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Shrubs

Shrubs are an integral part of your landscape design, due to their versatility. The can be used for their colour, spring flowering and fragrance capabilities, fall and winter interest, various heights, ability to add depth, contrast and privacy, attraction to birds, soften the look of fences and garages, hide air conditioners, telephone poles, utility boxes etc.., and add dimension to the landscape.

As there are many, many varieties and colours to choose from within a family of shrubs (such as Dogwood, Hydrangea. Spirea, Potentilla, Lilac, Viburnum, Weigela, Boxwood, Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Juniper etc...) we have listed only the most popular, best selling varieties of those shrubs. There are many other varieties and colours to choose from at your local garden center.

Flowering Shrubs
Plants Size Zone Sun / Partial Shade / Shade
Serviceberry - Saskatoon 3m 3 Sun or Shade
Serviceberry - Downy 7m 4 Sun or Shade
Butterfly Bush  (many colous) 2m 5 Sun
Dwarf Butterfly Bush (many colours) 125cm 5 Sun
Beauty Berry 200cm 6 Sun
Flowering Quince (many colours) 1.5m 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Dogwood - Silverleaf 200cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Ivory Halo 175cm 3 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Siberian 250cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Variegated Siberian 250cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Kelsey Dwarf 60cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Gray 200cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Red Osier 200cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Yellowtwig 175cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Buds Yellow 175cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Silver & Gold 175cm 2 Sun or Shade
Dogwood - Midwinter Fire 1.5m 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Corkscrew Hazel 250cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Purple Leaf Hazel 3m 5 Sun
Smokebush 3m 4 Sun
Royal Purple Smokebush 3m 5 Sun
Deutzia (many colours) 80-150cm 5 Sun
Burning Bush 200cm 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Dwarf Burning Bush 120cm 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Forsythia (many varieties) 1m-3m 4-6 Sun
Weeping Forsythia 200cm 6 Sun
Dwarf Cutleaf Forsythia 90cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Rose of Sharon (many colours) 3m 6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Annabelle 1m 2 Sun or Shade
Hydrangea - Big Leaf 1m 6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Blue Wave 1m 5-6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Lemon Wave 1m 5-6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Nikko Blue 1m 5-6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Pink n' Pretty 1m 5-6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Peegee 1m 5-6 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - P.G. Standard 4m 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Hydrangea - Oakleaf 1.5m 6 Sun or Partial Shade
Japanese Kerria 125cm 5 Sun or Shade
Double Japanese Kerria 120cm 5 Sun or Shade
Variegated Japanese Kerria 100cm 5 Sun or Shade
Alpine Currant 125cm 2 Sun or Shade
Ninebark - Common 2-3m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Ninebark - Darts Gold 2m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Ninebark - Diabolo Purple 2m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Ninebark - Golden 2m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Amur Privet 3m 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Golden Mock Orange 125cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Snowflake Mock Orange 125cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Potentilla (many colour and varieties) 30-125cm 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Purple Sandcherry 200cm 3 Sun
Double Flowering Almond 100cm 4 Sun
Sumac - Fragrant 100cm 3 Sun
Sumac - Cutleaf Smooth 2.5m 2 Sun
Sumac - Staghorn 5m 3 Sun
Spirea - Snowmound 125cm 4 Sun
Spirea - Anthony Waterer 100cm 3 Sun
Spirea - Golden Elf 50cm 4 Sun
Spirea - Gold Flame 100cm 2 Sun
Spirea - Gold Mound 80cm 4 Sun
Spirea - Shirobana 60cm 3 Sun
Spirea - Little Princess 50cm 3 Sun
Cutleaf Stephanandra 90cm 5 Sun or Shade
Lilac - Chinese 250cm 2 Sun
Lilac - Dwarf Korean 120cm 3 Sun
Lilac - Miss Kim Dwarf 150cm 3 Sun
Lilac - Ivory Silk 7m 2 Sun
Lilac - Common 3m 3 Sun
Lilac - Late 3m 2 Sun
Lilac - French Hybrid (many colours and var.) 3m 4 Sun
Lilac - Preston Hybrid (many colours and var.) 3m 2 Sun
Lilac - Canadian Hybrid 4m 3 Sun
Viburnum - Burkwood 200cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Viburnum - Fragrant Snowball 250cm 5 Sun
Viburnum - Korean Spice 175cm 5 Sun
Viburnum - Dwarf Fragrant 100cm 6 Sun or Partial Shade
Viburnum - Nannyberry 6m 2 Sun or Shade
Viburnum - European Highbush Cranberry 4m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Viburnum - European Snowball 4m 2 Sun or Partial Shade
Viburnum - Summer Snowflake 125cm 6 Sun
Viburnum - American Highbush Cranberry 4m 2 Sun or Shade
Weigela  - Bristol Ruby 200cm 5 Sun or Shade
Weigela - Bristol Snowflake 125cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - Golden Variegated 125m 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - Pink Princess 150cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - Purple Leaf 125cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - White Knight 150cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - French Lace 175cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - Wine & Roses 150cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Weigela - Sunny Princess 125cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
 
