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• This Golden Globe Arborvitae Doesn't Get Out of Control

  The Golden Globe Arborvitae is known for its attractive round shape, similar to a globe. It will keep its shape as it grows to maturity without growing out of control. This bush is an evergreen and will mature to a height of 3 to 4 feet and will spread... Posted Aug 18 2009, 10:10 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: arborvitae, bush, evergreen, full sun, globe, golden, hedge, partial shade, round

• Technito Arborvitae Makes A Great Evergreen Hedge

  Looking for a tall evergreen bush for a hedge or as a single specimen? The Arborvitae Technito fits that bill. It matures from 5 to 6 feet tall and will spread from 2 to 3 feet wide. It is an evergreen so will continue with its dark green color throughout... Posted Aug 03 2009, 06:11 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: arborvitae, bush, cold hardy, evergreen, green, hedge, low maintenance, pyramidal, soft

• The Skybound Arborvitae Is Tall And Hardy

  The Skybound Arborvitae is an evergreen that is extremely hardy. It can be grown as a small tree or as a shrub and due to its tall columnar shape it is often used for a screening hedge or as a tall accent for a house or building. It can even be planted... Posted Aug 01 2009, 06:43 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: arborvitae, bush, columnar, evergreen, full sun, hedge, partial sun, skybound, tall, tree

• Royal Purple Smoketree Is Reliable

  The Royal Purple Smoketree (Smokebush) Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' is one of the best known of the smoketree/smokebush family. There are those that consider them trees and others consider them a bush. It gets its name from the smoky-purple... Posted Mar 13 2009, 04:31 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent, bush, fall, patio, purple, royal, Shrub, smokebush, smoketree

• Northland Blueberries Have A Wild Berry Flavor!

  The Northland Blueberry Vaccinium 'Northland ' produces a small dark blue fruit with excellent flavor that is on the wild side. It is the most cold hardy of the highbush variety of blueberries . It is cold hardy from zone 4 to zone 7. This Northland... Posted Jan 24 2009, 10:10 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: blueberry, bush, cold hardy, fruit, ornamental, self-fertile, small fruits

• Shadblow Serviceberry Fruits And Fall Color

  The Shadblow Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis is a large Serviceberry shrub that will grow 20 to 25 feet high and 10 to 15 feet wide. It produces a reddish purple edible fruit that is mainly used for jams or jellies but can be used in any fruit based... Posted Jan 06 2009, 06:19 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bush, Deer Resistant, fall color, fruit, Shrub, upright, white

• Prairie Flame Shining Sumac Compact And Beautiful

  If you have been wanting to try growing a Sumac but have been held back due to the size of them then this one is right up your alley. The Prairie Flame Shining Sumac Rhus copallina var. latifolia 'Morton' is compact and will grow to only about... Posted Dec 31 2008, 11:31 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bush, compact, drought tolerant, fall color, flowering, winter hardy

• Cutleaf Smooth Sumac Is Also Beautiful This Time Of Year!

  I just wrote a blog on Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac "Rhus typhina 'laciniata' " and thought I might as well write another blog for the Cutleaf Smooth Sumac "Rhus glabra 'Laciniata' " as it is just a beautiful in these cool... Posted Oct 16 2008, 02:09 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: birds, bush, cutleaf smooth sumac, fall color, fruit, seeds, Shrub, sumac, wildlife

• Cotoneaster Hedge Is Deer Resistant

  One of the things that attracted me to the Cotoneaster Hedge 'Cotoneaster Lucidus' is the many attributes it offers. I like that it has something new happening with it all year long. Not only can it be grown as a single shrub or as a hedge , it... Posted Oct 10 2008, 02:42 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: birds, bush, cold hardy, cotoneaster, Deer Resistant, fall, hedge, windbreak

• Here's a Gold Nugget for You!

  It seems like gold has had the attention of the world almost since the beginning of it's creation. The color of gold is often considered warm, like the gold flames of a fire. It is most prized in jewelry and to award someone for a job well done. In... Posted Sep 22 2008, 02:31 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bark, berries, birds, bush, dart, deciduous, gold, low maintenance, ninebark, yellow foliage

• Intense Red Color! Burning Bush - Grove Dwarf

  The Burning Bush - Grove Dwarf, Euonymous alatus 'Grove Compactus' is highly desired for it's intense scarlet red color in the fall. It is also extremely versatile on it's own or as a hedge or border plant. It looks great with coniferous... Posted Feb 24 2008, 10:52 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: border, burning bush, bush, color, dwarf, fall, Featured Plants, hedge, red, yard