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Shrubs
Yucca Variegated The Variegated Yucca, Yucca glauca variegated, have stiff evergreen rosettes and are part of the scene in hot dry Central and North American scrublands. Yuccas are hardier than they appear, and only fail in cold exposed inland positions, where they are better grown as container plants. Otherwise they are handsome architectural foliage plants for dry, sunny borders. Yucca filamentosa makes dense clumps of stiff leaves 30 inch or so long and edged with fine curly hairs. The remarkable flower-spikes, 6' or more high, appear when plants are five or more years old.
Juniper Arcadia Arcadia Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia', is a popular evergreen that exhibits rich green, lacy-textured foliage and a semi-spreading growth habit. Arcadia Juniper is excellent for foundation and mass border plantings. Prefers a well-drained soil and a sunny location. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
Juniper Blue Forest Blue Forest Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest', is a distinctive groundcover-type evergreen that has very attractive silvery-blue foliage. It prefers moist, well-drained soil, but very adaptable. It is urban tolerant. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
Juniper Buffalo Buffalo Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo', has soft, feathery, bright green foliage on low spreading branches that produces an interesting form, and it is an excellent groundcover plant for borders or mass plantings. Buffalo Juniper's feathery branches are of bright green foliage; retains color in winter. May prune to shape desired. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
Juniper Maney Maney Juniper, Juniperus chinensis 'Maneyi', is a semi-erect juniper that has an attractive blue cast to its foliage, along with gray-green berries in summer. This is one of the hardiest medium-sized evergreens and makes an excellent choice for any landscape planting. Maney Juniper has a handsome appearance and is medium sized for any planting. It is a fast grower and has excellent cold tolerance. Requires a well drained soil in a sunny location, adaptable to different soil pH; tolerates fairly alkaline soils and prefers full sun to part shade. This evergreen shrub grow 4-5 feet in height and 5-6 feet in width.
Yew Dark Green Dark Green Yew, taxus x media 'Dark Green', is an excellent evergreen with beautiful dark green foliage for the shade garden or shady side of the home. It exhibits a small wide spreading form, with soft textures, and rich green short needles that are easily pruned into various shapes. This yew can be used as a low hedge or specimen plant and requires good drainage and prefers a shady location with loamy soil. It grows 3-5 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. They are maintainable at various heights and spreads. Remove 1/2 to 3/4 of the new growth each year with hand pruners; you can control the size and maintain a healthier shrub with a more natural form.
Yew Taunton Spreading Taunton has a low graceful and lovely form, tolerant of summer heat, and excellent resistance to winter burn. It grows 3-4 tall and 4-6 feet wide.
Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick Harry Lauder's Walkingstick has terrific yellow fall foliage color with showy greenish-yellow catkins (as on pussy willows) that brighten the winter scene. It does well in large containers and likes full sun. The branches are valued for their use in flower arrangements.
Buttonbush The late emerging foliage leaves the shrub almost dead looking until late spring. The fruit is a nutlet that persists through winter.
Spiraea Pink Parasols 'Pink Parasols', a Proven Winners selection, is immediately known as a Spiraea with pink blooms, a first! Spiraea has been long prized for its attractive fall color and Pink Parasols adds fluffy pink colorful flowers in the summer and brilliant orange foliage in the fall. This plant is very durable and adaptable to many sitres. Pink Parasols is perfect for mass plantings, mixed borders, or anywhere a low maintainance plant is needed.
Russian Sage The stems and leaves give off a pungent odor when crushed or bruised.
Rose Of Sharon Satin Rose The Hibiscus Satin Rose, 'Hibiscus syriacus 'Satin Rose', a Proven Winners selection, also known as Rose of Sharon, is a tremendous improvement in the Hardy Hibiscus.
Rose Of Sharon Satin Violet Enjoy these beautiful mid summer blooms.
Ash Leaf Spirea Sem This shrub is easy to grow and quite adaptable, thriving in any well-drained soil.
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