Dear Customers and Friends, Welcome to the 2018 Whispering Hills Garden & Landscape Center Catalog. We have created this catalog as a guide for you to reference throughout the year. Included in the catalog is a detailed list of what we carry here at our landscape center.
-Prices in effect as of January 1, 2018 and are subject to change.
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NOTES
Our Landscape Center -We are located just 1/4 mile south of Rakow Road on Hwy 31 -3 Miles North of Algonquin Road
SHADE TREES
-We are kitty-corner across Hwy 31 from Wal-Mart in Cary, IL
Table of Contents Trees: Pages 4-49 Shrubs: Pages 50-81 Stone & Brick Care: Pages 82-89
Shade trees are the anchor of any landscape. When you plant a shade tree it is intended to be something to enjoy for generations. The shade trees we sell are meant to perform in Northern Illinois. Choose a shade tree to enhance a large area of your landscape. Ask our employees about what will work best for you.
Bulk & Other Products: Pages 90-93
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SHADE TREES
State Street Maple (Acer miyabei ‘Morton’)
Royal Red Maple (Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 30-40’ 2.5” B&B $314.99
Full Sun 25gal 2.5” B&B 3” B&B
From the Morton Arboretum in Illinois. Ascending branches and a very uniform, broad-pyramidal habit. Attractive medium green foliage, good resistance to leaf tatter. Fall color is soft, buttery to golden yellow depending on temperature and site. Excellent adaptability and stress tolerance in regards to heat, drought, salt and pollution.
Spread: 30-40’
Autumn Blaze Maple (Acer x. freemanii ‘Jeffersred’)
This hybrid has become very popular because of its ascending branch habit, rapid growth rate and drought tolerance. Beautiful orange-red fall color.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-50’ 15gal $150.50 2.5” B&B $314.99 3” B&B $384.99
Spread: 30-40’
Height: 35-40’ $174.99 $314.99 $384.99
Spread: 20-25’
Regal Petticoat Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Tunpetti’) Regal Petticoat Sycamore Maple has attractive dark green foliage with deep purple undersides which emerges burgundy in spring. The glossy lobed leaves are ornamentally significant and turn an outstanding yellow in the fall.
Full Sun 15gal
Height: 40’ $150.50
Spread: 30’
Bowhall Maple (Acer rubrum ‘Bowhall')
Crimson Sentry Maple (Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’)
A heavily-branched, upright tree that fits well into residential gardens or other areas where a smaller tree is desired. The compact, narrow canopy displays deep purple leaves that become maroon to reddish-bronze in fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-30’ 15gal $150.50
A dense shade tree, it has a straight trunk with a well-shaped canopy, and it has a crown which is originally conical before becoming broadly round. The glossy foliage is an excellent maroon red all season.
Spread: 15-20’
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The Bowhall is the narrowest of the Red Maple cultivars. Its branching is symmetrical and fall foliage color is yellow-orange. A perfect shade tree where space is restricted.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-50’ 2.5” B&B $314.99
Spread: 15-25’
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Red Point Maple (Acer rubrum ‘Frank Jr.’)
A fast grower with brilliant red fall color. This dominant leader in red maples offers refined foliage and great structure. A nice pyramidal type growth with minimal to no pruning needed.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 45-50’ 2” B&B $262.49 2.5” B&B $314.99
Spread: 30-35’
One look is all you'll need to see that Fall Fiesta® is superior to the sort. The branching is full and symmetrical. Leathery, glossy, deep green leaves are resistant to leaf tatter and leafhopper damage. A rapid grower, easy to transplant and also resistant to sun scald and frost cracks. Outstanding fall color, shows far more oranges and reds than other sugar maples.
Spread: 30-45’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 35’ 15gal $139.99
Spread: 10’
DURA-HEAT is a somewhat smaller cultivar that features better creamy white bark color, better tolerance to summer heat, better insect and disease resistance and superior foliage to the species. It typically grows 30-40’ tall as a single trunk or multi-trunked tree.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 30-40’ 30gal $202.99
Spread: 25-30’
Heritage River Birch (Betula nigra ‘Cully’)
Green Mountain Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’)
Green Mountain’s dramatic fall colors exhibit more oranges and reds than other Sugar Maples. The dark green, leathery foliage has better scorch resistance than other varieties. Excellent in heat tolerance and dry restricted sites.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 50-75’ 3” B&B $384.99
Dakota Pinnacle Birch has dark green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The smooth white bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.
Dura Heat River Birch (Betula nigra ‘BNMTF’)
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum ‘Bailsta’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 50-65’ 2.5” B&B $314.99
Dakota Pinnacle Birch (Betula platyphylla ‘Fargo’)
Spread: 35-40’
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Decorative, shaggy, cinnamon brown bark. Likes a sandy, moist soil. Also does well upland. Bronze birch borer resistant. Nice yellow fall color.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40’ 6-8’ B&B $199.50 8-10’ B&B $206.50 10-12’ B&B $244.99 12-14’ B&B $279.30
Spread: 35’
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Whitespire Birch (Betula platyphylla ‘Japonica’)
Pyramidal shape with a pure white bark. Leaves turn a brilliant golden yellow in the fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 30’ 8-10’ B&B $220.50 10-12’ B&B $276.50 12-14’ B&B $297.50
Spread: 15-25’
Royal Frost Birch has attractive deep purple foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding dark red in the fall. The peeling white bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest. Pyramidal style of growth.
Spread: 15-25’
An attractive, densely branched, columnar tree when young, aging into a stately, broad cone shape with handsome, fluted, gray bark. Distinctive, dark green foliage turns yellow-orange in fall. Plant in groups as a screen or windbreak, or use as a specimen in a narrow yard or street side. Takes
Spread: 25-30’
Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) Dependable choice for beautiful seasonal foliage display; new foliage is bronzy in spring, blue-green in summer, turning orange to golden yellow in fall. Pyramidal form when young, great for shade.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-50’ 15gal $136.50
Spread: 20-30’
Deeply incised, almost fern-like cutleaf foliage, yielding a very finetextured specimen tree, definitely underutilized in modern landscapes.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-60’ 15 Gal $122.50
Spread: 35-45’
Autumun Gold Ginko (Ginko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’)
Frans Fontain Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus ‘Frans Fontain’) A stately specimen of a tree with excellent form and few troubles; narrow habit makes it great for smaller landscapes; takes pruning very well and can make a fantastic hedge.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 30’ 10gal $104.99
Spread: 30’
Fern Leaf Beech (Fagus asplenifolia)
Pyramidal Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 35-40’ 10-12’ B&B $262.50
A stout trunk, strong central leader, and sturdy branch arrangement led to our nicknaming this brawny tree "The Hulk." Vigorous and easy to grow, its performance is impressive on the street. When others look tired during the dog days of summer, Emerald Avenue® maintains healthy deep green foliage, thanks to its superior heat tolerance.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40’ 2.5” B&B $349.99
Royal Frost Birch (Betula x. ‘Royal Frost’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 30’ 10gal $111.99
Emerald Ave. American Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus ‘JFS-KW1CB)
Spread: 10’
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This superb selection is a fruitless male strain. Unique fan-shaped green foliage turns brilliant golden yellow in fall. Symmetrical branching creates an exceptional upright landscape accent, eventually becoming a handsome shade tree with age.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-50’ 20gal $209.99 5-6’ B&B $129.50
Spread: 30-40’
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SHADE TREES
Skyline Honeylocust (Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis ‘Skycole’)
Emerald City Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Emerald City’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 35-45’ 3” B&B $349.99
Sun/Part Shade Height: 50-60’ 2” B&B $244.99
Honeylocust leaf out later than most other shade trees, thus protecting them from devastating late spring freezes and heavy snow. Finely textured, dark green, fern-like foliage turns golden-yellow in fall.
Spread: 30-40’
Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica ‘Espresso’)
The common name comes from the seeds being used by pioneers as a coffee substitute. However, caution must be taken because the seeds and pods are poisonous. Because leaves of this tree are late to emerge and early to fall, the Kentucky coffee tree is without leaves, or naked, much of the year.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 60-80’ 2” B&B $244.99
Spread: 40-50’
Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Golden Rain Tree, is a small, open-branching, irregularly-shaped, tree with a rounded crown which typically grows 30-40' tall and as wide. The Long panicles of fragrant flowers are followed by attractive, papery, lantern-like seed pods.
Sun 15gal
Height: 30-40’ $157.50
Spread: 30-40’
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Beautiful large garden tree with unique bluish-green leaves gives spectacular show of yellow fall color. In warm season, displays handsome tulip-shaped greenish-yellow and orange flowers.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 50-60’ 2.5” B&B $279.99 3” B&B $360.50
Spread: 25-30’
A refined cultivar of our familiar native tulip tree, this uniform growing selection is straighter and more upright, with a dominant central leader and deeper green, slightly glossy foliage.
Exclamation Sycamore (Platunus acerfolia ‘Morton Circle’)
This stately tree was selected for its strong central leader, dense upright pyramidal shape and attractive foliage. Tolerant of difficult urban conditions such as adverse soils, poor drainage, and drought. Like all planetrees, it develops an attractive exfoliating bark, which peels back to expose interior bark in shades of cream to white.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 50-60’ 2” B&B $244.99 3” B&B $384.99
Spread: 40-50’
American Dream Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor ‘JFS-KW12’)
Vigorous growing and broadly pyramidal with excellent density, this tree shines with bright green, glossy foliage. Selected for strong resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew, the broad, handsome leaves turn yellow and then tawny brown as they hold into early winter.
Sun 20gal
Height: 40-50’ $185.50
Spread: 30-40’
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) A medium-sized oak with glossy green leaves. The bark on the upper limbs and twigs peels off in papery scales and is dark brown and deeply fissured on the main stem of old trees. Excellent in both wet and upland soils.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 50-60’ 3” B&B $384.99
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Spread: 25-’
Spread: 40-50’
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Kindred Spirit Oak Quercus robur x bicolor ‘Nader’)
Among the tightest of columnar trees, its growth habit, mildew and drought resistance, and tolerance of urban soils make this hybrid of English and swamp white oak ideal for narrow city streets. A sister seedling of Regal Prince®, the foliage is less glossy but the form is significantly tighter.
Sun 2.5”
B&B
Height: 30-40’ $349.99
Spread: 6-8’
Large, deciduous, pyramidal tree. Stunning bronze-red fall color. Broad, rounded habit with age. Fast growing, great for street use.
Spread: 60-70’
Spread: 30’
The TRIUMPH™ elm has very good resistance to Dutch elm disease (DED) and is resistant to elm yellows; it also has good resistance to elm leaf beetle. It is easily transplanted, quick to establish, and adaptable to most soil types. Large, lustrous, dark green summer foliage gives way to yellow fall color. Useful for home and commercial landscapes or parks or as street tree. Sun/Part Sun Height: 50-60’ Spread: 30-40’
B&B
$279.99
Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
One of the few weeping trees that thrive in Northern regions. Graceful branches sweep the ground. Both leaves and bark turn gold in fall. Grows 40-50 ft. tall. Soil adaptable.
Height: 40-60’ $122.50 $297.50
Sun/Part Sun Height: 40’ 2.5” B&B $244.99
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Niobe Willow (Salix alba ‘Tristis’)
Full Sun 15gal 3”
These are large, graceful specimens with an upright vase-shaped habit. Leaves are leathery dark green in summer followed by red fall color; great variation in intensity of fall coloration.
Triumph Elm (Ulmus x. ‘Morton Glossy’)
Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Sun/Part Shade Height: 60-70’ 7gal $122.50 2.5” B&B $314.99 3” B&B $384.99
Frontier Elm (Ulmus x. ‘Frontier’)
Spread: 30-40’
lacebark elm stands out from other elms. It has an unusual mottled bark, leaves that are smaller than those of other elm species and good resistance to Dutch elm disease (DED) and elm leaf beetle. Sun/Part Sun Height: 40’ Spread: 30’
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B&B
$262.50
Greenspire Linden (Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’)
A very reliable shade tree, even for difficult conditions. Tolerates a very wide range of soil condition. Linden trees have very flexible wood making them and excellent choice for open windy areas. Not bothered by most common tree pests. Fairly fast growing.
Full Sun 3” B&B
Height: 30-40’ $360.50
Spread: 25-30’
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ORNAMENTALS
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
This small, deciduous maple tree is noted for its peeling, cinnamon, redbrown bark. Leaves are dark green in summer and turn red in the fall.
Ornamental trees are the ones that provide a distinctive impact in your landscape. These trees distinguish themselves within the landscape because of their distinct characteristics. Whether it be their flower, fruit or fall coloring, each ornamental tree has a certain reason why it improves the landscape.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-30’ 10gal $104.99
Hot Wings Maple (Acer tataricum ‘GarAnna’) This shrub has a graceful, upright and spreading habit. Little yellow flowers are followed by bright red samaras, hence the name Hot Wings. Dark green foliage turns shades of yellow to red giving the vivid fall colors expected from a maple.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 6-7’ B&B $209.99
Spread: 18-25’
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Autumn Brillance’)
White flowers in spring on a small, multi-stemmed tree. Green leaves turn a bright red in the fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 6’ B&B $199.50 7’ B&B $244.99 8’ B&B $290.50
Spread: 15-20’
Spring Flurry Serviceberry (Amelanchier grandiflora ‘JFS-Arb’)
A dominant central leader supports strongly upward-oriented scaffold branches. Pure white blooms smother a delicate latticework of twigs in spring. These give way to healthy green foliage that turns orange in the fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 2” B&B $269.50
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Spread: 15-25’
Spread: 15-20’
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ORNAMENTAL
Weeping Pea Shrub (Caragana arborescens ‘Pendula’)
Here is a great little plant for the landscape that is adaptable to a wide variety of situations. All it needs is good drainage. Caragana is at its best in the spring when it has abundant bright yellow flowers.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6’ 7gal $97.99 15gal $136.50
Spread: 7’
Little Poncho Dogwood (Cornus kousa ‘Little Poncho’)
Alluring blooms in late spring to early summer are composed of four petal -like ivory bracts surrounding a center cluster of small yellow-green true flowers. Summer brings rosy colored berry-like fruits that linger into fall; they are very enjoyable to birds.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8’ 15gal $129.50
Spread: 10’
Samaritan Dogwood (Cornus kousa ‘Samzam’)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) A small, vase-shaped tree with purplish-pink flowers in early spring followed by heart-shaped leaves. Yellow fall color. Perfect for naturalized garden areas or as a graceful addition to a small yard.
Sharply pointed, variegated leaves of creamy white and green are a perfect backdrop for the prolific crop of white blooms that appear in May and June. Strawberry-like red fruits ripen in late summer.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25’ 15gal Single $139.99 15gal Clump $139.99 1.75 B&B $209.99 6’ B&B $209.99
Celestial Dogwood (Cornus x. ‘Rutdan’)
Spread: 30’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20’ 6-7’ B&B $192.50
A heavenly display of blooms composed of broad white bracts overlap to hide the foliage. Its sterile character ensures heavy annual flower set and no fruit.
Hearts of Gold Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’)
Exceptional native redbud displays a riot of color in early spring as brilliant lavender-purple blooms appear on bare branches. Spring foliage emerges red, maturing to gold; shaded leaves will be green.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20’ 2” B&B $227.50
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25’ 1.75” B&B $244.99
Stellar Pink Dogwood (Cornus x. ‘Stellar Pink’)
Spread: 30’
Chinese Kousa Dogwood has it all. Flowers, fruit, fall foliage and exfoliating bark deliver four-season beauty. In early summer, star-shaped white blossoms overlay tough, heat and drought resistant leaves. Sun/
Height: 20’ $104.99
Spread: 20’
Blooms of this Rutgers hybrid are a delicate shade of soft pink, a little lighter in color than those of Pink Flowering Dogwood.
Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa chinensis)
Part Shade 15gal
Spread: 20’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20’ 15gal $122.50
Spread: 20’
Spread: 20’
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ORNAMENTAL
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Large shrub with slender branches that are often horizontal with the ground. White flowers in flat-topped clusters from May to June. Bluishblack fruit in clusters from August to September.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ 7gal Clump $59.49 7gal Single $59.49
Spread: 20-25’
Tight clusters of small star-shaped yellow flowers bloom in early spring, covering the tree before leaves emerge. Clean, medium-green foliage appears in summer, shortly followed by dark red fruits, ripening in July.
Spread: 15-20’
Full Sun 15gal
Height: 9-10’ $104.99
Spread: 4-6’
Add a tropical feeling to your temperate garden! This standout hardy Hibiscus offers large, single ruffled rose-pink flowers adorned with prominent red centers. Easy to grow and vigorous, it makes a perfect accent tree to the landscape.
Full Sun 6gal
Height: 9-10’
Spread: 4-6’
$87.50
Blue Satin Rose of Sharon Tree Form (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Marina’)
Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn (Cratageous crus-galli var. inermis)
Foliage turns orange to scarlet to purple red in fall. White flowers bloom in May for a period of 7-10 days. Flowers are followed by rounded fruits that ripen to deep red in fall (September-October) and typically persist to late fall. Fruits are technically edible, but are usually best left for the birds.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-30’ 5’ B&B $157.50
This is a classic Rose of Sharon with clear pink petals and a deep red eye. Aphrodite does not produce as much seeds as other varieties, which makes this one of the longest bloomers with in the family.
Rose Satin Rose of Sharon Tree Form (Hibiscus syriacus 'Minrosa')
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood (Cornus mas)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 4’ B&B $139.99 5’ B&B $150.50
Aphrodite Rose of Sharon Tree Form (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Aphrodite’)
Spread: 30-35’
Blue Satin Rose of Sharon is a unique plant to have in the landscape. This plant produces a rich purplish-blue flower during the summer, giving a feel of the tropics where ever its planted.
Full Sun 10gal
Height: 9-10’ $104.99
Spread: 4-6’
Lucy Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Lucy’)
Seven Son Flower Tree (Heptacodium miconioides) Strap-like foliage. Seven flower buds per stem. White flowers appear in late August to September, followed by pink calyxes. Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ Spread: 15-20’ 5gal $31.49 6-7’ B&B $227.50
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A stunning display of massive double reddish fuchsia flowers in summer with peak bloom period in August. Prune to shape in spring. Use as an entrance into a garden or along walkways or drive. Works well as a container specimen.
Full Sun 15gal
Height: 9-10’ $104.99
Spread: 4-6’
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ORNAMENTAL
Quick Fire Hydrangea Tree Form (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’)
Makes a great vertical accent in borders and decorative containers. Quick to bloom, a month earlier than other varieties. Will flower in late May or early June depending on your location. The flowers will turn a deep pink.
Full Sun 7gal
Height: 8-10’
Spread: 6-8’
$94.50
Limelight Hydrangea Tree Form (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’)
Huge, football-shaped flowers open in an elegant celadon green that looks fresh and clean in summer's heat. The blooms age to an array of pink, red, and burgundy which persists through frost for months of irresistible flowers.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 10gal $139.99
Spread: 6-8’
Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea Tree Form (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renhy’) The huge clusters of flowers begin as a creamy white, transitioning to pink and then a ravishing, strawberry-red. In its tree form, Vanilla Strawberry presents the appearance of an enchanting tree of flowers. Sun/Part
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 7gal $94.50 15gal $104.99
Spread: 6-8’
Compact, thin spreading growth habit. Leaves are oblong and mid-green with large white flowers. Buds are silky and open to star-shaped, fragrant, pure white flowers.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 4’ B&B $139.99 6’ B&B $209.99
This variety has conical flower heads, up to 15 inches long, and are the largest of all panicle hydrangeas. The blooms unfold midsummer as a creamy white, then graduate to a blushing, soft pink as the summer progresses. A heavy bloomer with sturdy-stemmed flowers that do not flop.
Spread: 10-12’
Black Tulip Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana ‘Jurmagl) This is the darkest, most dramatic tulip magnolia of any on the market, with rich, deep burgundy-red six-inch-wide blooms that appear before the foliage emerges in early spring. The small, slender, multi-branched form is outstanding for use as an elegant specimen tree, in masse to form a hedge, or as a container plant.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ 7gal $192.50
Spread: 8-10’
Galaxy Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Galaxy’)
Profusion of large, reddish-purple flowers bloom late in season. A strong, upright garden tree easily trained as standard. Handsome bright green foliage.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 30-35’ 15gal $132.99
Phantom Hydrangea Tree Form (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 7gal $94.50
Royal Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’)
Spread: 15-20’
Jane Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Jane’) Fragrant flowers that are purple-red outside and paler inside. Prefers soil that is moist, acidic, humus-rich, and well-drained.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-15’ 6-7’ B&B $220.50
Spread: 10’
Spread: 6-8’
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ORNAMENTAL
Ann Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Ann’)
Purple Prince Crabapple (Malus ‘Purple Prince’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-15’ 5-6’ B&B $157.50
Full Sun 1.5”-2” B&B 2.5” B&B 6’ B&B
Flowers later than the star magnolia and thus avoids frost damage to the flower buds. Exquisite, 3 to 4 inch blooms, reddish purple outside and white inside, appear before the foliage buds out. A spectacular specimen or accent.
Spread: 10-12’
Coralburst Crabapple (Malus ‘Coralburst’)
Though small, this lovely rounded ‘mini’ (to 10') crabapple produces a fine crop of coral-pink spring buds that open to double rose-pink flowers followed by orange-red fruit.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10’ 25gal $139.99
Spread: 10’
Starlite Flowering Crab is draped in stunning clusters of fragrant white flowers along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive red flower buds before the leaves. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy pointy leaves turn an outstanding yellow in the fall.
Spread: 15-20’
Red Jewel Crabapple (Malus ‘Jewel Cole’)
Medium-sized, horizontally branched, rounded plant with dark green foliage. This beautiful red-fruited, white-flowering crab is a wonderful tree for year-round interest.
Full Sun 2” B&B 6’ B&B
Height: 15’ $199.50 $157.50
Height: 15-20’ $157.50 $227.50 $174.99
Spread: 12’
Fine textured, deeply cut foliage gives this unusual crab a delicate appearance. The form is elegant, with slender limbs spreading horizontally from upright branches.The abundant golden yellow fruit is truly tiny.
Spread: 15’
Show Time Crabapple (Malus ‘Shotizam’)
A sturdy upright grower with fuchsia-red flowers and cherry red fruit. Dark green foliage makes for a nice contrast. Extremely winter hardy.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ 10gal $104.99 2” B&B $206.50
Spread: 20-30’
Royal Raindrops Crabapple (Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’)
Full with amazing magenta pink blooms, deep purple foliage, sparkling red fruits and bright fall color give all-season appeal to this easy-care flowering ornamental. Its superior disease resistance, adaptability, plus heat and drought tolerance makes this unique crabapple a crown jewel among trees!
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ 15gal $129.50 6’ B&B $174.99
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Spread: 15-20’
Golden Raindrops Crabapple (Malus ‘Schmidtcutleaf)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20’ 15gal $129.50
Starlite Crabapple (Malus 'Jeflite')
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 10gal $122.50
Single carmine-red buds open to bright red in May. This crabapple is considered one of the most resistant varieties on the market.
Spread: 12-15’
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ORNAMENTAL
Spring Snow Crabapple (Malus ‘Spring Snow’)
Produces a showy display of pure white flowers without the concern of fruit where it can be a problem on patios and in courtyards. Good resistance to rust and mildew.
Full Sun 2” B&B
Height: 20’ $175.00
Spread: 20’
Sargent Tina Crabapple (Malus sargentii ‘Tina’)
Small, fragrant, springtime blossoms start out as red or pink buds and open to sparkling white flowers.
Full Sun 1.5” B&B
Height: 4-5’ $220.50
Spread: 5-6’
‘Profusion’ is a spreading, violet-red-flowered crabapple that typically matures to 15-30’ tall. It is noted for its rounded shape, violet-red flowers, red fruit and good disease resistance.
Spread: 20-30’
Ruby Vase Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica ‘Inges Ruby Vase’)
Related to witch-hazel, the oblong green leaves turn various shades of red, orange and yellow in the fall, often persisting into the winter months. The mature bark exfoliates to patches of green, tan, and white. This cultivar exhibits a narrow form making it perfect for tight spaces.
Full Sun 15gal
Height: 25-30’ $139.99
Tighter, with greater density, and more upright than the species, Vanessa is a better choice for smaller landscapes or for use near streets. Fall color varies from orange to red and is always impressive.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-30’ 15gal $139.99
Spread: 15-20’
A pink flowering version of the popular Snow Fountain Cherry. In spring this plant is covered in double pink blooms that cascade to the ground. This plant also exhibits an amazing array of fall colors.
