LILACS
Ludwig Spaeth Lilac
Syringa x vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaeth'
Beautiful. very fragrant, dark purple, single blooms come late spring. Perfect for fresh cutting.
Photo courtesy of mckaynursery
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 3m (10ft) |
| Spread | 2.5m (8ft) |
Charles Joly French Lilac
Syringa x vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
Double bloomer with magenta coloured, extremely fragrant flowers. A classic and reliable shrub.
Photo courtesy of mckaynursery
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 2.5m (8ft) |
| Spread | 2m (6.5ft) |
HYDRANGEAS
Annabelle Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Large, solid, round flowers appear mid summer last until frost. Flowers are produced on new wood and need to be prunned each spring. Does not like dry locations.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | to 4ft |
| Spread | to 4ft |
Incrediball Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo'
Massive, prolific, blooms that are produced on both new and old wood. Blooms emerge an attractive lime green, change to white, and green in the fall.
Photo courtesy of provenwinners
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 1.5m (5ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
Pee Gee Hydrangea
N/A 2023
Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'
This very popular shrub produces huge, cone shaped white flowers, changing to pink and bronze in August- October. Can be trained into a tree or grown as a shrub.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | to 7ft |
| Spread | to 8ft |
EUONYMUS
Emerald n' Gold Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald n' Gold'
Green and gold variegated foliage provides an excellent contrast to other dark coloured plants.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
SPIREAS
Anthony Waterer Spirea
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
A splendid, dwarf shrub with broad, rose-pink, flat topped, clusters of flowers blooming in profusion. Bluish-green foliage turns reddish-purple in the fall. An indispensable plant for a foundation planting, hedging and shrub border.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 100cm (3ft) |
| Spread | 80cm (2.5ft) |
Gold Mound Spirea
Spirea x 'Gold Mound'
This bushy plant has outstanding, colourful foliage, emerging bronze, changing to yellow-gold with maturity. Pink flower clusters add to its appeal as a contrast or accent plant.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 80cm (2.5ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
Dwarf Garland Spirea
Spirea x arguta 'Graciosa'
Compact form with single, white flowers blooming along the branches over fine textured, green foliage.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 100cm (3ft) |
| Spread | 100cm (3ft) |
WEIGELAS
Tuxedo Weigela
Weigela x 'Tuxedo'
Bell shaped, true white blooms are an arresting contrast to the dark purple foliage.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 1m (3.2ft) |
| Spread | 1.2m (4ft) |
NINEBARK
Diablo Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'
Intense reddish-purple, to green leaves provide an excellent contrast. The white, flat-topped flower clusters are showy against the dark foliage.
Photo courtesy of houseplantcentral
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
BARBERRY
Ruby Carousel Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Ruby Carousel'
A low, round shaped plant with reddish- purple foliage. Can be used as an accent, hedge or barrier plant because of its thorns. Red berries through the winter. It does well in a moist, well drained soil.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
Cherry Bomb Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Monomb’
This slow growing shrub has compact thorny branches which can be used for a low hedge or a single accent. Deep crimson foliage with bright red berries. Prefers full sun for best colour.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | to 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | to 1.25m (4ft) |
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
It has a white flower spikes in June and shiny, oblong, dark green leaves. Very dense growth and likes sandy loam to clay, well drained soil. A hardy shrub that is most commonly used as hedging or screening.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 2.5m (8ft) |
| Spread | 2.5m (8ft) |
Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Round shaped leaves are grayish when emerging, changing to medium green in the summer. It is covered in white flowers in early spring. Red to purple-black berries appear in June, attracting birds.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | to 6m (20ft) |
| Spread | to 3m (10ft) |
Royal Purple Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
A multi-stem form that produces tiny, yellow-ish flowers in the summer. Well known for its large, lasting, pink to purplish-pink, airy clusters that 'smoke' on the tree. Distinctive, wine coloured leaves turn to red in the fall.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 2.5m (8ft) |
| Spread | 2.5m (8ft) |
Silver Edge Dogwood
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Produces small, fragrant, white flowers in the spring and then sporadically in the summer. Brings year round interest to the garden with its purple-red branches.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | to 1.5m (5ft) |
| Spread | to 1.2m (4ft) |
Berri Magic Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Berri Magic'
This selection is a combination of 'Blue Prince' and 'Blue Princess' holly grown together in the same pot to ensure pollination.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 200cm (6.5ft) |
| Spread | 175cm (5.5ft) |
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Semi-double flowers are a light pink to cream colour displayed over bright green foliage. Blooms from June til frost.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 80cm (2.5ft) |
Honeyrose Honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica 'Honeyrose'
A tall upright and bushy shrub valued for its abundant pink flowers in the Spring followed by bright red berries. Resistant to Aphids. Great for windbreaks, screening or single specimen planting.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 3.7m (12ft) |
| Spread | 3.7m (12ft) |
Slender Deutzia
Deutzia gracilis
A charming shrub with masses of double or semi-double, white, fragrant flowers on arching branches. The dense, erect habit and bright green foliage are appealing.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
F
Rubus odoratus
An upright shrub, with deep green, maple like foliage, large purple, frangrant flowers, and small, red thimble-shaped fruit.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 1.7m (5.5ft) |
| Spread | 1.7m (5.5ft) |
P
Cornus alternifolia
An interesting, small, shrubby tree with horizontal branching, clusters if fragrant, creamy-white flowers and dark bluish-black berries. The glossy, green leaves turn a red colour in the fall.
