Nursery

Mockorange is a delightfully old-fashioned plant that has unfortunately fallen out of favor, mostly due to its enormous size. Illuminati Tower^® mockorange stands to breathe new life into this classic favorite, though, combining a landscape-friendly size with a totally unique space-saving habit. It naturally grows in a very narrow, upright way, each sturdy stem a stack of rugged, deep green leaves that looks like a four-sided tower. In late spring/early summer, hundreds of fragrant white flowers emerge from between the leaves for striking show that truly celebrates the season. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5' - 6'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

This Pussytoes cultivar is known for its fuzzy, silvery-grey foliage and tiny, rosy-pink flowers that bloom in the spring. It is a great choice as a small scale groundcover, in rock gardens, and border plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2" (4" after flower height)

• Width: 12"

Zone: 1

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Dark green leaves grow to a massive size, with a rippled edge to each leaf. This plant is capable of growing from full sun to shade. Happily Ever After boasts unique creamy white flowers with maroon centre.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 10-12"

Spread: 18"

Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company

Siberian Iris have masses of beautiful  flag-like flowers in late spring, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its sword-like leaves remain green in colour throughout the season.

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

This medium-sized, bright yellow hosta is incredibly charming. Its vibrant red petioles blend seamlessly into the yellow, textured leaves, creating the perfect addition to your home.

Light Requirement: Part Shade to full Shade

Height: 8 - 10"

Width: 16 - 20"

Goldquelle, also known as Gold Drops, features twice as many petals as other varieties. Its fluffy 3" pompoms bloom from midsummer through fall, with plants reaching up to 7 feet tall but easily kept smaller with pinching. Early summer pinching encourages bushier growth.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 - 72"

• Width: 36 - 48"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Bee balm is a classic American native and cottage garden favorite, it's beloved by gardeners not only for its beautiful whorled blooms in red, pink, purple and white; but for the evocative fragrance given off by foliage warmed by the sun or touched by the gardener.

And it’s just as beloved by wildlife as it is by gardeners. Plant bee balm and you can be sure of the attention of hummingbirds and bees in the summer and by seed-loving finches in the winter. It’s an all-around garden winner that provides so much for so little effort.

This herb that can be harvested for making tea. Pick the leaves just before blooming and dry completely for the best flavour.  

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 36"

• Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Bellwyck Horticulture & Aubin Nursery

A green apple with strong red similar to its well-known parent. Will perform best
if sheltered from strong winds. Pollinator required. Harvest in late August.

*Pollinator required. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 16'
• Width: 13'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Aubin Nursery

Medium sized red speckled fruit with sweet and slightly spicy strawberry flavor. Similar to Norkent with better disease resistance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 16'  

• Width: 13'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Aubin Nursery & Bellwyck Horticolor.

This iris, recently found at a breeder's nursery in the Netherlands, is truly unique and presents a color combination that is unexpected when Siberian iris bloom. Enjoy cinnamon-hued flowers that will spice up the predominately blue and yellow iris arrangements of the season. Planted for their early season color, Siberian iris are tall, with grass like leaves that stay vivid green and lovely all season, and they have long stems and delicate flowers on a no-fuss growth habit that tolerates moist places. Their colorful, undulating falls dance in the breeze, bringing movement and beauty to the garden. Add copper-colored flare to your late spring to early summer border and arrangements. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 26"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

The Alpine Currant grows at a medium rate and, under ideal conditions, can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade, and is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations.  Hardy and drought tolerant, it makes an ideal choice for a moisture-conserving landscape and is highly resistant of urban pollution.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 60"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Delicate white flowers appear in late spring and early summer, over a low mound of fern-like foliage. Plants will forms a dense patch, suitable for a ground cover. Both the flowers as well as the fluffy seed-heads are great for cutting.

Allow this spreader plenty of room, or plan to edge each spring to keep the patch to a reasonable size.

Deer resistant

Light Requirement: Part Sun

Flowering Season: Early Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 18"
  

Zone: 3

The Northern Exposure coral bells are among the hardiest available. This clump-forming perennial forms a dense mound of colourful round leaves with spikes of bell-shaped flowers. Excellent for borders or edging.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 14"

• Width: 20"

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Vanstone Nursery

Dwarf Achillea

Zone 3

Image courtesy of Ball Seed

Enjoy all the glory of a burning bush without any worry about invasiveness. Fire Ball Seedless^™ euonymus is crimson in fall and seedless all year long. It is the only sterile, non-invasive burning bush on the market! Its mature size is very manageable, and like its contemporary fellows, it responds well to a trim. It is best used as a specimen or hedge.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 60 - 84"

Width: 60 - 84"

Zone: 4

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

Upright branching habit with blue-green needles. Tight compact form. Tolerates a wide range of soils including heavy, wet and dry conditions.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 33'

Width: 16'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor

showy spikes of yellow flowers with brown centres. Erect habit used for vertical colour display among shrubs. Biennial.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 12"

Width: 24 - 30"

Zone: 2

Alpenglow® is a red-leafed, upright hybrid maple that is hardy down to –30F. In spring, merlot leaves dance on arching branches; translucent veins help them catch the light and glow. The deep red mellows to a burnished bronze in summer and finally turns to blazing orange and red in fall. A refined oval habit and sturdy branching make Alpenglow® a majestic centerpiece that you can rely on for a colorful show year after year. Our hybrid maples have proven to be resilient trees that can handle whatever challenges nature throws at them.

The feather-like leaves, dense compact canopy, and oval form make this one of the most attractive trees. Deep-green foliage turn golden-yellow in fall. A seedless cultivar that has shown a high level of resistance to Emerald Ash Borer.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 40'

Width: 35'

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

An attractive tree whose natural range reaches central Minnesota, it is adapted to well-drained, sheltered locations in the prairies. Large compound leaves and round edible nuts.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 45'

• Width: 30'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Add a refreshing twist of lime to your summer garden with Mojito®! This compact hydrangea is covered for months in abundant lime green flowers that age to a shade of blush pink in fall. Small size and sturdy stems make this bloomer equally at home in a patio container or in a mass planting in the shrub border.

Photo courtesy of Iseli Nursery

Hydrangea paniculata Mojito®(‘GRHP10’ PPAF)

Little Spark^® is a compact spirea with orange new growth that holds its yellow leaf color throughout the summer, even when planted in full sun. A summer bloomer, the pink flowers arise just above the foliage, and if you give them a quick shear when they are done, it will rebloom in late summer. Fall color includes shades of pink, creating a multi-toned effect. Little Spark^® is fantastic when planted along a garden border.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 2'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of First Editions

Selected for its stunning foliage, Fireside^® Ninebark displays reddish new growth that matures to deep red-purple. Its foliage holds its color reliably all summer, including in warmer climates. Add to that, Fireside^™ doesn’t show signs of powdery mildew in the landscape and you’ve got a real winner. Pinkish-white flowers bloom in spring, and foliage turns deep purple in fall. The plant habit is tidier than many other ninebark with a rounded, upright shape.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'-7'

• Width: 4'-6'

Zone: 3