Hawthorn is planted for its amazing floral display in spring, and makes a great specimen tree in a small to medium-sized yard Unfortunately, hawthorn-juniper rust infects almost every tree and by mid-summer, the once beautiful, glossy green leaves turn an unsightly rust colour, with fungal...
Lonicera caerulea kam cultivars We try to include a haskap into most of our designs They aren’t particularly ornamental, but everybody tends to enjoy the tangy blue fruits as they wander around their garden in June Haskap are edible honeysuckles, with a flavour similar to blue huckleberry...
Picea pungens glauca ‘Globosa’ Globe spruce is a nice accent plant if properly placed in the shrub bed The nursery says it will grow to 4′ x 4′ but my experience is that it can get larger than this Allow enough space in the garden so you can avoid over-pruning this...
Forsythia ‘Northern Gold’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Flojor’ Forsythia was named after William Forsyth (d 1804), the Scottish botanist and horticulturist I don’t commonly encounter this plant, but it is easy to spot because it’s the first flowering shrub in Spring The yellow...
Sorbaria sorbifolia I beg you not to use this plant in your garden unless you like a lot of work It is highly invasive and will take over everything in your shrub bed given enough time False spirea is a pretty plant, with attractive compound foliage and large plumes of white flowers It...