| Zone4 | |
| Height | 5m (16ft) |
| Spread | 8m (26ft) |
Northern Gold Forsythia
Forsythia ovata
Golden yellow in the spring. Green foliage appears after the flowers and will turn to yellow with a purple tinge in the fall. Tolerant of most soils.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | to 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | to 1.5m (5ft) |
LILACS
Bloomerang Lilac
Syringa x 'Penda'
This lilac blooms in the spring, then after a short rest during the heat of the summer, it flowers again right up until frost. Compact, mounded shaped shrub.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 1.2m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.2m (4ft) |
Common Lilac
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Syringa vulgaris
One of the most fragrant of lilacs, lavender purple to white blooms and blue-green foliage. It has an upright, vase-shaped form suitable for hedges, screens, shrub borders or groupings.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 4m (13ft) |
| Spread | 2m (6.5ft) |
HYDRANGEAS
Bobo Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo'
Abundance of large white cone florets turn pink in the fall.
Photo courtesy of worldofgardenplants
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 80cm (2.5ft) |
| Spread | 100cm (3ft) |
Little Quick Fire Hydrangea SOLD OUT
Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Quick Fire'
A dwarf hydrangea noted for it's early bloom time and white flowers that turn pink in late summer.
Photo courtesy of provenwinners
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea SOLD OUT
Hydrangea paniculata 'Renhy'
Enormous blooms start out creamy- vanilla- white, changing to a soft pink, and ripening to a strawberry-red. Colour last for three to four weeks.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | to 8ft |
| Spread | to 5ft |
EUONYMUS
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus
Dense growth on its hardy, low growing cultivar makes an interesting contrast with its silver and green leaves. Foliage turns reddish-pink in the winter. May climb or sprawl. Can be shaped.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 1.2m |
| Spread | 1m |
SPIREAS
Vanhouttei Spirea
Spirea x vanhouttei
The graceful, weeping branches are noteworthy when covered in a mass of flowers. Use for shrub borders, foundation plantings, or for hedging.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | 3m (10ft) |
Goldflame Spirea
Spirea japonica 'Goldflame'
Emerging foliage is a showy, bronze-gold, turning to soft yellow-green in the summer, coppery-orange in the fall. It is covered in pink flowers on a low, mounded shape all season long.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
WEIGELAS
Minuet Weigela
Weigela florida 'Minuet'
A low, rounded shrub with bright green foliage, overcast in purple-red and ruby-red blooms which are slightly scented. Full sun to part shade.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 60cm (2ft) |
| Spread | 60cm (2ft) |
NINEBARK
Centre Glow Ninebark
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Physocarpus opulifolius 'Centre Glow'
Small pinkish white flowers appear in the Spring along side burgundy coloured leaves. Layers of exfoliating bark appear as the plant matures,
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | 2m(6.5ft) |
Summer Wine Ninebark
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Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'
Covered with pinkish-white balls of flowers in mid May. Foliage may green up in the hot summer. Bark will exfoliate on mature plants.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | to 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | to 2m (6.5ft) |
BARBERRY
Sunsation Barberry
Berberis thunbergii. ‘Monry’
This Barberry has golden foliage and a compact and dense growth habit. Tolerates moist soil conditions and moderately drought tolerant once established. Plant in full sun for best colour. Makes for a great low hedge.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | to 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | to 1.25m (4ft) |
Royal Burgundy Barberry
A compact shrub with velvety, burgundy purple foliage. Foliage turns black-red in autumn.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 60cm |
| Spread | 80cm |
Dark Knight Bluebeard
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark knight'
Clusters of small, fragrant, fluffy, bluish purple flowers top this low mounding shrub. Green foliage with silvery undersides. Should be cut back for the winter.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | to 60cm (2ft) |
| Spread | to 60cm (2ft) |
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
The dark red branches are attractive in the winter. White cluster flowers in May, and produce white berries in the fall. Grows well in wet soils and is excellent for stabilizing slopes. A native shrub, its green foliage turns shades of red to orange and finally purple in the fall.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | to 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | to 2.5m (8ft) |
Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
A small tree or large shrub with good form, flat-topped, white flower clusters followed by bluish- black fruit that birds love. Then glossy, green leaves turn to reddish-purple in the fall.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 6m (19.5ft) |
| Spread | 2m (6.5ft) |
Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
Green foliage turns to an outstanding red fall colour. Small fruit capsules are generally hidden by the foliage.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | to 1.75m (5.5ft) |
| Spread | to 1.75m (5.5ft) |
Purpleleaf Sandcherry
Prunus x cistena
A very hardy shrub with fragrant, pale pink blooms and intense reddish-purple foliage which stays effective throughout the summer.