Spread: 6-12’
Snow Fountain Cherry (Prunus x ‘Snofozam’)
Beautiful cascading white blooms. Compact growth habit. Cold hardy. Disease and insect resistant.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-15’ 15gal $164.50 2” B&B $199.50
Spread: 6-12’
Higan Cherry (Prunus subhertella ‘Autumnalis’) Double-flowered Higan cherry is a 25 to 35-foot-tall and wide tree with, slender, upright branches, and a rounded canopy. Before the leaves appear in spring, the trees are covered with many semi-double pink flowers; some flowers may also appear in autumn if the weather is sufficiently warm. Trees are long-lived and mostly problem-free once established.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-30’ 15gal $132.50
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Spread: 15-20’
Pink Snow Showers Cherry (Prunus x ‘Pishshzam’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-15’ 15gal $164.50
Profusion Crabapple (Malus x morlandsii ‘Profusion’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ 25gal $202.99
Vanessa Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’)
Spread: 25’-30’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
ORNAMENTAL
Double Weeping Cherry (Prunus subhertella ‘Pendula’)
Large magenta buds along the graceful weeping boughs open to double pink flowers. New bronze leaves appear after blooms and mature to green. Plant as a focal point or use pairs to call attention to entries. Essential for Japanese gardens.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15-20’ 15gal $125.99
Spread: 15-20’
Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium)
Black-haw viburnum is a large shrub or a small, native tree. In spring new leaves emerge copper-colored followed by white, flat-topped flowers. In fall, black fruits contrast with the pinkish-red foliage. A great plant for naturalized areas.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 12-15’ 6-7’ B&B $157.5
Spread: 8-10’
Chanticleer Flowering Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Glen’s Form’)
Also referred to as ‘Cleveland Select.’ White flowers with glossy, light green leaves. One of the hardier pears, an ideal street tree. Reddish-purple fall color.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-30’ 10gal $122.50 2.5” B&B $262.50 3” B&B $297.50
Spread: 25-30’
Granny Smith Apple (Malus domestica ‘Granny Smith’)
One of the best cooking apples, Granny Smith has crisp, tart and juicy fruit with a good balance of acids and sugars. Medium-sized apples have pale to medium green skin with distinctive whitish dots.
Ivory Silk Lilac (Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’)
Has an oval or pyramidal form when young but spreads to a rounded shape as it grows older. Huge clusters of creamy white flowers bloom in early summer for about two weeks.
Full Sun 2” B&B 6-7’ B&B
Height: 20-30’ $262.50 $209.99
FRUITING TREES & SHRUBS
Spread: 15-18’
Full Sun 7gal
$69.99
Height: 15-20’
Spread: 15-20’
Honeycrisp Apple (Malus domestica 'Honeycrisp') Crisp, juicy texture. Mildly aromatic flavor. Excellent storage life. One of the most popular apple trees in the nation.
Full Sun 5gal 7gal 15gal
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$62.99 $69.99 $80.49
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 12-15’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
ORNAMENTAL
Snow Sweet Apple (Malus domestica ‘SnowSweet’)
Snow Sweet is becoming increasingly popular because of its delightful sweet taste, with a slight tart balance and rich overtones. The fruit's snowy white flesh is very slow to oxidize and turn brown after cutting.
Full Sun 5gal
$62.99
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 12-15’
Red Delicious Apple (Malus domestica ‘Red Delicious’) Many orchards plant this spur-type tree because of its highly productive nature — it produces bushel after bushel of picture-perfect 4" red apples. Full Sun Height: 12-15’ Spread: 12-15’
7gal
$59.49
One of the most popular sweet cherries. Great for fresh eating.
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 12-15’
$69.99 $80.49
Wonderful sweet cherry with a rich, juicy, dark red flesh.
Height: 12-15’
Full Sun 5gal
Spread: 12-15’
$62.99
Height: 15-20’
Spread: 15-20’
Grow peaches in regions where temperatures fall well below zero. This exceptionally hardy variety, perfect for northern gardens, consistently yields large crops of sweet, juicy, medium-to-large fruit.
Height: 15-20’ $144.99
Spread: 15-20’
Reliance Peach (Prunus persica ‘Reliance’)
Known for its hardiness. Plump, golden fruits are medium size with a red blush. Now considered primarily a canning variety.
Height: 15-20’
Spread: 15-20’
$69.99
Redhaven Peach (Prunus persica ‘Redhaven’) An excellent freestone peach with red-blushed yellow skin and firm, sweet yellow flesh. Ideal for fresh eating, canning and freezing.
Full Sun 15gal
Stella Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium ‘Stella’)
$62.99
Contender Peach (Prunus persica ‘Contender)
Full Sun 7gal
Black Tartarian Cherry (Prunus avium 'Black Tartarian') Full Sun 5gal
From Wisconsin orchardist Bill Eubank, this new cherry tree has the sweetest tasting cherries we have ever sampled.
Full Sun 15gal
Bing Cherry (Prunus avium 'Bing') Full Sun 7gal 15gal
Sweet Cherry Pie (Prunus ‘Eubank’)
Height: 15-20’ $101.49
Spread: 15-20’
This popular and prolific varieties features showy white flowers in spring and superb, dark red, sweet fruit in summer. This is an excellent selfpollinating variety that can be used as a pollinizer for other sweet Cherries.
Full Sun 15gal
Height: 15-20’
Spread: 15-20’
$80.49
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ORNAMENTAL
Superior Plum (Prunus ‘Superior’)
A plum tree for northern gardens. This robust tree produces abundant crops of fire-red fruit with sweet, juicy, yellow flesh. Dessert plums like these are ideal for eating fresh off the tree.
Full Sun 5gal
$62.99
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 8-15’
The gold standard for prunes. This variety produces abundant crops of oval-shaped fruit with deep purple skin and sweet golden flesh. Tastes great when picked fresh or when dried or canned.
$80.49
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 8-15’
Mount Royal Plum (Prunus ‘Mount Royal’)
The Mount Royal Plum is considered a prune-plum variety and it was introduced in Canada. The freestone fruit is a beautiful blue color and good quality. This fruit is especially good for preserves and jams. It is a self -fruitful tree. Ripens mid-August and white blooms arrive in May.
Full Sun 7gal
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 8-15’
$59.49
Bartlett Pear (Pyrus ‘Bartlett’)
The #1 pear worldwide! First introduced in 1797, this multi-purpose pear is a long-standing favorite of orchard growers and fruit gardeners alike. Starts bearing at a young age and is very productive. Fruit features a smooth, firm texture and a juicy, spicy taste. Originally called Williams Pear. Ripens in late August.
Full Sun 15gal
The Luscious Pear produces a medium to small bright yellow pear with a beautiful red blush. The fruit is very juicy, and deliciously sweet.
Full Sun 7gal
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 8-15’
$59.49
Summercrisp Pear (Pyrus ‘Summercrisp’)
Stanley Plum (Prunus ‘Stanley’)
Full Sun 15gal
Lucious Pear (Pyrus ‘Lucious’)
Height: 12-15’
Spread: 8-15’
The Semi-Dwarf Summercrisp Pear is one of the hardiest pears and from the University of Minnesota (introduced in 1985). It has early May blooming and is a fireblight resistant plant with the fruit ripening in midAugust. The fruit should be harvested when green with a red blush, and still very firm. This fruit can be stored up to 2 months.
Full Sun 7gal
Height: 15-20’
Spread: 15-20’
$69.99
Heritage Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Heritage’) Heritage is a classic name in Raspberries, and the best selection for a fall crop! This ever bearing vine will produce a moderate summer crop, followed by an abundant September harvest of sweet berries.
Full Sun 2gal
Height: 5’
Spread: 5’
$13.99
Duke Blueberry Shrub (Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Duke’)
Productive and decorative! A handsome bush with three seasons of interest: white, pink-tinged spring flowers; large, light blue summer fruit; and vibrant orange and yellow fall foliage.
Full Sun 2gal
$13.99
Height: 5’
Spread: 5’
$80.49
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SPECIMENS Specimen plants are plants grown by themselves in a lawn or garden for a dramatic effect, rather than being massed with others as are bedding plants or edging plants. Specimen plants can thus serve as focal points in landscape design.
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Blue Cloak Fir (Abies concolor ‘Blue Cloak’)
A beautiful dwarf conifer with striking powder blue foliage. Develops an upright, pyramidal form with thin, medium sized needles arranged on gently weeping branches. Ideal small landscape specimen or rock garden accent.
Sun/Part Shade 4-5’ B&B $228.00
Height: 7-10’
Spread: 4-5’
Bloodgood Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’)
Slow-growing ornamental tree with delicate red foliage that becomes a brilliant crimson in fall.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 10-15’ 7gal $79.99 4-5’ 15gal $219.99
Spread: 10-15’
Japanese Maple Fireglow (Acer palmatum ‘Fireglow’)
Named for its luminescent purple-scarlet to crimson red fall colors, this selection is similar to the popular 'Bloodgood' but smaller in stature and with deeper red foliage persisting through summer. Vigorous and quite sun-tolerant, with a slow growing, upright habit. Outstanding garden or container accent specimen. Deciduous.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 5’ B&B $219.99
Spread: 8-10’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
SPECIMENS
Hubb’s Red Willow Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Hubb's Red Willow')
Hubb's Red Willow Japanese Maple is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.
Sun/Shade 5-6’ B&B
Height: 8-10’ $228.00
Spread: 5’
This dwarf upright Japanese maple is highly prized for its incredibly cute, star-shaped foliage. Bright red in spring, the leaves turn green during summer.
Spread: 3’
Ryusen Weeping Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Ryusen’) This exceptional variety from Japan is unlike any other. With green palmate leaves that are generally characteristic of upright varieties, 'Ryusen' is a weeping form with rapid growth that shoots straight up and cascades down. Excellent for narrow spaces. Bright yellow and orange-red fall color adds to its beauty.
Shade/Part Sun Height: 5’ 10gal $220.00
This Japanese Maple has an upright, vase-shaped form that displays fine lacy green foliage. Excellent accent and a wonderful focal point for the patio area. Its fall foliage turns an interesting purple then brilliant red.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-15’ 5’ B&B $236.00
Spread: 6-8’
Shaina Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Shania’)
Ruby Stars Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Ruby Star’)
Shade/Part Sun Height: 5’ 30” B&B $196.00
Seiryu Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Seiryu’)
Spread: 3’
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A handsome dwarf Japanese maple with a compact form. The freely branching growth becomes dense with maturity. New foliage emerges bright red and matures to a deep maroon-red. Well-suited for use as a small lawn tree or on patios and entryways. An ideal size for a container specimen.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 6-8’ 5gal $119.99
Spread: 8-10’
Twombley’s Red Sentinel Japanses Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Twombley’s Red Sentinel’)
Twombly’s Red Sentinel is a vigorous, upright, red tree that develops an unusually columnar habit allowing it to fit into a smaller space than forms with broad canopies. Leaves maintain their dramatic red color all season long, and after they drop, the branches continue the colorful display.
Shade/Part Sun Height: 20’ 5-6’ B&B $228.00
Spread: 15’
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SPECIMENS
Red Emperor Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Wolff’)
Attractive dark red foliage turns brilliant scarlet in fall. Interesting blackish red bark. Well-suited for use as a small lawn tree. Best in dappled or afternoon shade in hot climates. Deciduous.
Shade/Part Sun Height: 15’ 5-6’ B&B $228.00 7-8’ B&B $359.99
Spread: 12’
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen) The new growth is bright crimson red and lasts throughout the entire growing season. Fall color is in the scarlet range.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 6-8’ 5gal $79.99 21-24” Box $199.99 30-36” $239.99
Spread: 6-10’
Red Dragon Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Red Dragon’) The deep dissection of the beautiful purple leaves produces an attractive lacy appearance. As fall temperatures cool, the foliage transitions to a bright, apple red color. This graceful, small tree creates a stunning focal point or accent for lightly shaded gardens, patios, and entryways, and is ideal for containers.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 3-5’ 5gal $79.99
Spread: 6-8’
Spring Delight Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Spring Delight’)
Spring Delight displays its soft green leaves with pinkish red margins in the spring. In summer, the foliage then turns to vivid green prior to putting on a dazzling autumn show of assorted bright orange hues.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 7’ 24-30” B&B $228.00
Tamukeyama Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’)
Mound-shaped, dwarf tree with waxy, deep red bark and graceful cascading branches. Deeply cut and dissected purple-red foliage throughout the summer changes to bright red in fall.
