Nursery

Moss Phlox forms a low mound or cushion smothered by tiny flowers in late spring.  Clip plants immediately after blooming to encourage a dense habit. Wonderful in the sunny rock garden, for edging, or in mixed containers. Requires good drainage. Drought tolerant, once established.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 6"

Width: 18"

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Midnight Marvel Rose mallow is a very robust perennial that fills a lot of space in the garden. Find a place in your landscape where it will not be crowded by other plants, because it will quickly out compete your other perennials for space within a year or two. 

Do not prune it to keep it smaller, as this will remove the flower buds. Zone 4 perennial so it will need heavy mulch before frost!

Bronze Beauty Ajuga is a Flowering ground cover has a clumping habit and is commonly used in borders and rock gardens.

Plants form a mound of deep greens to bronze leaves, bearing showy spikes of flowers in mid to late spring. Excellent for combining with spring-flowering bulbs. 

Performs well in pots or mixed containers. Easily divided in spring or early fall.

 Light Requirement: Full to part Shade

Flowering Season: Late Spring

Mature Size:

• Height: 8"
  
• Spread: 36"
  

Zone: 3B

photo courtesy of  Ball Seed

Bright yellow flowers on silvery green foliage – flowers open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night, attracting butterflies and moths. Tolerates a wide range of soil types; drought tolerant and low maintenance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 6"

• Width: 15 - 18"

Zone: 5

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed

This spectacular spider daylily offers beautiful large blooms with a super fragrance. You’ll have great fun growing this award winning variety.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Mix of White and Pink

Zone 4

Ornamental upright and spreading habit of growth with rich green evergreen foliage and blue berries in summer. Excellent background for the large border.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 4'

Width: 6'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18 - 22"

Width: 18 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of

Weeping Norway Spruce

Our dark green, Picea abies ‘Pendula’ plants can be staked and trained into an outstanding upright specimen, or it can be allowed to grow as an undulating ground-cover that drapes over slopes and walls. Plant a row of several young P.a. ‘Pendula’s with stake and wire supports to train them into a living fence.

Garden Size: Varies with culture

Large: 12-15″/year

Weeping

Zone 3

Full Sun

The Limey Norway Spruce

Formally thought to be a seedling selection of Picea glauca, the originator of this exciting plant has informed us that ‘The Limey’ is truly of Norway Spruce origin.Fresh, new foliage emerges each spring from the buds of Picea abies ‘The Limey’ with a bright lemon-lime color. Short needles adorn open branching that will fill in with maturity. As the season progresses, the exposed topsides of the needles remain a pleasant yellow while the undersides and shaded interior foliage turn lime green creating a striking contrast. ‘The Limey’ thrives in moist, well-drained soil.

Garden Size: 15’H x 12’W

Intermediate: 6-12″/year

Broad Upright

Zone 3

Yellow

Conifer

Full Sun

Patmore Ash is a fast-growing, hardy shade tree with a strong upright form and dense green foliage that turns yellow in fall. It’s cold-tolerant, durable, and ideal for streetscapes or large landscapes. Seedless.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 50'

• Width: 20'

Zone: 2

Photos coming soon.

Varied Directions Larch

This name could be an understatement! In fact, the vigorous, spreading habit of this Larix decidua ‘Varied Directions’ produces robust twigs that propel the branches up and out, in—that’s right—varied directions. Golden tan branches, covered with thick twigs, eventually arch down and cover the ground in a unique configuration for each plant. Bright green spring foliage changes to gold in autumn before needles fall. Selected by Dr. Sydney Waxman, University of Connecticut.

Garden Size: Varies with culture

Intermediate: 12-15″/year

Weeping

Zone 2

Green

Conifer

Full Sun

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 3'

Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Unique double flower with an abundance of narrow, fringed petals.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 14 - 18"

Width: 12 - 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

A Norway maple survivor selected off the streets of Lethbridge, Alberta. Features rich, purple foliage throughout the summer. Requires well-drained, sheltered site in the prairies. Collector tree for the prairie gardener. Yellow clustered petalless flowers.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 40'

Width: 30'

Zone: 4

Photo and data courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

Known for its hardiness, this sugar maple features a uniform habit and spectacular fall coloration ranging from yellow and gold to orange.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 40'

Width: 30'

Zone: 3

Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

A rounded, consistent grower with a distinctive corky bark and ascending branches. Suitable for extreme city conditions and makes a great substitute for American Elm.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 40'

Width: 30'

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

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

Larix gmelinii ‘Romberg Park’ is a superb dwarf, deciduous conifer that will develop tufts of short branches giving it appeal in all seasons. In early spring, it is one of the first to push growth, programmed from its cold native habitat and short growing season to take full advantage of warming temperatures. The softly textured, light green needles change to yellow in fall, and then drop to reveal the plant’s many short stems for winter interest. Plant in light, well-drained soil in a sunny garden.

Garden Size: 6’H x 6’W

Dwarf: 3-6″/year

Globe Shaped

Zone 2

Green

Full Sun

Not your typical juniper!  Limeglow™ displays feathery foliage in electric chartreuse, a color that makes a striking contrast to other greens in the garden. Its spreading, vase form and juvenile foliage lend a cheery presence in almost any garden, including one with hot, dry conditions. The yellow sport from ‘Youngstown’ is reported to hold its bright color and to resist sunburn. Selected by Larry Hatch with North Carolina State University.

Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow™ (‘NOSlg’)

Garden Size: 2’H x 4’W

Dwarf: 3-5″/year

Spreading

Zone 3

This mid-size, green shrub is quite inconspicuous in summer, when it provides a delicate, green backdrop for showy, summer flowers. But when fall arrives, leaving summer behind, a profusion of extraordinary, bright violet berries decorate the vase-like, leafless branches and provide a dramatic color accent against a dusting of snow. A spring pruning is appropriate as flowers and berries form on new wood.

Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’

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)

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Height: 60 - 84"

Width: 60 - 84"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners