged if exposed to excessive winter sun and wind. This low maintenance shrub has dark green foliage that will turn a nice red to burgundy color in the fall. Tolerant to deer, pollution, rabbits and seashore breezes, this evergreen is not to be left out of any landscape.