Shrubs

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

Photos courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

An incredibly beautiful ground cover evergreen for general landscape use featuring blue-green foliage which takes on a purplish tinge in winter; attractively arching low branching habit. Andorra has a wide spread and is extremely adaptable making it a fine ground cover.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12"
• Spread: 4ft

Darts Gold has striking foliage colour on a compact, mounded shrub. Large maple-like leaves emerge bright golden yellow in spring, turn lime green, then take on a golden hue with a bronze tint in fall. Small white flowers bloom in clusters, followed by small red fruit.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 4 - 5'

• Width: 4 - 5'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Get ready to debate! Are the flowers on Bloomerang Purpink^® a lovely shade purple or are they pale pink? We couldn’t decide, so we combined them in the name to let you decide. The real conversation starts when you see just how many blooms it puts out in the spring and again later on in the summer. It’s one of the most prolific rebloomers in our series, which is saying something! It belongs in a highly visible spot in your garden, like near a front door or by your driveway.

hardy to -29C

The exciting and unique Picea pungens ‘Procumbens’ develops into a spreading, undulating ground cover. Performs best in a sunny location. Thrives in the coldest, harshest climates. Outstanding when allowed to wander among and over rocks and stone walls.

Mature Size: 2’H x 10’W

Zone 2

‘Roundabout’ is a compact, green garden orb. Perhaps its color is better described as viridian, a sort of bluish green. Whatever color you perceive, it is a super hardy, symmetrical addition to the garden, like a spherical topiary that never needs shearing. Slow growing with needles in perfect scale to its small size, ‘Roundabout’ is a winner for today’s smaller landscapes. Loves full sun and well drained soil. ‘Roundabout’ was discovered at Iseli Nursery as a witch’s broom growing on Picea pungens ‘Green Spire’.

Picea pungens Iseli® ‘Roundabout’

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 7'

Width: 5'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

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

The outrageously large flower clusters on this profuse bloomer have individual florets with recurved petals that resemble hyacinth flowers. Long-lasting flowers held aloft on sturdy stems open white in summer and age to pale pink in fall. Easygoing and adaptable, Skyfall will be happy in sun or part shade and isn’t picky about soil type. Prune in late winter to shape.

Photo courtesy of Iseli Nursery

Hydrangea paniculata Skyfall (‘GRHYPAST05’ PP32,971)

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Height: 60 - 84"

Width: 60 - 84"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

Don't settle for lilacs that bloom just once a year - get Bloomerang^® lilac and enjoy months of blooms instead of just weeks.

Bloomerang Ballet lilac is a reblooming lilac. It blooms in spring along with other lilacs, takes a brief rest to put on new growth, then blooms again from mid-summer through fall. A bit smaller than other lilacs, Bloomerang also has a nice, rounded shape that looks great anywhere you plant it in the landscape. Star-like flowers are a beautiful shade of classic lilac purple and are sweetly scented.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 6'

Zone: 3

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners

Blue Rug Juniper is a low-growing, evergreen ground cover with silver-blue foliage. It forms a dense mat that suppresses weeds and is ideal for rock gardens, slopes, and low-maintenance areas.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10"

• Width: 5-7'

Zone: 3

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Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 10'

Width: 6'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 3 - 5'

Width: 3 - 5'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

With the improved Cherry On Top™ Sorbaria, experience this plant’s classic foliage beauty, with the added benefit of the perfect topping to complete your enjoyment. After the white plume flowers finish, savor clusters of bright, fresh-looking red seed pods instead of the traditional dried brown seeds. This extends the seasons of beauty you can enjoy through summer and fall.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4' - 5'

• Width: 4' - 5'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

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.

Bears medium-sized neat rosette blooms – tinged with orange at first, quickly becoming rich yellow. It has a light-medium musky Tea Rose scent. The growth is compact, even and upright. Named after Wolverhampton Wanderers’ football stadium.

An exciting addition to the TRUdwarf collection of mugo pines, Pesto® has a unique spreading habit. Its vibrant green needles contrast strongly with its attractive brownish purple buds. Maintaining its ground-hugging form with minimal or no pruning, Pesto® provides the gardener with a low maintenance choice. Extremely adaptable and hardy, Pesto’s® consistency, reliability, and attractiveness make it an excellent choice for many areas.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10"

• Width: 18"

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Iseli Nursery

Honeycomb^® Ninebark makes a statement with large, vibrant, chartreuse leaves that hold their color all season long, even in full sun. In the spring, white flowers provide lovely contrast to the leaves, and in the fall, gold leaves provide stunning fall interest. Maturing at 4-6 feet tall and 5-7 feet wide, Honeycomb^® makes for a beautiful hedge or color block along a fence line.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18 - 22"

Width: 18 - 24"

Zone: 3

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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

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 3'

Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

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’

A low, ground-hugging plant, forming a dense mat. The foliage turns purple in the fall. Useful for soil stabilization on hillsides. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 8"

Width: 3 - 5'

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries