Shrubs are an exciting addition to your landscape. Your options are limitless. Old favorites like azaleas, rhododendron, and mountain laurel may come to mind, but this is a category of plants where you can include some variety for color or texture. You can get daring, experiment, and be successful, plant variegated plants, or why not create some privacy with a hedge instead of a fence? Shrubs are used as foundation plantings, but are good to use as lower growing plants in a burm. They are also not as much of a commitment as trees are. If you choose you don't like a shrub, it is fairly simple to just "rip" it out. When planting shrubs, don't look for the mature look right away. Potted shrubs need time and room to grow. If planted too close together, they won't look their best when full grown.

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Crimson Barberry
  • Barberries are a widely adaptable dwarf deciduous shrub which can be used as a low hedge or a colorful accent. It's mature height is about 4-5 feet and requires full sun for best coloration. It is a bushy compact shrub that keeps its shape with very little pruning or trimming. There is also a golden barberry variety.
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    Alberta Spruce
  • Alberta spruces are a dwarf evergreen shrub that grow extremely slowly. Often, they will only grow an inch a year. Albertas don't get very tall. Their maximum height is about 10 ft. tall, but may takes as many as 40 years. They have a light green color that is easily kept by putting them in full sun. Alberta's are virtually maintenance free. They keep their pyramidal shape naturally, so you don't have to trim.
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    Emerald Green Arborvitae
  • This bright green evergreen is a commonly used shrub in many landscapes. It if often grown to be in a tall pyramidal shape, although other arborvitae can be made to grow low to the ground. They are often used along side the base of a house, by a front door, or even as a privacy screen. The Emerald Green variety is a slow grower, only to about 25-30' tall. Be sure to place in full sun, or even partial sun, because they don't tolerate a lot of shade well.
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    Boxwood
  • This popular plant is an evergreen shrub. It will keep its small green leaves all year round. Japanese varieties grow to be about 3-4' tall and don't need to be pruned. They only grow about 1-3" a year. They don't lost their form, unless you want to change from a rounded form to a square form. They like full sun to light shade. Boxwoods are great for hedges and lining walkways.

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