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Blue Dune Lyme grass is a tough perennial that adds vivid blue color and unique texture to your landscape. This versatile perennial is great for er...
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Blue Dune Lyme grass is a tough perennial that adds vivid blue color and unique texture to your landscape. This versatile perennial is great for er...
View full detailsIntroduction A Colorful Shrub with Heavenly Fragrance Beauty and Scent beyond compare Exotic Korean Lilac Low Maintenance Disease and Deer Resista...
View full detailsIntroduction Enjoy Perfect Purple Color All Year Long! Purple blooms in spring, summer, and fall! Purple foliage in winter Thrives in full sun Co...
View full detailsIntroduction Dwarf Red Encore® Azalea that Blooms Spring, Summer, and Fall! Dwarf Variety averages 3 feet tall x 3.5 feet wide. Deep Red-orange, s...
View full detailsIntroduction Great for Adding Color to your Landscape! Purple-Red foliage Yellow flowers in summer Red seed pods in winter Versatile plant Deer an...
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View full detailsIntroduction Elijah Blue Fescue Grass Stunning icy blue colors really show off your landscape Great for any area that needs color Use as a border ...
View full detailsIntroduction A Columnar Shrub with Exciting Color! Enjoy Vibrant, Orange, Green, and Reds throughout the year! Unique Upright, Columnar Barberry! ...
View full detailsIntroduction Hot Pink Rebloomer Perfect pink flowers in spring and fall! Lush double blooms Can tolerate full sun Everyone wants one. Never Barer...
View full detailsIntroduction Unique Purple Color!!! Year round color Re-blooming purple flowers in spring and summer Great for adding color to your landscape Pest...
View full detailsIntroduction Amazing Bright Red-Orange Blooms! Re-bloomer Perfect for brightening your landscape Pest and disease resistant Low maintenance Great ...
View full detailsIntroduction Perfect Evergreen Hedge Plant! Add Property Value instantly! Medium green leaves shimmer in the landscape All Burford Hollies have br...
View full detailsIntroduction You Can't Resist Endless Cherry Red Blooms Blooms and Re-blooms from spring to fall with no deadheading Amazing pop of color for your...
View full detailsIntroduction Red, Compact Shrub that Fits Anywhere! Ruby red foliage Versatile plant Deer and insect resistant Drought, salt and pollution toleran...
View full detailsIntroduction Add some great texture to your landscape with the Sum and Substance Hosta! Sun Loving Hosta Nice huge, green to yellow leaves Grows t...
View full detailsFor a hardy and reliable perennial plant with a luxurious scent, you can’t go wrong with Phenomenal Lavender! Unlike other lavender varieties, this...
View full detailsIntroduction Shade Loving plant with Blue Leaves! You can't miss those Huge, Textured Blue-Green Leaves White, Bell Shaped Flowers in summer Easy ...
View full detailsIntroduction Easy Shrub that Adds Subtle Beautiful Color Great Shrub for Year-Round Interest! Add color to your landscape! Attracts butterflies Gr...
View full detailsIntroduction Fast Growing Juniper with Shrub Height and Ground Cover Look and Function Add year-round color and texture to your landscape! Great f...
View full detailsIntroduction This Flowering Dwarf Grass is a Must Have! Accents areas of your landscape that need a little "something" Plant in groups of 3 or ...
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View full detailsIntroduction Classic, Giant Perennial Loves shade Low growing form Beautifully variegated leaves add a classic look to any landscape Pale, lavende...
View full detailsIntroduction Exciting, New Broadleaf Evergreen that Flowers in Winter! Delightfully deep green foliage Delicate, deep Red flowers January to March...
View full detailsIntroduction Pretty in Pink Petals for THREE Seasons! Perfect pink blooms in spring, summer, and fall! Large, silky 3 inch flowers Thrives in full...
View full detailsIntroduction Bright Salmon Pink Flowers! Evergreen Azalea Heat tolerant Fast growing Description The Fashion Azalea is a shrub that displays char...
View full detailsIntroduction Small Evergreen Shrub Great for Borders and Low Hedges Tidy, Compact Evergreen Heat, Drought, Wind and Salt Tolerant Disease and Dee...
View full detailsIntroduction Larger Weigela with Deep Purple Foliage Gorgeous pink flowers that hummingbirds love Mounded shape - Larger than fine wine weigela Gr...
View full detailsIntroduction Say Goodbye to Winter with an Explosion of Coral-Red Blooms! Fast Growing Shrub! Easy to Grow Plant a hedge or group for a blanket of...