Shade/Part Sun Height: 6-10’ 20gal $239.99
Spread: 10-12’
Viridis Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Viridis’)
This is a beautiful weeping maple that deserves more attention. When fall arrives expect the foliage to glow golden-yellow and red. The attractive branching and bark give it some winter interest.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-12’ 21-24” Box $199.99
Spread: 10-12’
Jordan Full Moon Maple (Acer shiraswanum ‘Jordan)
‘Jordan’ spring foliar display of lemon-yellow foliage will fade to yellowgreen in the summer. Showy red samaras pushing up above the leaves add a bright contrast to summer foliage. Red-orange fall color.
Shade/Part Sun Height: 15’ 4-5’ B&B $199.99
Spread: 12’
Umbrella Catalpa (Catalpa bignoniodies ‘Nana’) A spreading deciduous shrub/small tree with a dense, conical and compact habit. It has large heart shaped, rich green leaves with hairy undersides which turn black before falling in autumn.
Shade/Part Sun Height: 10-15’ 15gal $231.99
Spread: 10-15’
Spread: 10’
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SPECIMENS
Dwarf Golden Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Aurea Nana’)
Aurea Nana is a dwarf, loose, pyramidal, very slow growing selection of Hinoki cypress with dense, irregular, compact, golden yellow leaves, mixed with creamy yellow and some green.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 30-36” B&B $199.99
Spread: 2-3’
Redbud Lavender Twist (Cercis canadensis 'Covey’)
Rosy-pink flowers completely cover bare, weeping branches in early spring. A truly unique selection can develop a beautiful umbrella of cascading branches covered in heart shaped leaves if trained when young.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-8’ 15gal $131.99
Spread: 4-8’
Red Dragon Contorted Filbert (Corylus avellana ‘Red Dragon’)
Vibrant burgundy-red foliage is held long into the season but eventually fades to green and then yellow-gold in fall. Mature plants bear long dangling burgundy catkins in winter on spiraling corkscrew stems. Resistant to eastern filbert blight.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3-4’ B&B $159.99
Spread: 2-3’
Round purple leaves drench the cascading branches of this fine specimen tree. An upright form with a defined leader gives this tree an extreme columnar shape.
Height: 10-12’ $252.00
Handsome, columnar tree with deep purple, crinkled foliage all season long. Slow growth habit and narrow form makes it ideal for smaller residential landscapes while also a striking vertical accent or specimen in most any setting. Smooth silver bark adds attractive winter interest.
Full Sun 8-10’ B&B
Height: 10-12’ $260.00
Spread: 3’
Striking foliage is purple with irregular pinkish-white and rose borders. A colorful addition to the landscape, giving an overall pink effect. Not recommended for hot, dry areas. Deciduous.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-35’ 10gal $127.99 6-7’ B&B $239.99 2” B&B $300.00
Spread: 20-25’
Jade Butterfly Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterfly’)
Dwarf, densely branched, vase-shaped with striking bright green leaves and lovely gold fall color.
Spread: 20-25’
Blue Point Juniper ‘Spiraled’ (Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Point’)
A favorite for stately lawn specimens. Glowing blue-green foliage on a densely branched, broad pyramid form that maintains its natural form well with practically no pruning. Clipped into a spiral form makes this a wonderful formal accent in entrances or on patios.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-12’ 4’ B&B $159.99
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Spread: 3’
Tricolor Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Tricolor’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-35’ 7gal $159.99
Purple Fountain Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’)
Full Sun 8-10’ B&B
Red Obelisk Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Red Obelisk’)
Spread: 6-8’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
SPECIMENS
Mint Julep Juniper ‘Pom Pom’ (Juniperus chinensis ‘Monlep’)
A standout because of its brilliant mint green foliage displayed on a beautiful arching form. A constant performer in all climates in shrub borders, mass plantings or on the fringe of natural areas. An excellent choice as a topiary specimen at entryways or in formal gardens.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-6’ 7gal $159.99
Spread: 6’
Exceptionally showy, silvery blue foliage on a broad pyramidal form makes this a highly attractive landscape accent, excellent for screens, hedges, and group plantings. This tough plant has a dense, compactbranching habit that resists grazing by deer.
Spread: 6-8’
This apple has been professionally trained into the shape of a candelabra. It will fit perfectly along a fence, chimney or any flat surface.
B&B
Height: 4-6’ $314.99
Spread: 4-6’
This apple has been professionally trained into the shape of a candelabra. It will fit perfectly along a fence, chimney or any flat surface.
Height: 4-6’ $359.99
Height: 10’ $279.99
Spread: 3’
Howell’s Dwarf displays needles with bright, silver-blue undersides, green tops and a tint of yellow on the most exposed surfaces. A flat-topped bush when young, it eventually develops into a pyramidal tree, or you can maintain its flat form by removing upward shoots.
Sun Height: 6’ 21-24” 10gal $151.99
Spread: 8-10’
A compact plant with bluish-white needles that at maturity is wider than it is tall. Great as a specimen plant.
Full Sun 21” B&B
Height: 4-5’ $116.00
Spread: 5-6’
Papoose Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis ‘Papoose’)
Granny Smith Apple Espalier (Malus ‘Granny Smith) Sun 20gal
Full Sun 4-5’ B&B
Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’)
Honeycrisp Apple Espalier (Malus ‘Honeycrisp’) Sun 1.5”
Small deciduous conifer with gracefully weeping branches covered in refined gray-green foliage, which turns a strong orange in the fall. As with most Redwoods, Miss Grace prefers full sun, and moist, well-drained soils.
Tigertail Spruce (Picea bicolor ‘Howells Dwarf’)
Moonglow Juniper ‘Spiral’ (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-12’ 5-6’ B&B $199.99
Miss Grace Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace')
Spread: 4-6’
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Papoose has sharp, two-tone, blue-green needles. Late in spring, clusters of buds open at the branch tips and form blossom-like bursts of foliage. The slow-growing tree displays a dense, globose habit when young, but produces a leader with age and becomes a tight, upright, broad shape.
Sun 24”
B&B
$92.00
Height: 6-8’
Spread: 8’
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SPECIMENS
Dwarf Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris ‘Glauca Nana’)
A useful rounded evergreen shrub with rich blue-green needles on dense, horizontal branches, and attractive reddish bark. A great landscape accent or foundation plant. A slow-grower that tolerates regular pruning; wellsuited for training into topiary forms.
Sun 24-30” B&B
Height: 4-6’ $147.99
Spread: 4-6’
Wiethorst Schwerins Pine (Pinus x schwerins ‘Wiethorst’)
This is a small, upright-growing tree with fluffy light-green needles displaying silvery undersides. A valuable trait of this tree is that it will produce abundant seed cones at a young age.
Sun 42-48” B&B
Height: 3-5’ $199.99
Spread: 3-5’
Camperdown Elm (Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’) Excellent deciduous shade tree for small yard. Slender branches form attractive umbrella-like crown, reaching to the ground for a terrific winter silhouette. Beautiful bold foliage.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 15gal $231.99
Spread: 15-20’
Bonfire Peach (Prunus persica ‘Bonfire’)
'Bonfire' is a dwarf shrub which typically grows to 5' tall in 5 years. This plant has attractive, dark red leaves which hold their color throughout the growing season. Double pink-red flowers are produced in very early spring. The peach like fruit is inedible and matures in summer but is often hidden from view by the foliage.
Full Sun 10gal
Height: 4-6’
Spread: 4-6’
$99.99
Weeping Pink Pussy Willow (Salix caprea ‘Pendula’) A strongly weeping form of pussy willow on a standard, this tree is perfect for use as an accent or specimen plant for confined areas. Its large, silky soft catkins appear in early spring for a pretty effect.
Full Sun 15gal
Height: 5-6’ $159.99
Spread: 5-8’
Dwarf Korean Lilac Tree Form (Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’)
A dwarf spreading lilac with reddish-purple buds opening to pale lilac fragrant flowers. Profuse blooms in mid-spring.
Full Sun 10gal 15gal
Height: 8-10’ $159.99 $180.00
Spread: 5-7’
Twisty Baby Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Lace Lady’)
Unique dwarf shrub with interesting twisted branches. The contorted form makes an excellent small patio specimen and conversation piece. Grows well for many years in large containers. Prune back annually to encourage contorted growth.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15’ 15gal $180.00
Spread: 15’
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EVERGREENS These trees and shrubs are at work year round. Holding onto their leaves and needles through the winter, evergreens continuously look great in the landscape. Often used as windbreaks, privacy screens or even standalone specimens, an evergreen is a wonderful addition to any landscape.
White Fir (Abies concolor)
This tall, slender conifer holds its handsome, silvery-blue needles all season, after a first flush of new green foliage. Layered branching and highly symmetrical outline provides a strong vertical silhouette in the landscape. Striking, upright cones are pale green with a deep purplish cast, maturing brown.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-50’ 6’ B&B $192.50
Spread: 10-15’
Gold Mops Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’)
A ground-hugging mound that is truly mop-like, with stringy leaves that color best in full sun. A superior accent to add contrast to dwarf green conifer plantings. Tailored to rock gardens and slope plantings as well as Asian garden schemes.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99 5gal $34.99
Spread: 3-4’
Green Columnar Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii Columnaris’)
An attractive, upright, pyramidal form highlighted by crisp bright green foliage on dense, tight branches. Prized for its versatility, it works well as an evergreen screen or background planting, in natural form, or shaped. Full Sun Height: 15-20’ Spread: 4-6’ 6’ B&B $210.00
Ketleeri Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Ketleeri’) Keteleeri is a dense, evergreen, small tree with a pyramidal habit. Typically grows 15-20' tall. Features light to medium green, mostly scalelike foliage which is attractive year-round. A female cultivar that produces profuse, grayish-green, berry-like cones.
Full Sun 6-7’ B&B
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Height: 15-20’ $139.99
Spread: 6’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
EVERGREENS
Andorra Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Andorra’)
Dense, blue-gray foliage in summer. Plum color in fall and winter.
Full Sun 3gal
$27.99
Height: 8-24”
Spread: 6-10’
This is the lowest-growing Juniper shrub. It is extremely cold tolerant and is a rapid grower with blue foliage.
$27.99
Height: 6”
Spread: 5’
An outstanding, very tough evergreen shrub with dense, upright branches clothed in sharply pointed, bright green needles.
$24.99
Height: 1’
Spread: 4-5’
Moonglow Juniper (Juniperus scloporum ‘Moonglow’)
Exceptionally showy, silvery blue foliage on a broad pyramidal form makes this a highly attractive landscape accent, excellent for screens, hedges, and group plantings. This tough plant has a dense, compactbranching habit that resists grazing by deer.
Full Sun 5’ B&B
Height: 15-20’
Height: 4-6’
Spread: 6-8’
$31.49
Norway Spruce (Picea abies) This tree’s fast growing habit makes it an excellent windbreak. It has cylindrical seed bearing cones up to 9 inches long.
Garden Juniper (Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’) Full Sun 2gal
Sea Green is a compact, evergreen shrub with a fountain-like, arching habit. Typically grows 4-6' high and to 8' wide. Features dark green foliage (may turn darker in winter) which is attractive year-round.
Full Sun 5gal
Blue Rug Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Rug’) Full Sun 5gal
Sea Green Juniper (Juniperus x. pfitzeriana ‘Sea Green’)
Spread: 6-8’
$27.99
Full Sun 5gal 6’ B&B 7’ B&B 8’ B&B
Height: 40-80’ $34.99 $174.99 $227.50 $279.99
Spread: 25-30’
Birds Nest Spruce (Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’)
This versatile, dwarf conifer is an excellent choice for an evergreen border, accent or container plant. The outward-curving branches with dense, dark green needles create an interesting bird's nest effect. Its tight, compact shape requires little maintenance.
Full Sun 5gal
$34.99
Height: 3-5’
Spread: 4-6’
Blue Star Juniper (Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’)
Medium grower with rich blue foliage and a cute, compact habit when it matures.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 12-15” 3gal $27.99
Spread: 24-36”
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EVERGREENS
Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca ‘Conica’)
Very slow-growing, conical, bright green dwarf spruce. Good for rock gardens.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5-7’ 5gal $55.99 7gal $87.50 10gal $129.50
Spread: 3-4’
Desirable, symmetrical cone shape to this evergreen conifer. Dense brightgreen needles mature to an interesting blue-green. Great landscape accent, useful as windbreak or screening. Attracts birds.
