When you need a little extra pop in your landscape, small shrubs are a great option. They are excellent for mixed plantings, defining borders, edging sidewalks, and creating beautiful low maintenance mass plantings that won’t overwhelm smaller landscapes. As an added bonus, smaller shrubs don’t usually need much pruning, so you have more … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Flowering Shrubs
Put a Little Spring in Your Step with these Gorgeous Spring Bloomers
The spring show is in full swing and it is truly a sight to behold! If you’re realizing you need a little more spring in your step, erm, landscape, consider some of these gorgeous spring trees and shrubs:
Redbuds
Redbuds offer spectacular pink to near-red spring color. The branches of this medium sized … Continue Reading ››
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Dwarf bush honeysuckle is a versatile shrub that is a workhorse in the landscape. Tolerant of tough sites and flexible in its sun requirements, it's a great choice where you need low maintenance color.
We love this shrub and recommend it often, and that's not because we're boring, but because it is such a … Continue Reading ››
Blue Muffin Viburnum
No, we didn't add a bakery to the nursery, but we do want to sing the praises of a certain shrub that sounds good enough to eat: Blue Muffin Viburnum.
Blue Muffin is a fabulous selection of arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) that boasts white spring flowers, glossy foliage, great fall color, and extremely cute … Continue Reading ››
Red Rover Dogwood
We'd like to introduce you to a truly delightful dogwood: Red Rover silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua 'Powell Gardens'). Red Rover is a compact selection- perfect for residential landscapes that might not have space for some of the larger dogwoods out there. Its many ornamental qualities only sweeten the deal. Here's the scoop on … Continue Reading ››