View full detailsAlso known as the Schipka Cherry Laurel, this hardy evergreen shrub grows very dense, making it perfect for privacy hedges or windbreaks. It grows ...
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View full detailsThe Red Twig Dogwood Shrub gives you a rainbow of colors throughout the year, in just one plant! Enjoy white flowers in spring, green leaves in sum...
View full detailsIntroduction Beautiful Semi-Dwarf Spreading Yew Evergreen shrub Extremely cold hardy Grows in sun or shade Perfect for foundation plantings Lo...
View full detailsIntroduction Perfect Privacy Hedge Boxwood Dense Foliage perfect for concealing unsavory views Common Boxwood Grows 10 to 12 feet tall Leave unpru...
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View full detailsShrubs are synonymous with bushes. Generally they are small to medium perennial woody plants. Shrubs have multiple stems versus trees which usually have a single trunk. These plants can be deciduous or evergreen. There are types of shrubs that flower and those that don’t. Some produce seeds or berries. Bushes that are commonly grown in the landscape for decorative purposes are called ornamental shrubs. These plants vary in color, shape, and size. (We include some herbaceous plants like perennials, tropical plants, and herbs in this collection for ease of use.)
The best time to plant most bushes in just about any climate is early spring. Fall is also a great time to plant shrubs, but cooler climates should plant at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes for best results. In warmer locations avoid summer, but embrace winter planting!
Dig a hole twice the width of the root ball of your plant. Once placed in the hole the root ball should be slightly higher than the soil line. Fill the hole with water, backfill the hole with soil, and tamp the soil down gently with your hands to remove air pockets. Apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch around your plant and water again until the water begins to pool. Water daily for the first week and 2 to 3 times per week for the first 2 to 3 months while your shrub is establishing.
You can trim bushes lightly anytime of the year especially if you are simply removing dead, broken, or diseased branches. Avoid pruning shrubs in mid to late fall because it stimulates new growth which is easily damaged by freezing temperatures. For most shrubs late winter or early spring is a good time for heavy pruning, but be sure to check the best time for your specific shrub. Some flowering shrubs like hydrangeas can bloom on old wood so pruning in winter or spring can remove flower buds. Plants that bloom on old wood should be pruned right after flowering.
Deer will eat almost any plant if it is the only option, especially in areas with heavy deer populations. Even deer resistant shrubs may still be a source of food for a hungry animal, predominantly the tender young growth, and flowers. As far as flowering shrubs, Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) and Barberry have the highest deer resistance ratings, with Viburnum (Snowball Bushes, etc), Abelia, Forsythia, Camellia, Lilac, Beautyberry, and Rose of Sharon Hibiscus following close behind. Boxwood shrubs, Juniper shrubs, Mugo Pine, and most Holly bushes are deer resistant evergreen shrubs. Deer also tend to avoid flowering broadleaf evergreen shrubs, Distylium, Japanese Pieris, and Ligustrum. A bonus is that all of these are low maintenance shrubs.
Shade loving flowering shrubs include Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Snowball Bushes (Viburnum) and Camellias. Boxwoods, Camellias, Azaleas, Distylium, and many Hollies and Junipers are evergreen plants that can grow in part shade. Gold Dust Aucuba, Pieris Mountain Fire, Green Mountain Boxwood, Japanese Plum Yew, and Hicks Yew are evergreen shrubs for full shade.
Wax Myrtles can grow 3 to 5 feet in one year. Nellie Stevens Holly, Oakland Holly, and Wavy Leaf Ligustrum can grow 2 to 3 feet per year. Some varieties of Nandina and Camellia can grow 1 to 2 feet per year. Dwarf shrubs tend to grow slower than standard and large shrubs.
Check out the Blue Pacific Juniper, Blue Star Juniper, Purple Pixie Loropetalum, Nandina Flirt, Dwarf English Boxwood, Soft Touch Holly, and Mr Bowling Ball Arborvitae for dwarf evergreen shrubs. For low growing shrubs, look to Liriope, Dianthus, Drift Roses, and Creeping and groundcover Juniper. There are tons of dwarf flowering shrub options. Some of our favorites are Encore Azaleas, Daruma Loropetalum, Gold Mound Spirea, Fine Wine Weigela, Let’s Dance Hydrangeas, Kleim’s Hardy Gardenia, Kaleidoscope Abelia, and Low and Behold Ice Chip Butterfly Bush. All of these bushes grow to 3 feet or less at maturity! (Some of the Encore Azaleas get a bit bigger, but they have several that stay at 2 to 3 feet tall)
Browse thru the best selections of Shrubs at our online plant nursery including our amazing Evergreen shrubs and Flowering shrubs.