Height: 20-25’ $69.99 $174.99 $227.50 $279.99
Spread: 10-15’
$87.49
Height: 10-15’
Spread: 8-10’
Bluest of all the available Colorado Blue Spruce cultivars, ‘Hoopsii’ grows slowly to make a bold statement in a garden of greens and reds. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions. It thrives on organic, moist soils. It will not tolerate standing water.
Full Sun 6’ B&B
Height: 30’ $262.50
Spread: 15-20’
This is one of the most graceful spruces. Thin arching branches with a straight truck. Light green needles with a blue underside give this plant a unique look.
A broad, pyramid-shaped evergreen. Great as a specimen, hedge or windbreak. Color varies from gray-green to blue-green.
Height: 60’ $174.99 $227.50 $279.99 $384.99
Full Sun 15gal
Serbian Spruce (Picea omorika)
Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens) Full Sun 6’ B&B 7’ B&B 8’ B&B 10’ B&B
A grafted variety that is deeper blue than the normal species and has a very compact growth habit. Makes a good landscape specimen where a smaller evergreen tree is required.
Hoopsii Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’)
Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca ‘Densata’)
Full Sun 7gal 6’ B&B 7’ B&B 8’ B&B
Bakeri Spruce Picea pungens ‘Bakeri’)
Spread: 10-20’
Full Sun 6’ B&B 8’ B&B
Height: 50-60’ $192.50 $279.99
Spread: 15-25’
Pumilio Mugho Pine (Pinus mugho ‘pumilio’)
A dwarf version of the species that is shorter-needled and a deeper green. An excellent addition to a rock garden or as a specimen in the landscape.
Full Sun 5gal
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$31.49
Height: 6’
Spread: 6’
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White Pine (Pinus strobus)
A great soft-textured plant that can be used for screening or as a standalone tree. Fast growing pine
Full Sun 6’ B&B
Height: 50-80’ $157.50
Spread: 20-40’
Capitata Yew (Taxus cuspidate ‘Fastigiata’) Bright green pyramidal conifer is highly versatile. Fine textured foliage bears a soft, lush appearance. Attractive exfoliating reddish bark. Superior single specimen and a valuable large scale screen, windbreak.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-25’ 4.5’ B&B $111.99
Spread: 6-8’
Medium-growing, spreading evergreen shrub that can be easily pruned to shape. Great for hedges and specimen type plantings.
Spread: 6-7’
Full Sun 5gal 7gal
$34.99 $38.49
Height: 2-3’
Medium-growing, columnar form with very dark green needles and attractive red berries in the fall.
Spread: 2-3’
Nearly perfectly globe shaped shrub has finely textured, bright golden spring foliage and fantastic deep red fall color. Perfect for massing in the landscape foundation or as a rock garden specimen.
Spread: 5’
Hetz Midget Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Midget’) Small evergreen shrub with dense, globe shaped growth habit. Rich green needles are arranged in flat layered sprays. The compact form makes this a popular accent plant for mixed borders or containers. Very adaptable, tough, durable plant.
Spread: 3-4’
Holmstrup Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’)
The dense form of this evergreen is impressive when planted in a row along the edge of the garden or along the drive. It lends a formal look to the garden and makes a good foil to shrubs with a more casual form.
Full Sun 5’ B&B
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Spread: 2-3’
Fire Chief Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Congabe’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Hick’s Yew (Taxus x. media ‘Hicksii’) Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-12’ 7gal 24” $48.99
Dwarf, rounded shrub with dense foliage. Lacy, rich green leaf color is retained year-round. Useful as a low hedge or in foundation plantings. Especially useful in areas where space is limited. Evergreen.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5’ 5gal $31.49
Dense Yew (Taxus x. media ‘Densiformis’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-5’ 5gal $31.49 7gal $48.99 18” B&B $34.99 24” B&B $48.99
Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam’)
Height: 5-7’ $118.99
Spread: 2-3’
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Dark Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’)
The dark green of this conifer makes a solid statement in the winter landscape, and acts as a foil to blooming shrubs and perennials the rest of the year. Plant it as a tall accent in the lawn or use it in a row as a screen.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25’ 6’ B&B $157.50 8’ B&B $220.50
Spread: 5-7’
Fast growing, narrow, upright habit. Makes an excellent screen for tight spaces.
Spread: 5-8’
Its rich green foliage color and handsome, narrow form make this conifer an excellent choice to plant in a row as a formal screen. Leave it unshared for the full effect of its stately form.
Spread: 3-4’
Spread: 10-15’
Low-maintenance, rounded evergreen that is good for hedges. Sun/Part Shade Height: 5’ Spread: 5’ 5 gal $31.49 36” B&B $69.99
Beautiful, fast growing, columnar form of Western Red Cedar. Superb, shiny dark green foliage that holds its color throughout the year. Works great as a privacy screen or windbreak and is deer resistant.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-30’ 5’ B&B $87.50
Spread: 15-20’
Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata ‘Green Giant’)
Techny Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Techny’)
A pyramidal form with dark green foliage makes it excellent as a tall hedge.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 12-15’ 6’ B&B $157.50 7’ B&B $192.50 8’ B&B $220.50 10’ B&B $279.99
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-30’ 6-7’ B&B $174.99
Excelsa Arborvitae (Thuja plicata ‘Excelsa’)
Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 15’ 4’ B&B $55.99 6’ B&B $87.49
Columnar, pyramidal form arborvitae with foliage that is coarser than other selections. The plant holds good green color all winter. Reaches a height of 20 to 30 feet with a spread of 5 to 10 feet.
Woodward Globe Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Woodwardii’)
Pyramidal Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Pyramidalis’) Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-30’ 6-7’ B&B $139.99
Wintergreen Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Wintergreen’)
Spread: 6-8’
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One of the finest evergreens for screening or windbreak, this upright conifer is versatile, strong-rooted and virtually disease-free. Its uniform shape seldom needs pruning, but responds well to shearing. Thrives in southern heat and humidity. Durable, handsome accent tree.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 25-30’ 6-7’ B&B $199.50
Spread: 8-10’
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Spring Grove Arborvitae (Thuja plicata ‘Grovpli)
The solution to deer problems! This fast growing, cold hardy selection of Western Arborvitae shows excellent resistance to deer browsing. Spring Grove was selected for its superior winter color and hardiness.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 20-30’ 5-6’ B&B $94.50
Spread: 15-20’
A very fine-textured evergreen tree with branches that naturally fall to the ground. It is one of the few evergreens ideally suited for shady sites.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 40-50’ 6’ B&B $192.50 7’ B&B $244.99
Spread: 25-35’
BROADLEAF EVERGREENS Karen Azalea (Azalea x 'Karens')
This hardy azalea thrives in cold climates. An abundance of lavender orchid blooms create a spectacular show. Premier flowering shrub for use as hedge, in borders or in massed planting for display.
$27.99
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 3-5’
Girard's Crimson Azalea (Azalea x ‘Girards Crimson’) Beautiful, very large, rosy-red crimson flowers bloom in spring. Its dense, compact habit with glossy evergreen foliage add year-round interest.
Part Sun 3gal
$27.99
This hardy azalea thrives in cold climates. An abundance of lavender orchid blooms create a spectacular show. Premier flowering shrub for use as hedge, in borders or in massed planting for display.
Part Sun 3gal
$27.99
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 3-5’
Winter Gem Boxwood (Buxus 'Winter Gem')
Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis)
Part Sun 3gal
Rosebud Azalea (Azalea x 'Karens')
Height: 2-4’
Excellent evergreen shrub for small hedges. Among the hardiest of boxwoods, the rich green foliage acquires a golden bronze hue through winter, returning to green in spring.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-6’ 5gal $34.99
Spread: 4-6’
Baby Gem Boxwood (Buxus ‘Gregem’) This fine-textured broadleafed evergreen grows as tall as it is wide, reaching a maintainable size of 4 feet and resembling a little green muffin.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3’ 3gal $20.99 5gal $27.99
Spread: 3-4’
Green Gem Boxwood (Buxus x ‘Green Gem’)
A small, lush mound of dense emerald green summer foliage. Natural oval form.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 15-18” 6gal $48.99 18-21” B&B $55.99 10gal $66.49
Spread: 3-4’
Spread: 3-5’
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Green Mountain Boxwood (Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’)
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’)
Upright, pyramidal, oval-shaped evergreen plant.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5’ 15-18” 6gal $48.99 18-21” B&B $55.99 21-24” B&B $73.50 24-30” B&B $87.49 18-24” Pyr. $97.99
Spread: 3’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-5’ 3gal $24.49
Big, round leaves with a thick golden-yellow edge. Very showy and consistent leaf coloration. Yellow fruit and orange seed. Excellent hardiness and disease resistance.
An excellent, rounded evergreen for hedges.
Spread: 3’
This is an improved, fast-growing form of 'Winter Gem'. Its glossy evergreen foliage is attractive year-round, and it has excellent hardiness. This variety's more upright habit makes it great for hedging. Faster growth means it will fill in more quickly than other varieties.
Spread: 3’
Spread: 24”
Selected for its compact habit and glistening, bright green new foliage, this dwarf shrub makes an excellent hedge or border plant. The dense twiggy habit displays an abundance of black berries through winter, accenting the evergreen foliage.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 24” 5gal $31.49
Spread: 24”
Blue Combo Holly (Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ + ‘Blue Princess’)
This hybrid holly is a broad, upright, evergreen shrub which eventually matures to 8-10' tall by 8-12' wide. Features dark purplish stems and glossy, dark blue-green leaves which have spiny-toothed margins.
Blondy Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei ‘Blondy’)
Bold dark green and bright yellow evergreen foliage. Bright yellow stems. Tidy, mounded habit. Low maintenance.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-5’ 3gal $24.49
Sun/Part Shade Height: 24” 3gal $27.99
Shamrock Holly (Ilex glabra ‘’Shamrock’)
Sprinter Boxwood (Buxus ‘Bulthouse’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 3-6’
Gold Splash Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei 'Roemertwo')
Green Velvet Boxwood (Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’) Sun/Part Shade Height: 3’ 3gal $24.49 15-18” 6gal $48.99 18-21” B&B $55.99 21-24” B&B $66.49
A variegated shrub with a spreading habit. It features rounded glossy deep emerald green leave with irregular, attractive creamy white margins. Leaf margins acquire pink tones as winter approaches.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-10’ 5gal $41.99
Spread: 8-12’
Spread: 3-6’
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Amy Cotta Rhododendron (Rhododendron ‘Amy Cotta’)
A rich pinkish-lavender, heavily flowering form of 'PJM' rhododendron, 'Amy Cotta' is a slow growing, semi-dwarf form perfect for sites which call for a compact flowering evergreen.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-5’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 3-4’
PJM Elite Rhododendron (Rhododendron ‘PJM’)
Medium-growing, rounded broadleaf evergreen shrub that carries pink flowers in mid to late April.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 5 gal $48.99
Spread: 3-4’
Nova Zembla Rhododendron (Rhododendron x. ‘Nova Zembla’)
A small, dense, upright, evergreen shrub prized for its large trusses of showy, bright red flowers. A cold hardy rhododendron that thrives in cooler regions but benefits from protection from winter winds. Flower color develops a deep pink tone in sunnier exposures.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-5’ 5gal $38.49
Spread: 4-5’
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SHRUBS Shrubs are valued for their ornamental and functional reasons. The can offer just the right amount of size and color where you need it, but can also provide a low hedge for a bit of screening. The shrubs we offer are hardy for our area and have been Midwestern staples for landscapes for many years. Ask our staff which best suits your yard.
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Brilliant Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’)
This improved, compact selection is noted for its beautiful red fall foliage and abundant glossy red fruit. Does best in wet soil.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-8’ 5 gal $27.99
Spread: 3-4’
Black Iroquois Beauty Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa ‘Morton’)
A multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub selected for its unique compact habit, showy display of small white flower clusters, glossy foliage, showy orange to deep-red fall foliage and abundant production of black fruit.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 5’
Low Scape® Mound aronia is a tough, tolerant, tidy little mound of glossy green foliage. In spring, it's covered in hundreds of dainty white flowers, and in autumn, the leaves turn brilliant red to contrast with dark purpleblack fruit.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 1.5-2’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 1.5-2’
Dwarf, mounded, crimson red shrub. Excellent accent, low hedge, or edging plant.