Photo courtesy of nvknurseries
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
Notable for its multi-seasonal characteristics, the white flowers, dark green foliage turning to red in the fall, and bright red berries used in home preserves and jellies.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 3m (10ft) |
| Spread | 3m (10ft) |
Green Velvet Boxwood
Buxus x 'Green Velvet'
A round, full bodied cultivar, suitable for low hedging and foundation plantings with dark green foliage and good winter colour.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Single, pink flowers bear ornamental, orange to red fruit displayed over the dark green foliage. The leaves turn a dull orange to scarlet in the fall.
Photo courtesy of inaturalist.org
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
Miniature Snowflake Mockorange
Philadelphus x 'Minuature Snowflake'
A dwarf, compact shrub with fragrant double white flowers arranged over dark green disease- resistant foliage.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 60cm (2ft) |
| Spread | 40cm (1.5ft) |
Ruby Spice Summersweet
Flowers are a rich pink, very fragrant and will attract butterflies. Dark green foliage turns to a yellow fall colour.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | to 2.2m (7ft) |
| Spread | to 1.5m (5ft) |
Dappled Willow
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
White foliage with pale pink and strongly mottled with a bright green. Regular shearing is necessary to maintain the leaf variegation. Fast growing. Full sun to part shade
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 1.75m (6ft) |
| Spread | 2m (6.5ft) |
Young Lady Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'
Lots of blooms even when its a young plant. Almost every shoot forms soft, frothy-pink 'puffs of smoke' that repeat from late spring until frost. Green foliage turns to a blend of yellow, orange and red in the fall.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 8ft |
| Spread | 8ft |
Mountain Fire Pieris
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
The fiery-red new growth is a sensational feature of this small, slow growing, evergreen shrub. It has drooping clusters of white flowers in the spring.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 1.75m (5.5ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
B
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'
Intense, purple-black foliage is finely cut, giving it an effect similar to that of a Japanese Maple. Soft pink flowers in the Spring are a great contrast to the dark foliage. Blackish- red berries appear in the fall and can be used for elderberry wine or jam.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 2m (6.5ft) |
| Spread | 2m (6.5ft) |
Snowbird Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Snowbird'
A compact shrub with dark green foliage from summer to fall. Has abundant, large white flowers. Very cold hardy.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
Green Gem Boxwood
Buxus x 'Green Gem'
A slow-growing globe of dense, dark green foliage with a tinge of bronze in the fall and good winter hardiness.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 80cm (2.5ft) |
| Spread | 80cm (2.5ft) |
Japanese Quince
Chaenomeles japonica
Vivid clusters of red orange flowers and fragrant, edible fruit (quince). The fruit can be used for jams and jellies.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 90cm (3ft) |
| Spread | 150cm (5ft) |
Compact Lemoine Deutzia
Deutzia x lemoinei 'Compacta'
A compact shrub flowering in early June with lightly, fragrant, white blooms. A small, green-leaved shrub that is drought tolerant.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 3ft |
| Spread | 4ft |
Hummingbird Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
A dwarf, compact, rounded shrub with 10cm long, fragrant, white flowers that cover the plant for many weeks. Glossy, green foliage turns pale yellow in the fall.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | to 80cm |
| Spread | to 3ft |
Rose Glow Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’
Ornamental shrub with a compact shape. Yellow flowers emerge in early spring. New growth is bright pink that turns to a mottled silver-pink to rose and eventually a deep maroon.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | up to 1m |
| Spread | to 80cm |
