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) |
Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Syringa x vulgaris 'Beauty of Moscow'
Lavender-rose buds open up to double creamy-white flowers.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 2.5m (8ft) |
| Spread | 2m(6.5ft) |
HYDRANGEAS
Annabelle Hydrangea
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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) |
Peppermint Hydrangea
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Peppermint'
White flowers with pink or blue stripes, depending on the pH level. Flowering from early summer until frost. A reblooming hydrangea, which blooms on new and old growth. A part shade lover.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 1m (3ft) |
| Spread | 1m (3ft) |
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
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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) |
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) |
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
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) |
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 |
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
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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 until 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
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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) |
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
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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) |
Abbotswood Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
A small, compact, dense shrub with extra fine foliage, excellent for a hedge or foundation planting. Summer brings a showy display of white flowers blooming well into the fall
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 60cm |
| Spread | 60cm |
Hummingbird Summersweet SOLD OUT
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 |
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) |
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
Fragrant pale pink flowers bloom profusely at an early age on this unusual dwarf cultivar with an excellent uniform habit. The small dark shiny leaves show good resistance to mildew.
| Zone | 3 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
HYDRANGEAS
Bobo Hydrangea
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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
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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
Dart's Gold Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
A compact form of golden ninebark with colourful yellow foliage, flat topped white flower clusters, exfoliating bark and reddish fruit, ensuring all season interest.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
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 |
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) |
Summer Snowflake Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum
White flowers have a small centre cluster surrounded by a ring of larger flowers. Dark green leaves become reddish-purple in the fall.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 2.5m (8ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
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.
| 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) |
Snowflake Mockorange
Philadelphus x '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 SOLD OUT
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) |
Kodiak Red Honeysuckle
Diervilla x 'Kodiak Red'
Small yellow clusters appear all summer long with a red-edged leaf backdrop. It can handle sun and shade areas. This mounded flowering shrub will tolerate poor soil conditions and is drought tolerant.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
Sarcoxie Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Sarcoxie'
This cultivar has oval, glossy, green with partially white veined leaves. Produces pinkish-white berries which split in the fall to reveal orange seeds.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
The dense, dark green foliage has a compact, symmetrical growth habit which retains its shape making it a suitable choice for hedging.
| Zone | 2 |
| Height | 1.5m (5ft) |
| Spread | 1.75m (5.5ft) |
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) |
Bridalwreath Spirea
Spiraea prunifolia
Abundant double white flowers are showy on arching branches in early spring. A vase-shaped plant with deep green foliage which turns to a mix of red, orange, and yellow in autumn.
| Zone | 4 |
| Height | 1.25m (4ft) |
| Spread | 1.25m (4ft) |
Regal Privet
Ligustrum obtusifolium 'Regelianum'
A dense shrub with almost horizontal, spreading branches, dark green foliage, and lilac- like, white flowers which produce black berries. A good hedge plant in for shaded areas.
| Zone | 5 |
| Height | 1.5m (5ft) |
| Spread | 1.5m (5ft) |