Broad Leaf Evergreen Shrubs
Plants Size Zone Sun / Partial Shade / Shade
Azalea   (many colours) 125cm 4-6 Partial Shade or Shade
Rhododendron (many colours) 150cm 4-6 Partial Shade or Shade
PJM Rhododendron 150cm 5 Partial Shade or Shade
Boxwood - Green Velvet 100cm 5 Sun or Shade
Boxwood - Green Gem 100cm 5 Sun or Shade
Boxwood - Winter Beauty 100cm 5 Sun or Shade
Boxwood - Green Mountain 125cm 5 Sun or Shade
Boxwood - Clipped Pyramidal 125cm 5 Sun or Shade
Cotoneaster - Compact 100cm spread 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Tom Thumb 35cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Cranberry 100cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Little Leaf 40cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Hessi 40cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Dwarf Cranberry 10-60cm 4-5 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Bearberry 15cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Coral Beauty 75cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Cotoneaster - Rock Spray 60cm 6 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Cannadale Gold 100cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Purple Winter Creeper Coloratus 2m spread 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Country Gold 100cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Emerald Gaiety 100cm 5 Sun or Shade
Euonymus - E.T. 125cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Gold Tip 100cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Sarcoxie 100cm 5 Sun or Shade
Euonymus - Sheraton Gold 100cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Sun Gold 90cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Sun Spot 60cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Euonymus - Sure Spot 60cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Japanese Pieris (many colours) 125cm 6 Sun or Partial Shade
Yucca - Adams Needle 100cm 4 Sun
Yucca - Bright Edge 75cm 6 Sun
Yucca - Garland Gold 75cm 6 Sun
Yucca - Golden Sword 100cm 4 Sun
 
Upright Evergreen Shrubs
Plants Size Zone Sun / Partial Shade / Shade
Mountbatten Juniper 3m 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Spartan Juniper 4m 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Blue Haven Juniper 2.5m 3 Sun
Moffets Blue Juniper 1.5m 4 Sun
Wichita Blue Juniper 2m 4 Sun
Blue Arrow Juniper 2.5m 4 Sun
Skyrocket Juniper 3m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Fairview Juniper 2.5m 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Brandon Pyramidal Cedar 3m 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Emerald Cedar 3m 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Pyramidal Cedar 4m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Holmstrup Cedar 2m 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Black Cedar 4cm 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Sunkist Cedar 120cm 4 Sun
Berckmans Golden Cedar 100cm 6 Sun
White Cedar Hedging 12m 2 Sun or Partial Shade
 
Evergreen Shrubs - Spreading Junipers  
Plants Size Zone Sun / Partial Shade / Shade
Gold Star 75cm spread 3 Sun
Gold Coast 150cm spread 5 Sun
Golden Pfitzer 3m spread 4 Sun
Mint Julep 150cm spread 4 Sun
Gold Lace 100cm spread 5 Sun
Blue Chip 125cm spread 3 Sun
Mother Lode 150cm spread 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Prince of Wales 125cm spread 2 Sun
Calgary Carpet 150cm spread 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Blue Tamarix 100cm spread 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Blue Star 100cm spread 5 Sun
Old Gold 100cm spread 5 Sun
San Hose 150cm spread 4 Sun
Dwarf Japanese Garden 100cm spread 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Pauls Gold 60cm spread 3 Sun
Bar Harbour 2m spread 2 Sun
Icee Blue 2m spread 2 Sun
Compact Andorra 125cm spread 2 Sun
Blue Rug 150cm spread 2 Sun or Partial Shade
Tamarix 100cm spread 2 Sun or Partial Shade
Blue Carpet 120cm spread 5 Sun
 
Evergreen Shrubs
Plants Size Zone Sun / Partial Shade / Shade
Cypress - Slender Hinoki 2m 5 Sun
Cypress - Fern Spray 2m 5 Sun
Cypress - Dwarf Hinoki False 30cm 5 Sun
Cypress - Hinoki False 250cm 5 Sun
Cypress - Golden Dwarf Hinoki 120cm 5 Sun
Cypress - Golden Hinoki 7m 5 Sun
Cypress - Siberian 30cm 4 Sun or Shade
Cypress - Threadleaf False 120cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Cypress - Golden Threadleaf False 4m 5 Sun
Cypress - Golden Mop Threadleaf 1m 6 Sun
Cypress - Sungold Dwarf Threadleaf 150cm 5 Sun or Partial Shade
Cypress - Golden 100cm 5 Sun
Cypress - Kosters 80cm 4 Sun
Mugho Pine 100cm 1 Sun or Partial Shade
Dwarf Mugho Pine (slower growth) 100cm 1 Sun or Partial Shade
Dwarf White Pine 100cm 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Nest Spruce 100cm spread 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Dwarf Nest Spruce 30cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Dwarf Globe Spruce 60cm 3 Sun or Partial Shade
Globe Blue Spruce 100cm 2 Sun
Sanders Dwarf Blue Spruce 2m 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Alberta Dwarf Spruce 2m 4 Sun or Shade
Dwarf Siberian Spruce 100cm 4 Sun or Partial Shade
Montgomery Blue Spruce 150cm 2 Sun
Dwarf Golden Yew 75cm spread 5 Sun
Clipped Pyramidal Yew 4m 4 Sun or Shade
Clipped Globe Yew 150cm 4 Sun or Shade
Browns Yew 2m spread 5 Sun or Shade
Dense Yew 2m spread 5 Sun or Shade
Hicks Yew 250cm 5 Sun or Shade
Hills Yew 250cm 5 Sun or Shade
Fairview Yew 150cm 5 Sun or Shade
Globe Cedar 100cm 3 Sun
Golden Globe Cedar 100cm 3 Sun
Little Gem Globe Cedar 100cm 3 Sun
Little Giant Globe Cedar 100cm 3 Sun
Little Champion Globe Cedar 100cm 3 Sun
Danica Globe Cedar 100cm 4 Sun
Weeping Canadian Hemlock (Dw. form) 3m 4 Sun or Shade
Jeddelow Dwarf Hemlock 150cm 4 Sun or Shade

*Other dwarf varieties of Hemlocks available.