$29.75
Full Sun 3gal 5gal
$24.99 $29.75
Height: 1-2’
Spread: 1-2’
Limoncello Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'BailErin') This Barberry has striking chartreuse foliage with an unusual red, almost dotted, pattern around the margin. The fall foliage is orange, yellow and red. The small size and habit make it perfect as an accent plant
Full Sun 5gal
Height: 3-4’
Spread: 3-4’
$34.99
A petite barberry with deep maroon-purple foliage that becomes even more intense in the fall. Small yellow flowers may be followed by a few bright red berries. This variety produces little to no viable seed, making it a great alternative over others.
Full Sun 3gal
$24.49
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 2-3’
Citrus Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Koren’)
Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea ‘Nana’) Height: 2’
This is the winner of the Garden Merritt award from the Royal Horticultural Society. Its orange-red foliage with yellow margins make this barberry a real eye catcher.
Concorde Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Concorde’)
Low Scape Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa ‘Low Scape’)
Full Sun 5gal
Admiration Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Admiration’)
Spread: 2-3’
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This bright barberry has a neat, rounded habit that results in a uniformly ball-shaped plant. It makes an excellent low-maintenance hedge, needing little if any pruning to maintain its shape.
Full Sun 5gal
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 2-3’
$34.49
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Bailey Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’)
Golden Treasure Birch (Betula x plettkei ‘Golden Treasure’)
Golden Treasure dwarf birch is an exceptionally cold-tolerant dwarf birch. New growth appears in sunset hues of yellow, red, and orange, and cheerful chartreuse foliage carries the plant through the entire season.
Part Shade 3gal
$27.99
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 2-4’
A delightful deer resistant native plant that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. The attractive, glossy dark green leaves set off the fragrant extra-large white summer flowers. Yellow fall foliage adds to its appeal.
$27.99
Height: 4’
Spread: 4’
Ruby Spice Clethra (Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’)
Fragrant spikes of small rich rose-pink flowers stand above glossy green foliage and attract butterflies in summer. Compact habit makes this a good choice for small gardens with shrubs and mixed into perennial borders.
Part Shade 3gal
Height: 4’
Spread: 4’
$27.99
Ivory Halo Dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’) This has the same light green and white foliage and brilliant red winter stems of the regular form, but is two-thirds the size. Plant in shrub borders or as a low hedge.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5’ 5gal $31.49
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-8’ 5 gal $27.99
Spread: 10-12’
Golden Spirit Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’)
Vanilla Spice Clethra (Clethra alnifolia ‘Caleb’)
Part Shade 3gal
This striking, red-stemmed dogwood has medium green foliage with creamy white flowers.
Spread: 5’
Spectacular foliage emerges lime green, matures to brilliant gold in summer, then turns coral, orange and red in fall. Showy smoke-like plumes of airy, pale pink flowers provide stunning summer interest. Foliage is sun tolerant and scorch-resistant unless conditions are extremely dry.
Full Sun 5gal
Spread: 8-10’
Royal Purple Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’) Spectacular dark purple form that holds its color well, foliage emerges reddish purple and darkens to near black. Fall color is a spectacular reddish purple and the fluffy flowers are purplish red .
Full Sun 5gal
Height: 8-10’
Spread: 8-10’
$38.49
Winecraft Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria ‘NCCO1)
Winecraft Black is the first Proven Winners smoke bush, so you know it must be special. In spring, round leaves emerge rich purple but as summer's heat comes on, they turn a deep near-black tone and finally light up in an array of reds and oranges in fall.
Full Sun 2gal
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Height: 8-10’ $41.99
$27.99
Height: 5-7’
Spread: 6-8’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Peking Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster acutifolia ‘Peking’)
Small, pale pink flowers in spring, small, black fruit in late summer and autumn. Its autumn color is a combination of yellow, orange, and red.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-10’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 6-10’
Cranberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus) Superb low hedge or groundcover formed by spreading branches that display an interesting herringbone pattern. Small, pink flowers in spring are followed by large, beautiful red berries that brighten the winter
landscape. Sun/Part Shade Height: 2’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 3-5’
Perfectly pretty pink flowers on a deutzia. A shower of elegant pink flowers creates a carpet of color. Great for mass plantings because of its neat, mounded habit and burgundy-purple fall color, this tough, adaptable plant makes an excellent groundcover, especially on a sunny slope.
Spread: 2’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 4-5’
Black Kodiak Diervilla (Diervilla rivularis)
This tough, easy-growing shrub is a standout with its dark burgundyblack foliage. The color is especially intense in spring and autumn. The bright yellow flowers add contrast in early summer.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 4-5’
The cool foliage stays bright and clean right up until the first frost. Bunches of yellow blossoms adorn the plant in June and July. Easy-togrow in a variety of soils.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 2-3’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 2-3’
Compact Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’)
Orange Kodiak Diervilla (Diervilla ‘Kodiak Orange’)
A tough native flowering shrub that makes a bold statement in the fall landscape with its glowing orange fall foliage. This drought tolerant shrub thrives in sun or shade and is adaptable to most soils.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $29.75
Kodiak Red diervilla is a native flowering shrub that looks great while shrugging off shade, problem soils, and even deer. New growth emerges in spring with a rich red tone, and turns vivid red in fall.
Cool Splash Diervilla (Diervilla sessilifolia 'LPDC Podaras’)
Cherry Blossom Deutzia (Deutzia x. ‘NCDK2’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 2’ 3gal $29.75
Red Kodiak Diervilla (Diervilla ‘Kodiak Red’)
Spread: 4-5’
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Compact shrub with erect branches and interesting corky bark. Deep green summer leaves turn fiery-red in the fall. Tiny yellow flowers produce pink fruit that is showy in late fall into winter.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-6’ 5gal $31.49 30” B&B $48.99
Spread: 4-5’
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Show Off Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia ‘Mindor’)
This new compact selection offers a superior flower display over older varieties. It is covered from base to tips with large, bright yellow blooms in early spring. Excellent as a short hedge, in mixed borders and foundations, or as a cut flower.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5-6’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 5-6’
Bali Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Minfren’)
With its beautiful white blooms, First Editions Bali Hibiscus will grant a glimpse of garden paradise July through September. Its semi-double white blossoms are perfectly accentuated by a purple-red center.
Full Sun 5gal
$34.99
Height: 5-8’
Spread: 4-7’
Tahiti Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mineru’)
Summer Ruffle Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Aarticus’)
This variegated hibiscus has blue green foliage with creamy white margins. Dark pink to lavender flowers add to the show in summer. At 3-4' in height and width, this is a great feature plant for smaller gardens.
With its large, trumpet-shaped blossoms, First Editions Tahiti Hibiscus is sure to stand out in any garden. Its gorgeous semi-double blooms are a deep pink-purple accented with a dramatic deep red center. Tahiti offers a feeling of the tropics from July through October.
Full Sun 5gal
Full Sun 5gal
Height: 3-4’
Spread: 3-4’
$34.99
Height: 5-8’
Spread: 4-6’
$34.99
Peppermint Smoothie Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘DS04PS’)
French Cabaret Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syiacus ‘Mindoub’)
Beautiful double bi-colored red and pink blooms adorn this medium sized shrub from mid to late summer.
French Cabaret blooms profusely from July to October with double flowers in large pompoms. Dark pink flower buds open to a delicate blush pink with shades of white.
Full Sun 3gal
Height: 8-10’
Spread: 4-8’
$27.99
Raspberry Smoothie Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘DSO3RS’) Beautiful double raspberry blooms adorn this medium sized shrub from mid to late summer.
Full Sun 3gal
$27.99
Height: 8-10’
Spread: 4-8’
Full Sun 5gal
Spread: 4-7’
$34.99
Hawaii Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mingrand’) This hibiscus is perfect for small landscapes. Large, showy, blue flowers with a red-purple heart. Blooms from July-September.
Full Sun 5gal
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Height: 5-8’
$34.99
Height: 5-8’
Spread: 4-7’
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Fiji Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus ‘Minspot’)
First Editions Fiji Hibiscus will bring to mind beautiful exotic islands with its color and texture. The blooms start as a medium pink, then open to semi-double flowers that finally fade to a lighter pink hue.
Full Sun 5gal
$34.99
Height: 5-8’
Spread: 4-7’
Sunny Boulevard St. Johns Wort (Hypericum x ‘Deppe’)
This tightly branched shrub is noted for its long bloom time, beginning in July and continuing until September. The flowers are rich yellow, small but numerous, and the leaves are willow-like. This is an excellent plant for adding bright color to landscapes all summer long.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 2-3’ 3gal $24.49
Spread: 2-3’
Annabelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’) Large, double white flowers in June and July with dark green foliage. Perfect for groupings or specimen plants in the landscape. Part Shade/Shade Height: 4-5’ Spread: 4-6’
5gal
$27.99
Incrediball Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Incrediball’) This adaptable native plant produces huge flowers (as large as 12 inches wide) and is both reliable and beautiful. Incrediball blooms on new growth so even very cold winters won't keep it from blooming. Part Shade/Shade Height: 4-5’ Spread: 4-6’
3gal 5gal
$27.99 $34.99
Wee White Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA5’)
Wee White hydrangea is positively ground-breaking: it's the first dwarf 'Annabelle' type hydrangea in the world! This cute little landscape plant ensures that any landscape can enjoy the reliability, low-maintenance, and season-long beauty of hydrangeas.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 2-3’ 3gal $27.99
Invincible Ruby Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA3’)
The dark burgundy red flower buds of Invincibelle Ruby open to a twotoned combination of bright ruby red and silvery pink. The foliage is extra dark and stems are strong, making this new hydrangea a gem in any garden.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 4-5’ 2gal $24.49
Spread: 4-6’
Pistachio Hydrangea (Hydrangea machrophylla ‘Horwack’)
This eye-catching, compact rebloomer boasts wide mophead flowers filled with an exciting and unique color combination for hydrangeas - lime green accented with a deep rosy pink. Blooms continuously from spring until frost.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 4-5’
Bloom Struck Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘PIIHM-II’)
This beauty blooms on old and new growth, constantly pushing out new flower heads measuring 3-5'' across. Intense rose-pink, violet or blue flower heads are held upright on striking red–purple stems.
Part Shade/Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99 5gal $34.99
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Spread: 2-3’
Spread: 4-5’
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Let’s Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘SMHMTAU ’)
Let's Dance Blue Jangles is a big-leaf hydrangea that blooms on both old and new wood, with a tight, compact habit that is unusual among reblooming hydrangeas. Large, full flower heads will readily go heavenly blue in acid soils; in alkaline soils, they'll be vivid pink.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 2-3’ 3gal $29.75
Spread: 2-3’
This is a wonderful dwarf form is early blooming, White flowers transform to pink-red as summer progresses. Compact size fits easily into any landscape. Use it in a mixed border, or as a showy specimen or foundation plant.
Spread: 3-5’
Quick Fire blooms about a month before other Hydrangea paniculata (hardy hydrangea) varieties. Extend the hydrangea season in your garden by planting Quick Fire.
Spread: 8-10’
This dwarf hydrangea is definitely a head turner. Beautiful dwarf that is covered in white flowers throughout the summer.
$27.99
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 3’
The Lime Light Hydrangea has strong, upright branching with sensuous blooms. Use this plant as a specimen or even for cut flower arrangements.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6’ 3gal $27.99 5gal $31.49
Spread: 4-6’
Diamond Rouge has abundant, long lasting flowers on strong stems that start out white and progress to pink, raspberry red and finally wine red. Flowers start blooming in July and take on red coloration earlier in the season than other pink paniculatas.
Full Sun 5gal
$34.99
Height: 4-5’
Spread: 3-4’
Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renhy’)
Bobo Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Ilvobo’) Full Sun 3gal
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3’ 3gal $27.99
Diamond Rouge Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Rendia’)
Quick Fire Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-8’ 5gal $31.49
A new dwarf form of the ever popular ‘Limelight' hydrangea, Little Lime sports the same great flowers and coloration but in a smaller package. A great shrub with great small size.
Limelight Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’)
Little Quick Fire Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMHPLQF’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-5’ 3gal $27.99
Little Lime Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Jane’)
Spread: 3-4’
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Flowers emerge creamy white in mid summer, change to pink and finally to strawberry red. New blooms give the plant a multicolored effect in late summer and early fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-7’ 5gal $34.99
Spread: 4-5’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Rensun’)
Similar to the Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea, except its small size. Blooms are creamy white to start. By mid summer they change to pink and finish off with a strawberry red.
