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Shrubs
Spirea Billiard Billiard Spirea, spiraea x billiardi, has an unusual flower form, with stamens twice as long as the petals. The rose colored blossoms occur in narrow, dense plumes from June to August. It has a tendency to sucker that would make it useful for embankments. It grows 6 feet tall and 4 feet in width. It is among the easiest flowering shrubs to grow since it is tolerant of many soils, except extremely wet. The plant also likes mulch and summer watering and prefers full sun to partial shade. Billiard would be great for mass or groupings, screens or border shrubs.
Juniper Arcadia It displays a spreading habit with a dense, dwarf, somewhat layered effect. Prefers a well-drained soil and a sunny location. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
Juniper Blue Forest The upright growing branches present the "look" of a miniature "blue forest". This evergreen shrub has a wide-spreading habit with a somewhat vase shape that grows 4' to 6' tall with a greater spread. It has a medium texture and a slow growth rate. Needs full sun, and once established, little maintenance is required. It is urban tolerant. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate.
Juniper Buffalo May prune to shape desired. This Juniper prefers sun and a well-drained soil, but tolerates a range of soil types; drought and heat tolerant. It has a height of 12-15 inches and a spread of 5 feet. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks.
Juniper Maney Maney Juniper, Juniperus chinensis 'Maneyi', is a semi-erect juniper that has an attractive blue cast to its foliage, along with gray-green berries in summer. It is a fast grower and has excellent cold tolerance. Requires a well drained soil in a sunny location, adaptable to different soil pH; tolerates fairly alkaline soils and prefers full sun to part shade. This evergreen shrub grow 4-5 feet in height and 5-6 feet in width. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate.
Yew Dark Green Dark Green Yew, taxus x media 'Dark Green', is an excellent evergreen with beautiful dark green foliage for the shade garden or shady side of the home. It is has a spreading compact habit, and its forest-green foliage does not burn in winter. This yew can be used as a low hedge or specimen plant and requires good drainage and prefers a shady location with loamy soil. It grows 3-5 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. Yews are widely used landscape plants because of their rich, dark green evergreen foliage and versatility. Remove 1/2 to 3/4 of the new growth each year with hand pruners; you can control the size and maintain a healthier shrub with a more natural form.
Yew Taunton Spreading It grows well in both sun or shade and is very popular as an accent, specimen, or foundation plant. It grows 3-4 tall and 4-6 feet wide.
Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick Harry Lauder's Walkingstick has terrific yellow fall foliage color with showy greenish-yellow catkins (as on pussy willows) that brighten the winter scene. It does well in large containers and likes full sun.
Buttonbush It is very open, almost gangly in habit. 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.
Spiraea Pink Parasols 'Pink Parasols', a Proven Winners selection, is immediately known as a Spiraea with pink blooms, a first! Spiraea has been long prized for its attractive fall color and Pink Parasols adds fluffy pink colorful flowers in the summer and brilliant orange foliage in the fall. This plant is very durable and adaptable to many sitres.
Russian Sage Russian sage grows in a clump.
Ash Leaf Spirea Sem It is especially valuable for northern climates.
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