LILACS

ludwig spaeth lilac.jpgLudwig 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)
 

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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
   

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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

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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.

Zone4
Height80cm (2.5ft)
Spread1m (3ft)

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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

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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.

Zone5
Height2.5m (8ft)
Spread2.5m (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.

Zone2
Height1m (3ft)
Spread80cm (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.

Zone5
Height1m (3ft)
Spread1m (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.

Zone3
Height1.2m (4ft)
Spread1.2m (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

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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)
   

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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.

Zone4
Height2m (6.5ft)
Spread3m (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.

Zone2
Height1m (3ft)
Spread1.25m (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.

Zone4
Height60cm (2ft)
Spread60cm (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

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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.

Zone2
Height6m (19.5ft)
Spread2m (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)
   

purple leaf sand cherry.jpgPurpleleaf 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.

Zone2
Height3m (10ft)
Spread3m (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.

Zone5
Height1m (3ft)
Spread1m (3ft)

rugosa rose.jpgRugosa 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

Zone5
Height1.75m (6ft)
Spread2m (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.

Zone2
Height1m (3ft)
Spread1m (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.

Zone5
Height80cm (2.5ft)
Spread80cm (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