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This grass has a remarkable tolerance for extreme climates and is not invasive. It displays soft, feathery green plumes during the summer, maturing into stiff, wheat-coloured spikes that last into winter.

It is generally used in large groupings towards the back of borders, but is also effective as a single plant that can be easily divided in spring. Prune down to the ground in March. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4 - 5'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 3

Photos of Jeffries Nurseries

Arriving early May

One of the most common native ferns, growing all over northern regions. Plants form a large, upright clump of big green fronds. In spring the unfurling fiddleheads are often harvested in the wild as a gourmet treat. Roots are spreading, and plants can form quite a large patch in time. Requires plenty of water through the summer, otherwise the foliage may become dormant. Cinnamon-brown fertile fronds push up from the centre of each clump in summer, and these remain attractive all winter long. Prune off dead foliage and fertile fronds in late winter. Deciduous.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 16"

• Width: 18"

Zone: 2

A rounded shrub with its long lasting flower clusters, the Annabelle Hydrangea is an eye catching and beautiful addition to any garden or landscape. 

Grows best in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade. Tolerates full sun only if grown with consistent moisture. Blooms occur on new wood, so plants should be pruned back close to the ground in late winter to revitalize and to encourage new stem growth and best shape. 

Can adapt to a variety of soil conditions. Be cautious of drought, as the foliage tends to decline in dry conditions, and harsh winters, plants may need to be covered to ensure regrowth. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

The Incrediball Hydrangea is an improved version of the classic 'Annabelle' with even bigger blooms! This shrub is easy to grow and with its strong, sturdy stems.

Plant in a sunny location for best blooms, place mulch to reduce water loss, and prune for optimal growth.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'

• Width: 5'

Zone: 3

Photos and information curtesy www.provenwinners.com

Panther® Ninebark  from Bloomin' Easy is a perfect contrasting option for any outdoor space. Foliage is sleek with black leaves and stems, it will surly stand out amongst bright colours!  Summer time blooms are sparse but yield petit button-like flower bunches. 

Low maintenance with compact size makes it a unique, easy to grow choice for modern landscapes. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 4' - 5'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Bloomin Easy

FlowerFull^® Smooth Hydrangea stands out with bold blooms and sturdy upright stems that won’t flop in the wind and rain. With two-to-three times more blooms per season than other smooth hydrangeas, FlowerFull^® makes an outstanding focal point plant. Improved disease-resistance, low-maintenance and maturing at just three to four feet tall, it’s the perfect choice for small and big landscapes alike.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 4 - 5'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of First Editions.

This vine is part of the five-leaved ivy family. It has a habit of clinging and is a fast and hardy grower. It can work as a climber or as a ground cover. The foliage is smaller in size and with palm-shaped leaves. During Fall the leaves will become a burgundy red color with ornamental black berries that are toxic to humans.

Less vigorous than the virginia creeper.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 15' -20'
• Width: 6'

Zone: 3

Russian Sage is extremely valuable for its long season of bloom in the summer garden. Plant forms a bushy upright clump of greyish leaves that are lacy and fragrant. Spikes of rich violet-blue flowers appear in high summer, continuing into late fall. An extremely versatile garden plant, Russian Sage loves hot, sunny sites and will fit right into the perennial border, also good to use among shrubs, and even in containers or tubs. Attractive to butterflies. Prune back to no less than 6 inches in the spring, and never in the fall. Exceptionally drought tolerant. Selected as Perennial Plant of the Year in 1995.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 34 - 60"

• Width: 22 - 36"

The 'Stella D'Oro" Dwarf is a re-blooming daylily with fragrant, bright yellow flowers, and brightens any space it occupies with its wonderful colour. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 18"

• Width: 12 - 14"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Lamb’s-Ears are one of the most popular silver-leaved perennials, used widely for edging along pathways and borders. Plants form a dense clump of soft, felty silver grey leaves. Upright spikes of minor magenta-pink flowers form in early summer, but these should be clipped off to maintain a tight, compact habit. Clumps are easily divided in spring or early fall. Drought tolerant once established.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 18"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Goodland is an apple that originates from Manitoba. It is hardy to zone 3 and ready to harvest from mid-August onwards. It is a good apple to use in cooking, canning, and fresh eating. 

*Pollinator required. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 20'
• Width: 15'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Chrysanthemums are a great choice for the garden, or in tubs and mixed containers. Garden Mums are extremely popular plants for a splash of colour in late summer right through the fall.

Morden strain produces naturally cushion-shaped, compact plants with double and semi-double flowers in a whole range of rich jewel tones. Best in a sunny area, with regular watering through the season. 

