Pink Muhly Grass
Your neighbors will beg to know which unique, pink grass is growing in your yard. Breathtaking pink mist forms on top of Pink Muhly Grass from late...
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Your neighbors will beg to know which unique, pink grass is growing in your yard. Breathtaking pink mist forms on top of Pink Muhly Grass from late...
View full detailsHydrangeas are loved all over the world for their beauty. The Climbing Hydrangea certainly isn't short on this prized feature, but it is so much mo...
View full detailsLooking for a grass that gets large? Here it is...Pampas grass is one of the largest grasses on the market. It can be used as an accent or planted ...
View full detailsYou will be hard pressed to find a cooler, more unique fruit than the Pink Lemonade Blueberry. This delicious, sweet blueberry or should we say PI...
View full detailsLove a Boxwood, but want something a little different? Do you already have round or square boxwood hedges but need something to compliment them and...
View full detailsVanilla Strawberry® is a delicious new hydrangea from the French breeder Jean Renault. Flowers emerge creamy white in mid-summer, transition to pin...
View full detailsYou won't find a more unique groundcover than the Snow-N-Summer™ Asiatic Jasmine. This showy vine is the coolest groundcover out there, boasting vi...
View full detailsLooking for a little twist in some ground cover? You should definitely consider our Variegated Liriope for sale. Also known as Lilyturf or Monkey G...
View full detailsEnjoy your colorful Double Knock Out Rose Blooms May through late fall or. Ideal for hedges, natural areas, and individual planting. Even use for ...
View full detailsShenandoah Switchgrass is an upright grass with tons of red color! Red-pink plumes soften your landscape from mid-summer until winter. As the weat...
View full detailsThe Bloomerang® Dark Purple Lilac is one of the newest additions to the Bloomerang® Series. With big and beautiful flower clusters that bloom twice...
View full detailsFluffy, white clouds dance in the breeze over the finely textured green grass of the White Cloud Muhly Grass. The airy white plumes grace the lands...
View full detailsThe LA Dreamin Hydrangea is gorgeous with its whimsical, multi-colored blooms. This hydrangea can have pink, blue, and purple all at the same time!...
View full detailsAre you thinking about adding some life to your yard? How about a really cool Knock Out Rose Tree?! They are so easy; just remove them from the box...
View full detailsThe Blue Rug Juniper is a low-lying, creeping evergreen shrub. The growth habit can be described as a dense, low, mat-like plant with a height of 4...
View full detailsThe Big Blue Liriope is a great perennial for groundcover or border plantings. Enjoy showy flower spikes of lavender flowers in late summer! Flower...
View full detailsThe extremely popular Firepower Nandina is one of the most colorful evergreen shrubs available! It gets its name from the colorful effect that this...
View full detailsThe Soft Touch Holly shrub is a great all-around shrub for your landscape design. These hollies are a no-maintenance shrub with nice soft foliage, ...
View full detailsThe Wax Myrtle is an easy-to-grow evergreen shrub that gives you endless possibilities in the landscape. The shiny evergreen foliage ranges from de...
View full detailsAre you looking for an attractive, evergreen shrub that looks maintained with NO maintenance? How about a round, compact shape in a single plant or...
View full detailsThe Burning Bush is immensely popular for having the brightest and boldest RED color of any shrub. I know what you're thinking...it has to be so mu...
View full detailsFall in LOVE with the ROMANTIC, RED blooms of the newest variety of Encore Azalea®, Autumn Fire®! You won't find another azalea with the perfect, s...
View full detailsDo most of your neighbors have red Roses? These Pink Double Knock Out Roses will have them wondering where you got them. Pink Knock Out Roses have ...
View full detailsAdd a little sunshine to your landscape! Mix some of these cool Sunny Knock Out® Roses with some pink and red roses.. The Sunny Knock Out® Rose has...
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.