Full Sun 5gal
$34.99
Height: 4-5’
Spread: 3-4’
A compact, early blooming, heat tolerant selection with attractive greenish-red foliage all season. Blooms open creamy white in early summer, turn pink in mid-summer, becoming deep red in fall. A beautiful accent, foundation or border shrub for the garden.
Spread: 3-5’
Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’) Among the largest of the Oakleaf Hydrangeas, this bold selection is handsome and stately for foundation or border. It has deeply lobed, oaklike leaves and a profusion of large white blooms.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 12-15’ 6gal $34.99
Spread: 12-15’
This fantastic new hardy, reblooming Hydrangea will provide months of enjoyment in the garden! Lovely reddish-pink lacecap flowers create a mass of color in early summer, and continue to bloom right up until frost. The semi-double to double florets begin with creamy coloration in the center before maturing to intense pink. Flowers may shift to blue in acidic soils.
$27.99
Height: 2-3’
Sun/Shade 3gal
Height: 3-4’
Spread: 3-4’
$29.75
A large shrub that is used for hedge plantings. Cheyenne Privet takes pruning very well. Lightly scented, white flowers in late spring.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-12’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 8-10’
Amber Jubilee Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Jefam’) Amber Jubilee offers a unique blend of foliage colors including new growth that takes on shades of yellow and orange in summer before turning purple in the fall. Foliage on mature sections of the plant is lime-green. Annual pruning of the stem tips will help this plant look its best. Full Sun Height: 5-6’ Spread: 4-5’
5gal
$31.49
Coppertina Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolious ‘Mindia’)
Tuff Stuff Hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata ‘MAK 20’)
Sun/Shade 3gal
Sweetly scented plant with pure white flowers, good fall color, and a low mounded, compact growth habit.
Cheyenne Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Fire and Ice Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Wims Red’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-5’ 3gal $27.99
Little Henry Sweetspire (Itea virginica ‘Sprich’)
Spring foliage turns to rich burgundy red in summer. Soft pink flowers line the gently arching branches in early summer. Coppertina is also noted for its attractive peeling bark and bright red seed capsules in fall.
Full Sun 5gal
$31.49
Height: 8-10’
Spread: 6-8’
Spread: 3-4’
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Tiny Wine Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMPOTW’)
Dwarf variety, extra full with small, refined leaves. Dark maroon foliage is colorful all season and contrasts with white flowers in late spring.
Full Sun 3gal
Height: 3-4’
Spread: 3’
$27.99
Ginger Wine Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMPOBLR) This fuss-free deciduous shrub with sparkling burgundy foliage and unique peeling bark creates a stunning backdrop in shrub borders. Spring foliage is radiant orange. Full Sun Height: 5-6’ Spread: 4-5’
3gal
$31.49
Goldfinger Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’) This profusely flowering shrub grows into a small, dense, and rounded shape. Long lasting flowers from June-September create a year round beauty for your landscape.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 2-4’ 3gal $24.49
Spread: 2-3’
Little Twist Cherry (Prunus insica ‘Little Twist’)
A profusion of semi-pendulous, tightly clustered white flowers with pink centers that turn darker pink with age on stems and shoots that zig-zag. Fall foliage is maroon.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-7’ 5gal $34.99
Spread: 6-7’
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Purpleleaf Sandcherry (Prunus x. cistena)
Upright, fast-growing shrub has reddish-purple leaves all summer. Flowers are white to pink. It can be planted close to paved surfaces and near utility lines and can also be used as a deciduous hedge.
Full Sun 5gal
$27.99
Height: 7-10’
Spread: 5-7’
Grow Low Sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro low’)
A low-growing plant that spreads rapidly. Excellent for mass beds and bank control. Aromatic, small yellow flowers in spring. Scarlet to orange fall color.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 2-2.5’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 6-8’
Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum)
This alpine currant is a compact, mound-forming shrub which grows 3-6' tall. Bright green leaves are 3-5 lobed, turning to a dull yellow in fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-5’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 4-5’
Green Mound Alpine Currant (Ribies alpinum ‘Green Mound’)
Compact rounded shape, small greenish flowers, dense bright green foliage, slow growing. Disease resistant.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 3-4’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Golden Sunshine Willow (Salix sachalinensis 'Golden Sunshine')
The rich, almost solid gold foliage emerges in early spring and keeps bright chrome color until turning chartreuse in autumn. A vigorous and adaptable Willow that will grow 15 to 18 feet tall and 5 to 7 feet wide.
Sun/Part Sun Height: 15-18’ 3gal $20.99
Spread: 5-7’
Flamingo Japanese Willow (Salix integra ‘Flamingo’)
Fantastic variegated foliage of pink, white and bright apple green on a graceful, easy to grow shrub. Occasional pruning to shape promotes a flush of colorful new leaves. Foliage resists heat scorch and stands up to rain and wind. Shiny red stems add appeal even when bare in the winter landscape.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 3gal $24.49
Spread: 8-10’
Japanese Dappled Willow (Salix integra 'Hakura Nishiki')
Green, white, and pink new growth with variegation. Slender, delicate branches.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 3gal $24.49 5gal $31.49
Spread: 8-10’
Intense purple black foliage is finely cut, giving it an effect similar to that of a Japanese Maple. Creamy pink flowers contrast nicely with the dark foliage. Fall berries can be harvested for making wine and jam.
Height: 6-8’
This distinctive golden, thread-like foliage looks wonderful in mixed borders or as a high-impact specimen plant. Plant it with Black Lace Elderberry for a really bold contrast.
Sun/Part Sun Height: 3-5’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 3-6’
Instant Karma Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Sanivalk’)
Proven Winners upright habit, large lacy white flowers, produces purpleblack fruit if a pollinator is near, green leaves have white edges.
Full Sun 3gal
Height: 6-8’
Spread: 6-8’
$27.99
Glow Girl Birchleaf Spirea (Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor Gold’)
This shrub has lemon-lime foliage through summer, changing in fall to beautiful colors of orange. Pink buds open to pure white blooms in spring. A great variety of Spirea for year round interest.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Spread: 3-4’
Candy Corn Spirea (Spirea japonica ‘NCSX1’)
Black Lace Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’)
Full Sun 3gal
Lemon Lace Elderberry (Sambucus racemose ‘Lemon Lace’)
Spread: 6-8’
A heavy hitter with a thrilling series of color! Bright candy apple red foliage emerges in spring and matures to a bold yellow, with a continuous topping of blazing orange all season long. It delivers an additional burst of color with its vibrant, red-violet blooms.
Full Sun 3gal
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
$27.99
$27.99
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Little Princess Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’)
Small leaves on short, wiry stems. Pale pink flowers emerge in summer. Excellent groundcover or dwarf specimen shrub. It can also be used as a divider planted along a path or sidewalk.
Full Sun 3gal
$20.99
Height: 2’
Spread: 3’
Magic Carpet Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Magic Carpet’)
A neat, compact mounded shrub with vibrant red new leaves. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet-red in fall. This color combo will brighten any landscape.
Full Sun 3gal
$20.99
Height: 1-2’
Spread: 1-2’
Dense mounded habit, pure pink flower, green foliage is dark burgundy in the spring.
Spread: 2-3’
Full Sun 3gal
$20.99
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 2-3’
Gold Flame Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda ‘Gold Flame’)
New and autumn foliage is mottled with red, copper and orange. It sports pink flowers in mid summer.
Full Sun 3gal
$20.99
Height: 2-3’
Spread: 2-3’
This graceful shrub features a large display of pure white flowers and colorful orange-red fall color. Spreads out generously along fence lines and fills in foundation planting along large barren walls. Makes an outstanding background for beds and mixed borders.
Full Sun 5gal
Double Play Gold Spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Tracy’)
Dazzling display of foliage and flowers, this selection provides beauty in the landscape from spring through fall. Emerging spring foliage glows orange, transitions to deep yellow all summer long, returning to rich golden orange in autumn. Massive pink flowers are beautiful.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 2-3’ 3gal $24.49
Vibrant golden spring foliage, accented by clusters of pink flowers, cools to a yellowish green in summer then a rich, yellowish orange in fall. Great color addition to a shrub or perennial border, or to brighten patio or terrace in decorative containers.
Renaissance Spirea (Spiraea x vanhoutti ‘Renaissance’)
Double Play Pink Spirea (Spirea japonica ‘SMNSJMPF’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 2-3’ 3gal $24.99
Goldmound Spirea (Spirea japonica ‘Goldmound’)
Spread: 2-3’
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Height: 5’
Spread: 6’
$27.99
Snowmound Spirea (Spiraea nipponica ‘Snowmound’) Compact shrub with graceful, spreading branches and clusters of white flowers in mid to late spring. Attracts butterflies.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-5’ 5gal $27.99
Spread: 3-5’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Proud Berry Coralberry (Symphoricarpos sp. ‘Sophie’)
Sophie snowberry makes it unbelievably easy to fill your landscape with these unique pink berries, guaranteed to turn heads. Cute, rounded, bluish -green leaves look handsome all season, then, in late summer, bell-shaped flowers appear.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $24.49
Spread: 3-4’
This dwarf variety has lilac to lavender flowers in June and a purple color in fall.
$27.99
Height: 4-5’
Spread: 5-7’
Fragrant lavender dwarf plant that blossoms later than other lilacs. Its leaves turn burgundy-red in the fall.
$27.99 $34.99
3gal
$31.49
Produces spectacular clusters of light lavender-blue flowers without winter chilling! A midseason bloomer that typically flowers in mid-May. Bright green foliage maintains its attractive appearance all summer. Full Sun Height: 10’ Spread: 6’
5gal
Miss Kim Lilac (Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’) Full Sun 5gal 24-30” B&B
With shiny violet new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds and fragrant violet flowers, Virtual Violet is aptly named. Leaf petioles remain violet well into the summer. The habit is upright instead of rounded and compact. Full Sun Height: 6-8’ Spread: 4-6’
Blue Skies Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Monore’)
Dwarf Korean Lilac (Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’) Full Sun 5gal
Virtual Violet Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Bailbridget’)
Height: 6-8’
Spread: 6-8’
$41.99
Sensation Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’) Noted for its large trusses of purplish-red florets edged in white. Branches are erect and open with rich green foliage. Full Sun Height: 10’ Spread: 6’
5gal
$34.99
Angel White Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Angel White’)
Pocahontas Lilac (Syringa x hysinthiflora ‘Pocahontas’)
5gal
Full Sun 5gal
Spectacular clusters of fragrant pure white flowers produced without winter chilling! This midseason bloomer typically flowers in mid-May. The open-branched, upright form makes a great hedge, screen or accent. Full Sun Height: 10’ Spread: 6’
$41.99
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Extend the lilac season with this extremely hardy, early blooming variety. Deep maroon-purple buds open in early May to fragrant, deep violet blooms 7 to 10 days before common lilac varieties bloom.
$41.99
Height: 8-10’
Spread: 6-8’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Dark Purple Bloomerang Lilac (Syringa x ‘Penda’)
A revolutionary new kind of lilac, Bloomerang blooms in spring and then again throughout the summer. It goes through a rest period in the heat of the summer, then flowers again.
Full Sun 5gal
$38.49
Height: 4-5’
Spread: 5-6’
Pink Perfume Bloomerang Lilac (Syringa x ‘Pink Perfume’)
The classically fragrant blooms arrive in spring, then again from midsummer to fall. Compact, rounded shrub makes a lovely addition to mixed borders or as a container.
Full Sun 3gal
$27.99
Height: 4-5’
Spread: 4-5’
Large, light pink to white flowers bloom in mid spring and fill the air with a sweet, spicy fragrance.
Spread: 2-3’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5-7’ 5gal $31.49
Large, light pink to white flowers bloom in mid spring and fill the air with a sweet, spicy fragrance.
Spread: 4-6’
Selected by the University of Minnesota for its high disease resistance to powdery mildew. In shrub form, Homefree is versatile and hardy. This native cultivar performs well in a variety of landscape settings including wet, dry, sun or shady locations. Spring flowers are a crisp white, and the blue-black fruits that follow attract birds and are edible. Fall colors include yellows, oranges, reds and purples.
Spread: 8-10’
Deffender Viburnum (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides ‘Defender)
White fragrant flowers appear early summer that attracts bees, butterflies and birds. A great deciduous shrub for borders or a specimen plant.