Pinching plants in June will result in a much greater number of flowers. 

Light Requirement: Full to Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3

Goldsturm Gloriosa Daisy is a classic perennial. Adds grand height to the back of any flower bed.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 20 - 24"

• Width: 14 - 18"

Zone: 3

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils except poorly-drained ones. Prefers moist, organically rich soils. Flowers appear on prior year’s growth, so prune as needed immediately after flowering. May be cut to the ground (also just after flowering) if shrub becomes scraggly, unkempt or otherwise in need of rejuvenation. Very fragrant. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5' - 6'

• Width: 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Oriental Poppies provide a cheerful display of huge, satiny flowers in late spring and early summer. Plants form a low clump of coarse, hairy leaves, and usually go dormant, disappearing completely by late summer. Because they disappear in summer, plant something beside Oriental Poppies that will get bushy later in the season, such as Rudbeckia, Russian Sage, or fall-flowering grasses. Divide in August to September. Flowers are good for cutting, picked just as the buds begin to open.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 30 -36"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Dwarf Upright form, well suited for a short hedge.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 2.5'

Spread: 2.5'

Zone: 3

photo courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

This cousin to the Hollyhock has similar satiny flowers in a soft lavender-purple shade, exotically striped with deep maroon veins. It forms an upright, bushy mound that may need to be staked if grown in rich soil.

Excellent in containers, or the sunny border. Attracts butterflies and is rabbit resistant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 48"

• Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

An exceptionally hardy evergreen shrub that has proven even hardier then the Brandon cedar. With rich dark green scale-like foliage, the 'Skybound Cedar' is the ultimate pillar in the landscape. Can be used for screening, or as a tall hedge.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10' - 18'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 2

Selected for its unique transformation of color, creamy-white blooms emerge with an intense lime-green center and fade to pink in late summer/fall

This low maintenance and easy to grow shrub will certainly elevate your garden. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4' - 6'

• Width: 4' - 6'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Bloomin Easy

Russian Sage is extremely valuable for its long season of bloom in the summer garden. Plant forms a bushy upright clump of greyish leaves that are lacy and fragrant. Spikes of rich violet-blue flowers appear in high summer, continuing into late fall. An extremely versatile garden plant, Russian Sage loves hot, sunny sites and will fit right into the perennial border, also good to use among shrubs, and even in containers or tubs. Attractive to butterflies. Prune back to no less than 6 inches in the spring, and never in the fall. Exceptionally drought tolerant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

This vigorous plant features bright, violet-blue flower spikes that tower over glossy foliage. A favorite with butterflies, it is ideal for rock gardens. Remove old blooms to encourage new growth.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 15 - 18"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed

Medium to large-sized apple, with exceptionally crisp and juicy texture. Outstanding flavour and texture can be maintained in storage for 6 months. Matures in late september. All apples, crabapples and applecrabs are closely related and can be used to cross pollinate each other.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 12'
• Width: 8 - 12'

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

 A great choice for rock gardens and natural-looking landscapes. The grass grows to nearly 3 feet tall and is low maintenance. The variegated foliage will turn from creamy white in summer to pink as the weather cools in fall and return to its creamy-white color again in spring as new blades grow.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Zone: 4

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed Company

This climbing rose has flowers with a spicy perfume fragrance. Recurrent blooms throughout the summer. Extremely resistant to black spot and powdery mildew. This rose was developed at Agriculture Canada's Ottawa and St-Jean research stations.

Light Requirement: full sun

Flower Season: early summer to fall

Mature Size:

• Height: 7'-10'
• Spread: 4-6'
  
• Zone 2

Oriental Poppies provide a cheerful display of huge, satiny flowers in late spring and early summer. Plants form a low clump of coarse, hairy leaves, and usually go dormant, disappearing completely by late summer. Because they disappear in summer, plant something beside Oriental Poppies that will get bushy later in the season, such as Rudbeckia, Russian Sage, or fall-flowering grasses. Divide in August to September. Flowers are good for cutting, picked just as the buds begin to open.

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Light Requirement: Full Sun to part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4ft

• Width: 4ft

Zone: 4a

This is a hybrid strain of Columbine that flowers freely. Plants have a compact habit, with the large blooms usually bi coloured in shades of blue, white, pink, red, rose or yellow. Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.

Removing spent flowers will increase the blooming time. Columbines are relatively short lived, so allow some of the plants to go to seed and self sow. Leaf miners or sawfly may disfigure the leaves around flowering time, but simply trim off the unwanted foliage and the plants will grow fresh leaves.

Light Requirement: Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 16"
  
• Spread: 14"
  

Zone: 3