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Shrubs Mockorange - Miniature Snowflake
Mockorange Miniature Snowflake Miniature Snowflake Mockorange, Philadelphus 'Miniature Snowflake', is a compact growing, dwarf Mockorange. It is a prolific bloomer with extremely fragrant, double, white flowers blooming in early summer. The disease resistant foliage is dark green and develops an attractive yellow fall color. It only grows 2 to 3 feet high and about the same width. Mock orange has many uses in the landscape and its especially enjoyable when grown near a walkway, patio or driveway where one can enjoy its beauty and fragrance.

Juniper Arcadia It displays a spreading habit with a dense, dwarf, somewhat layered effect. 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. Needs full sun, and once established, little maintenance is required. 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. 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. This Juniper prefers sun and a well-drained soil, but tolerates a range of soil types; drought and heat tolerant. It has a height of 12-15 inches and a spread of 5 feet. 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. 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. It has a horizontal layered, irregular habit. Maney Juniper has a handsome appearance and is medium sized for any planting. This evergreen shrub grow 4-5 feet in height and 5-6 feet in width. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks.
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. It grows 3-5 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. Yews are widely used landscape plants because of their rich, dark green evergreen foliage and versatility. 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 well in both sun or shade and is very popular as an accent, specimen, or foundation plant. 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.
Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', is noted for its contorted, twisted growth, making it a real conversation piece when grown as a specimen plant. The branches are valued for their use in flower arrangements.
Buttonbush It is very open, almost gangly in habit. Flowers are creamy-white, on spherical heads, 1 to 1 1/4 inches long, blooming in late summer. It prefers moist situations, not dry tolerant, and best used for naturalizing in wet areas.
Spiraea Pink Parasols The Spiraea Pink Parasols, 'Spiraea f. '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.
Russian Sage spires of small, tubular lavender flowers.
Rose Of Sharon Satin Violet These plants are clearly superior to older and weaker varieties.
Ash Leaf Spirea Sem This shrub is easy to grow and quite adaptable, thriving in any well-drained soil.

 

Shrubs