Shrubs

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 10'

Width: 10'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries, Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 4a

 If you'd like to attract butterflies into your yard and garden this shrub is a great choice.

The Donald Wyman Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. It has a somewhat coarse texture and can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Only prune after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's blooms. 

Grown in full sunlight only. It is adaptable to both dry and moist locations without particular need for specific soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 8 - 10'

Width: 7 - 8

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Morden Yew is an upright vase-shaped evergreen and is the hardiest ornamental yew. Attractive, dark green foliage and tolerant of shearing. Can be grown in full sun or full shade. Required good drainage. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Full Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 4' - 5'

Zone: 3

A slow growing, compact and very hardy shrub, features dense green foliage in summer and brilliant, blood red stems in winter, excellent massed, or planted in small groupings; makes a great low hedge.

Lighting requirements: Full to part Sun

Mature Size:

Height: 48"

Spread: 48"

Cream Cracker dogwood is compact with a rounded form, green leaves and striking creamy golden margins.

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 48"
• Spread: 48"

Incrediball Storm Proof smooth hydrangea is a compact and resilient shrub with dense growth and strong stems. The kind of reliability we all want in our showstopping shrubs! It features abundant small, white blooms that cover the entire plant, eliminating the need for front fillers. This low-maintenance hydrangea is perfect for gardeners who want a beautiful and weather-resistant shrub. 

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

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

Image courtesy of First Editions

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

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 5'

Width: 4'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

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'

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 4a

Firedance^™ Dogwood is more compact than the species and has a more uniform habit. White flowers in spring are followed by pretty white berries that are attractive to birds. The foliage turns a nice red-purple color in fall followed by red stems in winter, giving multi-season interest. It is tolerant of moist conditions, is suitable for rain gardens, and good on slopes to hold soil in place.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 4' - 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of First Editions

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 6' - 10'

• Width: 6' - 10'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Golden Globe Cedar is known for its vibrant colour and manageable growth. It is notable for its dense, golden-yellow foliage that adds a burst of colour to any garden.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 4'

Spread: 6'

Zone: 4

Low mounded shrub with small, yellow foliage making it a good contrast for any landscape with a darker backdrop. Good choice for attracting butterflies. Deer do not find this shrub particularly attractive and tend to pass over it. Best suited in mass plantings for small hedges along with foundations and borders.

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Prunus tenella 

Russian Almond is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

An attractive plant with evergreen leaves that turn pinkish-red in the fall. It has an upright form with a sprawling habit. Excellent for mass plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shades

Height: 3'

Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Always Together Rose is a sport of the very popular 'Never Alone' Rose. Prolific red-orange blooms with creamy white inner markings. Foliage emerges slightly red and matures to deep green with sharply saw-toothed edges. It continues the legacy as a symbol that no one is alone in their battle with cancer. We are Always Together.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 2'

Width: 2'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

Spirea is an old landscape staple, so what could one do that could possible earn it superlatives? Well, seedless and non-invasive would be a start; non-stop blooming would be even better. And these are exactly what makes Double Play Doozie spirea the most beautiful, innovative, ground-breaking spirea bush to ever grace a landscape. Like all of the Double Play^® spirea series, the show begins in early spring, when the foliage emerges in blazing brilliant color - in this case, deep red. By late spring, the flowers begin to emerge, a bright, glowing purple-red that truly sings in the landscape. And as summer comes on, the show doesn't stop: it just keeps flowering, and flowering, and flowering. Because it produces no seeds, it puts all of its energy into flowering! It does it all with the same good looks, drought tolerance, and deer resistance that you expect from a spirea plant, too. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 24 - 36"

Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

Cesky Gold^® dwarf birch is an exceptionally cold-tolerant dwarf birch. New growth appears in sunset hues of yellow, red, and orange, and cheerful chartreuse foliage carries the plant through the entire season. Allow to grow naturally, where its attractive, fan-like habit can be enjoyed, or prune it into a shape, like a low hedge.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Sun

Height: 24 - 48"

Width: 18 - 26"

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

Standing Ovation^™ welcomes spring with loads of white flowers that often age to edible berries in June. As the season continues, its dark green leaves put on a show, changing to shades of red and orange in autumn. This upright, oval shrub offers year-round interest, adding height to the garden and nice structure during winter. The uniform habit makes Standing Ovation^™ a great shrub for hedging and privacy plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 15'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of First Editions

Selected for its resilience to harsh winter conditions, the sturdy, compact Picea glauca ‘North Star’ produces a densely branched, classic pyramid that is covered with medium green needles. Its moderate growth rate and ultimate, intermediate size, together with superior hardiness make this introduction from Iseli Nursery ideal for use in larger, more exposed spaces, mixed borders and beds.

Picea glauca ‘North Star’

Lotus Moon^™ Pearlbush is a profuse spring bloomer that is covered in white round flower buds resembling a string of pearls. The buds open to clear white blooms that completely cover the plant in April and May, attracting early butterflies. Flowers are borne on previous year’s growth so prune right after flowering. Lotus Moon^™ has bright green foliage on compact, upright, mounded plants.

Height: 4-5'

Spread: 3-4'

Fall Colour: Golden Orange

Image courtesy of First Editions

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)

Photos and information courtesy of Bloomin' Easy

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'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Proven Winners

A dense, upright mounded shrub with attractive bronze-tinged new growth in spring, that matures to a soft yellow-green and develops into a brilliant coppery orange in the fall. Panicles of rosy red flowers rise above the foliage in summer, creating a dynamic contrast. Excellent for brightening shrub borders. Good heat tolerance. Deciduous.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2 - 3'

• Width: 2 - 3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

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

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