Shrubs

From Proven Winners - If you aren't familiar with abelia, here's one you ought to get to know. Ruby Anniversary® abelia is an unusually hardy abelia, thriving even in zone 5. People love abelia because it blooms summer through fall with very fragrant flow

A great new introduction in the Abelia world. Very fragrant and hardy to zone 4! The smell is magical!

This multi-stemmed native is excellent for wet sites and stream bank restorations. It suckers and will form a thicket. This plant produces attractive catkins, which in turn turn into cones and are enjoyed by birds.

Native shrub that really delivers- White flowers, red berries and brilliant, hence the name, red aornage fall color. Birds like the berries as much as we do too!

Nativar Shrub Aronia mel. Ground Hog Chokeberry, #3

Native Shrub Aronia mel. Black Chokeberry, #3

Selection of a tough Native shrub with white flowers and black berries in the fall. Great for naturalizing or bank stabilization. This selection has a nice tight upright growth habit. Great plant for a natural hedge or screen.

Selection of a tough Native shrub with white flowers and black berries in the fall. Great for naturalizing or bank stabilization. This selection has a compact growth habit. Great plant for tough spots, will grow almost anywhere.

Native shrub with white flowers and black berries in the fall. Great for naturalizing or bank stabilization. Reported as not favored by all deer but the Behmerwald deer population does like them.

Beautiful bright pink fragrant flowers with long stamens make this plant rock the garden!

Bright gold foliage on a compact plant that can withstand the heat of summer better than other gold leaved varieties

Berberis thun. Todo Barberry, Sunjoy Todo, #3

Buddleia Miss Molly Butterfly Bush, Miss Molly, #3

Buddleia Miss Violet Butterfly Bush, Miss Violet, #3

Buddleia x Pugster Amethyst, butterfly bush #3 container

Buddleia x Pugster Blue, butterfly bush #3 container

This boxwood has a great, upright pyramidal habit and bright green glossy foliage, making it a nice choice in the landscape.

Another nice boxwood cross. Light green foliage in spring maturing to a lush dark green.

Great compact variegated leaf plant.

A nice Korean boxwood which keeps a nice green leaf color in winter.

Very dense compact dark foliage shrub.

PHS gold medal winner- Low mound forming deer resistant garden plant

An introduction from Chicago so it must be good in the winter

This non native shrub is hardier than the American Beautyberry. Produces masses of violet purple fruit in the fall.