Spread: 8-10’
Brandywine Viburnum (Viburnum nudum ‘Bulk’)
White spring flowers produce breathtaking pink and blue fall fruit. Sets fruit without another pollinator. Wine-red fall foliage. Deer resistant.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5-7’ 5gal $31.49
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Spread: 5-7’
Home Free Viburnum (Viburnum lentago ‘HomeFree’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 8-10’ 5gal $31.49
Koreanspice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-6’ 6gal $41.99
This compact beauty has loads of creamy white spring flowers and rich blue berries in late summer. Also good in groupings, masses, and as a filler in the shrub border, good as a screen and for use in parking lots.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 10-15’ 5gal $31.49
Compact Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii ‘Compactum’) Sun/Part Shade Height: 2-3’ 18-24” B&B $55.99
Blue Muffin Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’)
Spread: 5-7’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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Shasta Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Shasta’)
Prized for extra large clusters of white flowers that smother the bright green leaves. Plum-purple foliage and showy scarlet fruit in fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 6-8’ 7gal $31.49
Spread: 8-10’
Compact American Cranberrybush Viburnum (Viburnum trilobum ‘Baliey Compact’) This compact form of American cranberrybush was discovered by Pat Perkins at Bailey Nurseries. Formerly called Compact American cranberrybush, this hardy shrub has beautiful foliage that offers a slight red edge when new, then turns a deep red in fall.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 5-7’ 5gal $31.49
Spread: 5-7’
Rosy-pink flowers add a touch of romance when displayed against the dark glossy foliage. The foliage is much darker than that of older varieties. It contrasts beautifully with the rosy-pink flowers.
Spread: 4-5’
Dark red, wavy leaves and a spreading habit. Hot pink-magenta flowers. Foliage is dark black-purple with an attractive wavy margin. Attracts hummingbirds.
Height: 2-3’
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-5’ 5gal $34.99
Spread: 2-3’
$24.49
As the first dwarf variegated Weigela to be introduced, its tight habit and colorful foliage make it very versatile. Possible applications include an artistic drift along the edge of an annual or perennial bed or as an accent piece in a container.
Spread: 1-1.5’
Wings of Fire Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Wings of Fire’) This versatile spring blooming shrub displays lavender blooms against fantastic foliage that emerges green, then quickly takes on a bronze hue. In summer they are glowing red, turning brilliant burnt-red in Fall. An excellent alternative to Burning Bush.
Spread: 3-4’
Red Prince Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Red Prince’)
Striking shrub with red, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early summer and again in late summer. Its flowers attract hummingbirds. The flowers of this shrub make a bold statement in the landscape.
Full Sun 5gal
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Spread: 4-5’
My Monet Weigela (Weigela florida 'Verweig' P.P. #16,824)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Spilled Wine Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Bokraspiwi’)
Full Sun 2gal
Perhaps the brightest weigela yet, this exciting new shrub shines with brilliant golden leaves that hold their color all season long, undaunted by summer sun. Prolific crimson buds open to deep pink blooms and last for nearly a month.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 1-2’ 2gal $27.99
Wine and Roses Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’)
Sun/Part Shade Height: 4-5’ 3gal $27.99
Golden Jackpot Weigela (Weigela florida ‘MonRigney’)
$27.99
Height: 4-6’
Spread: 4-6’
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
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DRIFT ROSES
Shining Sensation Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Shining Sensation’)
Dark burgundy foliage and light pink flowers on this extremely compact grower makes this a showstopper in your garden.
Full Sun 3gal
Height: 5-6’
Spread: 3-4’
$31.49
Height: 15-18”
Crimson Kisses Weigela (Weigela x ‘Slinco 1’) A new, more compact reblooming weigela with a tidy, rounded shape covered with bright, lipstick red flowers, each kissed with a white eye, backed by dense, green foliage. This versatile shrub is a colorful choice to back a flower border or to feature in front of larger shrubs.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 5gal $34.99
Spread: 3-4’
Spread: 24-36”
—Pink (Pink)
2gal
$20.99
—Red (Double red)
2gal
$20.99
SHRUB ROSES Shrub Roses encompass many different types of roses. It seems that if a rose does not fit in a certain category, it is called a shrub rose. Shrub roses have some of the most diverse coloring and fragrances available. They are so easy to take care of that everyone should have one.
Tuxedo Weigela (Weigela x ‘Velda’)
True white bell shaped flowers are a striking contrast against the dark foliage. A product of the top Weigela breeding program in the world; an exceptional performer. Blooms from summer to autumn.
Sun/Part Shade Height: 3-4’ 3gal $27.99
Drift Roses are a cross between full-size groundcover roses and miniature roses. From the former they kept toughness, disease resistance and winter hardiness. From the miniatures, they inherited their well managed size and repeat-blooming nature.
Spread: 3-4’
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Height: 4’
Spread: 4’
—White Knock Out (White, Single)
3gal
$24.49
—At Last (Sunset Orange)
3gal
$27.99
—Kashmir (Sunset Orange)
2gal
$24.49
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
ROSES
Knock Out Series
Hardscapes
—Knock Out (Red, Single)
3gal
$24.49
—Double Knock Out (Red, Pink, Double)
2gal
$20.99
—Double Knock Out (Red, Pink, Double)
3gal
$24.49
—Double Pink Knock Out (Pink, Double)
3gal
$24.49
—Miracle on the Hudson (Red, Single)
3gal
$27.99
—Sunny Knock Out (Yellow, Single)
3gal
$24.49
—Corral Knock Out (Red, Single)
2gal
$20.99
—Double Red (Red, Double)
3gal
$24.49
—Italian Ice (Yellow, Coral, Double)
3gal
$24.49
—Mango Salsa (Salmon, Coral, Double)
3gal
$24.49
Oso Easy Series
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Hardscaping is the use of hard materials such as rock, stone, concrete and pavers. These hard materials are what bring value to your landscape design. Hard materials like these are the things that require no replacement. At Whispering Hills, we have all the supplies you need to complete the job.
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-Irregular Flagstone
-Flagstone
-Steppers
(Limited Supply)
Full Color
$695.00 per ton
$295.00 per ton
$5.75 per sq. ft.
$345.00 per ton
-Natural Step Outcropping (5-8in thick)
-Weathered Edge Outcropping (4-10in thick)
-Outcropping
-Irregular Flagstone
(4-10in thick)
True Blue
$324.00 per ton
$225.00 per ton
$295.00 per ton
$655.00 per ton
-Nuggets
-Weathered Boulder
-True Blue Natural Clef
-Tumbled Steppers
$241.00 per ton
$200.00 per ton
$7.95
Sq. Ft.
$350.00 per ton
$7.95
12 x 12”
$15.90
12 x 24”
$17.90
18 x 18”
$23.85
18 x 24”
$31.58
24 x 24”
-Weathered Edge Drywall 3-4”
$370.00 per ton
4-5”
$370.00 per ton
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STONE
FOND DU LAC -Flagstone
-Outcropping
$575.00 per ton
(4-10in thick) $245.00 per ton
-Steppers $275.00 per ton
-Weathered Edge Outcropping
-Cut Drywall
(4-10in thick)
$295.00 per ton
$220.00 per ton
LANNON
BOULDERS
-Glacier Flagstone
-Granite Boulders
$0.35 per lb
4-8”
$555.00 per ton
12-18”
-Glacier Steppers
18-24” 24-36”
$0.30 per lb
$0.15 per lb
$480.00 per ton
$145.00 per ton
-Tumbled Outcropping (5-10in thick)
-Feather Boulders
-Weathered Edge Drywall
$0.16 per lb
$0.75 per lb
$370.00 per ton
$260.00 per ton
$1184.00 per ton
Weathered Edge -Sawn Drywall
(5-10in thick)
$360.00 per ton
$0.14 per lb $215.00 per ton
-Trap Boulders $0.20 per lb $315.00 per ton
-Weathered Edge Bobcat Size (5-10in thick) $0.16 per lb $260.00 per ton
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Alliance Products SEALERS AND CLEANERS Gator Hybrid: High Gloss Sealer (1 gal. & 5 gal.) Low Gloss Sealer (1 gal. & 5 gal.) Zero Gloss Sealer (1 gal. & 5gal.)
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Gator Clean: Efflorescence Cleaner (1 gal. & 5 gal.) M3 [Moss, Mold, Mildew] Cleaner (1 qt. ) Oil and Grease Cleaner (1 qt. ) Shampoo (1 gal. & 5 gal.) Paint Remover (1qt. ) Rust Remover
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(50lb)
$27.99
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Gator Block Glue XP (Case)
$55.20
Gator Block Glue XP (28 oz.)
$13.05
Gator Block Glue XP (Case)
$143.99
Aromatic Cedar Mulch $39.50 PER YD PICKED UP
8’ Alliance Edging Section
$10.00
Spiral Spikes Per Piece
$0.25
Recycled Red, Gold, Chocolate and Black $33.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Spiral Spikes Case [250 spikes per case]
$49.99
EDGING AND SPIKES
Hardwood Bark Fines $38.50 PER YD PICKED UP
Certified Playground Mulch $30.25 PER YD PICKED UP
Delivery 2-18 yds.
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BULK PRODUCTS
GRAVEL AND SAND *DELIVERY AVAILABLE CALL FOR PRICING*
Topsoil & Soil Amendments:
Decorative Gravel:
Pulverized Topsoil
Slate Chips 2-4” $220.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Fill Topsoil
Red Flint 1/2”-1 1/2” $130.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Mushroom Compost
Desert Sunset 1 1/2” $195.00 PER YD PICKED UP
$24.50 PER YD PICKED UP Delivery 2-8 yds $20.00 PER YD PICKED UP Delivery 2-8 yds $42.00 PER YD PICKED UP Delivery 2-10 yds
Decomposed Granite 1/2”-0” $125.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Organic Compost
$38.00 PER YD PICKED UP Delivery 2-10 yds
American Heritage 1 1/2” $125.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Garden Mix
Purple Passion 1”-2” $145.00 PER YD PICKED UP
TOPSOIL/SAND/MUSHROOM COMPOST $35.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Purple Passion Chips $160.00 PER YD PICKED UP Shooting Star Pathway 3/8”-0” $125.00 PER YD PICKED UP Crushed Bluestone 1/4” $270.00 PER YD PICKED UP
Delivery 2-10 yds.
Delivery 2-7 yds.
*Please Call for Availability *
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BULK PRODUCTS
GRASS SEED Aggregate: Crushed Concrete $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
Sunny/Shady per lb
$3.85
Sunny Rough & Tough 25lb
$64.50
Sunny Rough & Tough 50lb
$127.50
Shady 100 (30-70% shaded area) 25lb
$74.00
Shady 100 (30-70% shaded area) 50lb
$149.99
Grade 9 $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
Seed coverage 5-6lb per 1000sq’
Torpedo Sand $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
SOD Sod Rolls [16”x 90” =10 sq. ft. per roll]
Mason Sand [Play Sand] $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
$3.15
EXCELSIOR & STRAW BLANKET
Pea Gravel $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
Excelsior Blanket 4’ x 112.5’ (450 sq’)
$33.75
Limestone Screenings $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
Excelsior Blanket 8’ x 112.5’ (900 sq’)
$64.75
Straw Blanket 8’ X 112.5’ (900 sq’)
$39.99
Washed Gravel S.A. #6 .5”-1” #8 1”-2” $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
6” Staples Box of 1000
$42.50 [$0.10 each]
4” Staples Box of 1000
$36.00 [$0.05 each]
WEED BARRIER/FABRIC
3” Fractured $37.50 PER YD PICKED UP
Delivery 2-7 yds.
*Please Call for Availability *
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3’ x 50’
$12.99
3’ x 100’
$25.99
4’x 50’
$17.50
4’ x 100’
$34.95
4’ x 200’
$69.99
Prices & Availability Are Subject To Change
MISC.
DRAINAGE PRODUCTS Solid Drain Tile 4” X 100’
$48.85
Perforated Drain Tile 4” X 100’
$48.85
Perforated Drain Tile w/ Sock 4” X 100’
$63.00
Elbows 90˚
$5.40
Tees
$4.30
Wyes
$4.25
Internal Couplers
$1.75
Drain Tile Grate (Green)
$2.75
Down Spout Connector 4”X3”X2” (Res.)
$2.30
Down Spout Connector 4”X4”X2” (Comm.)
$3.95
Channel Drain 4” X 4’ Section
$43.50
Channel Drain 90˚ Connector
$29.99
Channel Drain End Cap
$7.00
Channel Drain End Outlet
$7.00
12” X 12” Catch Basin
$39.50
20” Round Drain Box w/grate
$59.49
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