Shrubs

Strawberry Sundae^® Panicle Hydrangea is a perfect small hedge and wonderful in mass plantings with flowers that emerge creamy white in midsummer and change to pink as night temperatures cool down. With its compact habit, this hydrangea adds striking flowers to small spaces and is nicely proportioned fit underneath a windowsill. The strawberry pink color lasts well into fall, extending your hydrangea season until frost, and the blooms are excellent for fresh cut and dried flower arrangements.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of First Editions

Blue star Juniper  is a slow growing steel blue juniper. Grows well in sheltered area such as rock gardens.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 12"

Spread: 12"-18"

Zone: 3

This robust shrub features attractive foliage and fragrant lilac-pink blossoms.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12' - 15'

• Width: 8' - 12'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Velvety, purple foliage and panicle of beige flowers in midsummer. Collector plant that may die back to the snowline in zone 3 but shows vigorous regrowth in spring. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5 - 6'

• Width: 5 - 6'

Zone: 5

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A low maintenance rose with beautiful sunset pink flowers that pop amongst its dark green foliage. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 36"

• Width: 36"

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A native shrub or small tree of wetlands and swamps. Leaves are broad, bright green and shiny. Silky, furry catkins appear in late winter and early spring.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 10'

• Width: 10'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Narrow upright columnar habit is perfect for narrow sites as a specimen or screen. Little care is needed. Evergreen. Hardy, resists winter burn. Excellent landscape plant.

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10' - 15'

• Width: 5' - 7'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

Upright shrub makes an excellent hedge and produces bluish-black berries in summer. Good red fall colour. Most often used in mass plantings or hedges. Pruning should be done in early spring before shrub leafs out.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 6 - 8'
• Width: 4 - 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A very attractive lilac absolutely smothered in dense upright panicles of lightly fragrant  flowers in late spring, deep purple blooms, multi-stemmed.full sun and well-drained soil. This non-suckering makes for an excellent hedge for privacy in larger yard settings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 10'
  
• Spread: 5 - 6'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Classic and reliable favourite, the Pee Gee Hydrangea produces large, cone-shaped flower clusters that start creamy white in mid to late summer and gradually turn soft pink as they age. This hardy, fast-growing shrub can be pruned into a tree form and is loved for its showy blooms and adaptability. It’s perfect for adding old-fashioned charm and late-season colour to any sunny garden.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4'

• Width: 3'

Photos courtesy of van der Meer's.

Dainty clusters of rose pink blooms create a pleasing contrast with the low-growing, mint green foliage. Naturally develops a tidy, compact, rounded form that fits nicely in shrub borders. Wonderful as an accent plant, specimen plant, or used to create a low hedge. Deciduous.

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun

Flower Season: Spring, Summer

Height: 2'

Spread: 2'-3'

Zone: 3

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

With shiny violet-trimmed new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds, and fragrant violet flowers, Virtual Violet^® Lilac is a garden favorite you can count on. Virtual Violet^® is mildew-free and the stems of the leaves remain violet well into summer, meaning you can count on clean, gorgeous views throughout the season. The upright, dense habit makes it a great choice for a hedge in smaller spaces as well as a welcome addition to foundation plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6' - 8'

• Width: 5' - 7'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of First Editions

This compact, rounded shrub is low maintenance with its very fragrant, single, white blooms. Pruning should take place late May-June once blooms have faded. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5' - 6'

• Width: 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers evenly moist soils. Best flowering occurs in full sun, but plants tolerate part shade. Established plants grow well in a wide range of conditions and have good drought tolerance. Plants have excellent winter hardiness and perform best in cool northern summer climates. Dense, spreading shrub with an abundance of golden blooms throughout The summer. The contrasting bloom/foliage makes it an excellent foundation and border shrub. Pruning should take place early spring before they leaf out. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A naturally dwarf version of the species; slow growing, rugged and hardy, excellent for form, texture and colour detail in garden. Prune candles to keep tight and maintain a dense habit of growth.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 5'

• Width: 4' - 6'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Small refined dark maroon foliage with a dense branching habit provides an attractive addition to the landscape, Pinkish-white spring blooms contrasts nicely with foliage. Low maintenance plant, but does benefit from pruning in late fall and early spring. 

Can be pruned in all seasons, makes a great hedge.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 3' - 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

This dwarf panicle hydrangea will turn heads! Bobo^® hydrangea is engulfed by large white flowers in summer. The flowers are held upright on strong stems, and continue to grow and lengthen as they bloom. No flopping, unlike some panicle hydrangeas! As blooms age, they turn pink. 

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Height: 30 -36"

Width: 36 - 48"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

image courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Eclipse^® Hydrangea, the first true dark-leaf mophead hydrangea, offers season-long beauty with intense, dark purple leaves that hold their color, even in warm climates. The striking foliage, paired with gorgeous amethyst or cranberry-colored blooms, will pair perfectly with anything in the garden and are sure to make a dramatic impact. Maturing at 3-5 feet tall and wide, Eclipse^® will stand out, whether used as a focal point in the garden or in decorative containers.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 5'

• Width: 3' - 5'

Zone: 5

Photos courtesy of First Editions

A feast for the eyes from spring through autumn!

Winecraft Black^® is the first Proven Winners smokebush, so you know it must be special. In spring, round leaves emerge rich purple but as summer's heat comes on, they turn a deep near-black tone and finally light up in an array of reds and oranges in fall. In early summer, large, soft panicles of bloom appear that become the misty "smoke" that makes this such a popular landscape plant. Unlike other smokebush, it naturally has a rounded, dwarf habit which means that finally, every landscape has room for this unique plant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10'

• Width: 8'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Proven Winners

Globe Caragana is a hardy, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with fine texture. It's a relatively low maintenance shrub and shouldn't require much pruning. Suitable for mass planting, hedging and general garden use. 

Grows best in dry to average level of moisture and very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 36"

• Width: 36"

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 4' -  7'

• Width: 4' -  7'

Zone: 3

We love plants with interesting architecture, and this selection of our native Eastern arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) takes skinny to the max with its sword-like silhouette. Use it to make an exclamation point in garden designs, or fit it into a very narrow bed. Certain to be iconic plant in well-designed landscapes everywhere, from the Shire to Shreveport.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 20'

• Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

This compact, early and continuous blooming rose is reminiscent of warm sunlight set against beautiful dark green glossy foliage. Gardeners will love its one-metre by one-metre size, low-maintenance and disease tolerance features.

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

 Development of unkempt growth often occurs if shrubs are not regularly pruned immediately after spring flowering

Pruning should be done after mid-July will remove flower buds for the following spring

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 6'

Zone: 3

The best of the white flowered Potentillas, this is a tidy compact shrub with large, double white flowers from June until frost over fine textured foliage; hardy, tough and adaptable to all conditions, but dislikes wet soils

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Pinktini^™ Lilac is a cold and drought tolerant shrub perfect for small spaces, reaching just 4-5 feel tall and 3-4 feet wide at maturity. Rich pink flowers bloom from late May through early June in cool regions, adding the classic lilac fragrance and color to a late spring and early summer landscapes and cut flower arrangements. Clean, green leaves add great contrast to the rich flowers and provides a great look to the landscape all season long.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of First Editions

Superstar^™ Spirea is a compact shrub with deep green foliage that shows off stunning scarlet red new growth to its best advantage. Pink blossoms grace the plant in June, and it will rebloom in August if the spent flowers are pruned. The three-season appeal continues with an excellent bronze fall color.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of First Editions