Japanese Barberry

• Shrub, deciduous • Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8a • Height: 3’ to 6’ by Spread: 4’ to 6’ • Exposure: shade to full sun • Leaf Color: Green, Purple – Grown for Foliage

not blooms• Has small red berries in fall• Grows very slowly• Looks like a red boxwood• Has small thorns

BoxwoodsBuxus

• Broadleaf evergreen shrubs• USDA zones 6 – 8• Dwarf varieties grow to about 3’ high• Many varieties and sizes• Full sun to part shade• May or may not be pruned and shaped• Usually a formal style of planting• Propagate by cuttings (allow to callus)

Euonymus alatusWinged euonymus

• Deciduous shrub• Also called burning bush• Zones 3-9• 5-6’ tall & wide• Brilliant red foliage in fall• Full sun to pt shade• Uses: Hedge, specimen,

accent

Japanese MapleAcer palmatum

• Plant type: Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 5b to 8a • Height: Dwarf: 3-8”, Std 15-20’ • Exposure: shade to full sun • Leaf Color: Green or red• Growth Rate: slow • Landscape Uses: Standard, Specimen, Woodland

garden • Special Features: Attractive foliage, • Weeping or upright forms• Very expensive

Junipers• Juniperus• Plant type: Groundcover • USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 10a • Height: 11" to 24" Spread: 10-20’ • Exposure: partial shade to full sun • Leaves: Green to yellow green• Growth Rate: slow • Form: Prostrate, Spreading or

horizontal • Landscape Uses: Erosion control,

Ground cover, Massing • Susceptible to bagworms

Saucer MagnoliaMagnolia x loebneri• Plant type: Tree, deciduous• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 8a • Height: 25-30’, • Exposure: full sun • Bloom Color: White, pink • Bloom Time: spring• Landscape Uses: Espalier, Specimen • Special Features: Fragrant flowers, • Blooms are very showy

SouthernMagnolia

• Magnolia grandiflora• Evergreen Tree• USDA zones 7-9• Has large white flowers in summer• Sun or part shade• Grows 40-50’• Has a pyramid shape• Leaves are valued for holiday decor

Nandina

• Also called Heavenly Bamboo• Evergreen shrub, grows 6-8’• Red fall color, white spring blooms, red fall/winter berries• Light: Sun to shade.• Moisture: Moist to average; tolerates dry spells once

established.• Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 to 8.• Propagation: From cuttings during warm weather or

from seed. • Very low maintenance• Can be invasive

PeriwinkleVinca minor

• Perennial, evergreen, groundcover• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 9a • Height: 6" to 12" , spread 12-14”• Exposure: shade to full sun • Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White • Leaf Color: Green • Growth Rate: fast • Can become invasive• Landscape Uses: Erosion control, Ground cover

PhotiniaRed-tip

• Plant type: Evergreen Tree or shrub• USDA Hardiness Zones: 7b to 9a • Height: 15 to 25’ and 10 to 20’ wide" • Exposure: full sun • Leaf Color: Green, Purple • Growth Rate: Quickly out grows small spaces • Landscape Uses: Hedge, Screen,

Standard, Specimen, Street tree

Yews

• Genus: Taxus• Evergreen shrub• Many varieties from 2’ to 20’ tall.• Exposure: Shade to full sun• Flat needles up to 1” long• Used for hedges or foundation plantings• Tend to be over-pruned