• Sambucus ‘Adams’

    Adams Elderberry is a native deciduous shrub, native to North America. It has white flowers are very showy in the spring. The flowers are followed by dark purple edible berries that are enjoyed by wildlife and people.

    HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 10′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June-July FRUIT COLOR: Purple-black
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Callicarpa americana

    American Beautyberry is a deciduous shrub. It has a very open growth habit. The fruits are bright purple berries clustered around the stem. Fruits best when in full sun.

    HEIGHT: 6′ WIDTH: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple FRUIT COLOR: Purple
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’

    Annabelle Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub. It’s flowers are white and form round clusters. It thrives best in part shade. The flowers turn tan in the fall and can be attractive during the winter.

    HEIGHT: 3′ WIDTH: 4′ EXPOSURE: Partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Hamamelis ‘Arnold Promise’

    An open, vase shaped shrub with yellow fragrant flowers that emerge in late winter, early march. Fall color is yellow.

    HEIGHT: 12′ WIDTH: 12′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow-orange FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: February-March
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aronia melanocarpa

    Black Chokeberry is a native deciduous shrub. It is a moist soil tolerant, sucker forming shrub. The flowers are white and followed by clusters of black berries that last into the winter. Though the berries are edible, they do not often taste good on their own. Attracts birds. Fall color is purple-red.

    HEIGHT: 4′ WIDTH: 4′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Purple-red FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: April FRUIT COLOR: Black
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Sambucus ‘Black Lace’

    Black Lace Elderberry is a deciduous shrub. It has pink flowers that are very showy in the spring against the lacey purple foliage. The flowers are followed by dark purple berries. The berries on this shrub do not taste as good as those of our native Elderberry.

    HEIGHT: 6′ WIDTH: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Purple FLOWER COLOR: Pink BLOOM TIME: June-July
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Viburnum prunifolium

    A good flowering shrub for full sun or part shade. Fragrant white snowball-like flower clusters bloom in the spring. Fall color can be an attractive burgundy.

    HEIGHT: 12′ WIDTH: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Red-purple FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: May-July
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Ilex ‘Blue Princess’

    Blue Princess Meserve Holly is a evergreen shrub with glossy dark green broadleaf leaves. The leaves are thick with spiky edges. It needs to be pollinated by Blue Prince Meserve Holly to produce bright red berries that persist through the winter. It prefers acidic soil.

    HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FRUIT COLOR: Red
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aesculus parviflora

    Bottlebrush Buckeye is a native deciduous shrub. Large bottlebrush-like flowers emerge in the summer. The leaves are large and palmate. The fall color is yellow.

    HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Partial shade to full shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June-July
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Aronia ‘Brilliantissima’

    Brilliant Red Chokeberry is a native deciduous shrub, native to North America. It is a moist soil tolerant, sucker forming shrub. The flowers are white and flowed by clusters of red berries that last into the winter. Though the berries are edible, they do not often taste good on their own. They attracts birds. It has red fall color.

    HEIGHT: 6′ WIDTH: 3′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Red FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: April FRUIT COLOR: Red
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Calycanthus floridus

    Carolina Allspice is a native deciduous shrub. It is a thicket-forming shrub with large fragrant maroon flowers that appear in early summer. the leaves are fragrant when crushed.

    HEIGHT: 6′ WIDTH: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: Maroon BLOOM TIME: April-July
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Viburnum ‘Chicago Lustre’

    A native flowering shrub with glossy green foliage. Flowers are white flat topped clusters followed by clusters of blue fruits that are often enjoyed by birds. Dense growth habit makes this an excellent shrub for screening. Fall color is yellow.

    HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June FRUIT COLOR: Blue
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Leptodermis oblonga

    A dwarf flowering shrub. Purple fragrant flowers bloom in early summer. Sporadic flowers occur throughout the rest of the season.

    HEIGHT: 1′ WIDTH: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: May-June
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Hydrangea a. petiolaris

    Climbing Hydrangea is a climbing vine that does well in shade. It can climb without a trellis. The flowers are white fragrant lacecap clusters with showy bracts. The foliage is a dark glossy green with yellow fall color.

    HEIGHT: 30-50′ WIDTH: 6-10′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: May-July
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Hamamelis ‘Diane’

    An open, vase shaped shrub with orange fragrant flowers that emerge in late winter, early march. Fall color is yellow.

    HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 10′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow, orange, and red FLOWER COLOR: Orange BLOOM TIME: January-March
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Fothergilla gardenii

    Dwarf Fothergilla is a slow growing mounded shrub. The flowers are short, bottlebrush-like white fragrant flowers. The leaves are blueish green and turn shades of yellow, orange, purple and red in the fall.

    HEIGHT: 2′ WIDTH: 3′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow, orange, red, and purple FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: April-May
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Syringa ‘Palibin’

    Dwarf Korean Lilac is a deciduous dwarf Lilac shrub. The flowers are pinkish-lilac colored fragrant panicles, smaller than on the Common Lilac.

    HEIGHT: 4′ WIDTH: 5′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Pink BLOOM TIME: April-May
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Juniperus ‘Grey Owl’

    Grey Owl Juniper is a native evergreen shrub. It is a compact, blue-gray variety of the Eastern Redcedar. It is a horizontal spreading shrub with blue berries that are attractive to birds.

    HEIGHT: 3′ WIDTH: 5′ EXPOSURE: Full sun
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Rhus ‘Gro Low’

    Gro Low Sumac is a a very tough, low growing shrub. Fall color consists of oranges, reds, and purples.

    HEIGHT: 2′ WIDTH: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Orange, red, and purple
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Cephalotaxus harringtonia

    A slow-growing shrub with dark green needles that are soft to the touch. Prefers shade. Deer resistant.

    HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Part shade to full shade
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Viburnum x juddii

    Judd Viburnum is a deciduous shrub. It is a good flowering shrub for full sun or part shade. It has fragrant white snowball-like flower clusters bloom in the spring. Fall color can be an attractive burgundy.

    HEIGHT: 6′ WIDTH: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Purple-red FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Viburnum carlesii

    A good flowering shrub for full sun or part shade. Fragrant white snowball-like flower clusters bloom in the spring. Fall color can be an attractive burgundy.

    HEIGHT: 4′ WIDTH: 4′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Burgundy FLOWER COLOR: Pink BLOOM TIME: March-April
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Hydrangea ‘Little Lime’

    Little Lime Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub. It is a dwarf variety of the Limelight Hydrangea. The flowers are large panicles full of non-sterile white florets. The flowers begin white but fade to a pale green as the season progresses. In the fall the flowers become a mauve pink before turning tan and persisting throughout most of the winter.

    HEIGHT: 3′ WIDTH: 3′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Green-white to pink BLOOM TIME: July-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Syringa ‘Miss Kim’

    Miss Kim Manchurian Lilac is a compact Lilac shrub. Flowers are lilac colored fragrant panicles, smaller than on the Common Lilac. Foliage has a burgundy fall color.

    HEIGHT: 4′ WIDTH: 5′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Burgundy FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: May
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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