Shrubs

Iceberg Alley^®, a native plant discovered in Canada, is a cold hardy shrub that makes a great addition to any cold climate landscape. This shrub’s powdery, silver foliage adds unique texture and contrast, especially when combined with other plants. Iceberg Alley^® reaches a height and spread of about 5’ (a bit shorter in very cold areas and a bit taller in warmer zones) forming an attractive upright and rounded shape that fits beautifully into the landscape. It blooms in spring with silver catkins with red stamens, providing nectar for pollinators. Iceberg Alley^® is tolerant of moist soils and a great choice for rain gardens. It grows best in full sun and tolerates pruning beautifully, so you can feature stems in cut flower arrangements throughout the seasons.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 5'

• Width: 4 - 6'

Zone: 2

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A dynamic garden shrub that changes over the season.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3.5'

• Width: 3.5'

Zone: 3

After spring garden bloomers finish their show, Pinky Promise™ Snowberry takes over center stage with a flashy display of gumball pink berries that cover the rich mint-green foliage. The promise of such appeal is worth the wait! Hardy and compact, this special addition to the Bloomin' Easy® family is perfect for decorative patio containers, hedges, mixed garden beds, and walkways.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 3 - 4'

Width: 3 - 4'

Bold, bright, and beautiful: that's Winecraft Gold^™ smokebush. Round, waxy leaves emerge a sunny orange, soon take on a golden hue, then mature to a cheerful chartreuse for the season. In early summer, cloud-like green flower clusters cover the plant, and these turn into the pink "smoke" plumes that earn the plant its name. Naturally grows with a dense, oval shape that's ideal for adding a spot of bright color to partially shaded or sunny areas. 

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 6'

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With a bold array of colors throughout the seasons, Amber Jubilee^™ Ninebark is a true multiseason showstopper. New growth glows with tones of orange, yellow, and gold as delicate white flowers bloom in spring. Green leaves brighten up the garden in summer that age to dramatic tones of red and purple in the fall. This mildew-resistant ninebark thrives when planted in full sun and makes an eye-catching hedge or garden border that will be sure to impress.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5 -7'

• Width: 4 -6'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 4a

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

Mature Size:

• Height: 2'
• Spread: 2'-3'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

This makes an excellent accent plant with its unusual blue, fine textured foliage. The twigs turn purple in winter; it makes an excellent hedge.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 5'

• Width: 3 - 5'

Zone: 2

Light Requirement: Full Sun to part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4ft

• Width: 4ft

Zone: 3

image courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Picea pungens ‘Globosa’ is a very well-known dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce, it has an upright, broad form and silvery blue needles that make it virtually indistinguishable from P.p. ‘Montgomery’. The slow-growing, dwarf plant is globe-shaped when young, but will eventually form a leader as it matures and develop an upright, broad shape that is wider than tall. To maintain a globosa or spreading habit, prune out upright or vigorous shoots.

Height: 5' on graft height

Spread: 3' on graft height

Image courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Just like the remarkable hour of twilight when fireflies light up the sky, intensely yellow flowers glow bright against the dark red foliage. As the season fades, dark red foliage becomes more intense. It's also easy to grow, so you'll have more time to relax and enjoy the view.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 2 - 3'

Width: 2 - 3' (Spreads slowly with non-invasive suckering habit)

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The newest rose in the Canadian Artists Series, Oscar Peterson is upright in habit with clean, glossy foliage. Flowers are pure white with yellow stamen. Extremely disease resisant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Low mounding Juniper with a silver blue colour.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8"

• Width: 3 - 5'

Zone: 3

Grows naturally into a dense ball. 5'x 5'.

Hardy easy growing Cedar

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Wareana , also known as Siberian Cedar grows to 10' in height and makes a large wide hedge or in a corner spot. This cedar is very hardy and has minimal risk for winter burn.

This new and interesting evergreen breaks up the monotony of the landscape. With an attractive tear drop shape, Cheer Drops^® easily transforms any garden from drab to darling. No shaping is needed as it maintains its fun shape naturally. Fresh green foliage remains bright year-round.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 18'

• Width: 6 - 8'

Zone: 3

Ash Leaf False Spirea features airy plumes of white flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. It has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. This Shrub will send out suckers, so plant with this in mind. Attracts Bees.

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun

Flower Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'-6'
• Spread: 5'-6'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A compact Ash Leaf Spirea, Sems has a tidier look with all the benefits of the false spirea. Bronze fall foliage.

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun

Flower Season: Spring, Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 10" - 14"
• Spread: 18" - 24"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursey

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 6' - 10'

• Width: 6' - 10'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A finely textured evergreen shrub with arching branches clothed in soft, slightly silver-gray foliage. Very effective planted en masse, as a tall ground cover or low growing hedge. Requires little maintenance. Drought tolerant when established.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3ft
• Spread: 6ft

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

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The Holmstrup cedar is a semi dwarf upright Cedar. It has dense foliage and manages well in part shade.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4' - 5'

• Width: 2' -3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Russian Cypress is a low-spreading evergreen with flat arching branches. It has very graceful foliage resembling arborvitae with a light-green colour. Although, the winter colour in the sun is brownish-purple. Found in the wild in Siberia. This plant must have a well-drained site.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 1'

• Width: 3' - 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

5 Gal Pot

Salix integra ‘Flamingo’ is a fast-growing willow shrub with spectacular colour from pink stems to variegated, lance-shaped white and green foliage flushed with pink when growth first emerges.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4 - 6'

• Width: 5 - 8'

Zone: 3