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Shrubs
 Smokebush Red Leaf Common Many people grow this shrub just for its vivid fall color. This gives the effect of a cloud of smoke. Red Leaf Common Smokebush, cotinus coggygria 'Red Leaf', is an upright and spreading form of Smokebush, which maintains it's red-purple color extremely well throughout summer, with panicles of smoky-purple to beige flowers blooming in mid-summer. It tolerates considerable drought once it is established. With minimal pruning it will naturally form a large shrub or small tree over time. If pruned to 6 to 8 inches tall in winter, it will produce long stems with striking, oversized foliage. It is a tough and tolerant shrub, requiring well-drained soil; and the Red Leaf Common Smokebush thrives in part to full sun.
Juniper Arcadia It displays a spreading habit with a dense, dwarf, somewhat layered effect. Arcadia Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia', is a popular evergreen that exhibits rich green, lacy-textured foliage and a semi-spreading growth habit. Prefers a well-drained soil and a sunny location. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. Arcadia Juniper is excellent for foundation and mass border plantings.
Juniper Blue Forest Needs full sun, and once established, little maintenance is required. The upright growing branches present the "look" of a miniature "blue forest". It prefers moist, well-drained soil, but very adaptable. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. This evergreen shrub has a wide-spreading habit with a somewhat vase shape that grows 4' to 6' tall with a greater spread.
Juniper Buffalo Buffalo Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo', has soft, feathery, bright green foliage on low spreading branches that produces an interesting form, and it is an excellent groundcover plant for borders or mass plantings. 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. 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. Buffalo Juniper's feathery branches are of bright green foliage; retains color in winter. It has a height of 12-15 inches and a spread of 5 feet.
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. This is one of the hardiest medium-sized evergreens and makes an excellent choice for any landscape planting. It is a fast grower and has excellent cold tolerance. 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.
Yew Dark Green It is has a spreading compact habit, and its forest-green foliage does not burn in winter. It exhibits a small wide spreading form, with soft textures, and rich green short needles that are easily pruned into various shapes. This yew can be used as a low hedge or specimen plant and requires good drainage and prefers a shady location with loamy soil. It grows 3-5 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. They are maintainable at various heights and spreads. 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 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. Taunton has a low graceful and lovely form, tolerant of summer heat, and excellent resistance to winter burn.
Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', is noted for its contorted, twisted growth, making it a real conversation piece when grown as a specimen plant. 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 is a slow grower to 8 to 10 feet tall and wide and prefers well drained soil in sun to part shade.
Buttonbush It is very open, almost gangly in habit. The late emerging foliage leaves the shrub almost dead looking until late spring. The fruit is a nutlet that persists through winter.
Spiraea Pink Parasols The Spiraea Pink Parasols, 'Spiraea f. This plant is very durable and adaptable to many sitres. Pink Parasols is perfect for mass plantings, mixed borders, or anywhere a low maintainance plant is needed.
Russian Sage Russian sage grows in a clump.
Rose Of Sharon Satin Rose These plants are clearly superior to older and weaker varieties.
Rose Of Sharon Satin Violet Violet Satin has one of the best violet colors on the market today.
Ash Leaf Spirea Sem It is especially valuable for northern climates.
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