Plants we love

Plants we love

Select from the plant types below to learn about some of our favorite and recommended plants for the
Chicagoland Area. We strive to design for landscapes that are both full of color and easy maintenance.

Showing: Shrubs

Witch Hazel
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Witch Hazel

(Hamamelis virginiana)

Flowers have fragrant, yellow, ribbon-like petals, 1.5" in diameter and bloom in late fall about the time leaves drop. Does well in woods, shade and naturalized situations. In...

Vernal Witchhazel
SHRUBS

Vernal Witchhazel

(Hamamelis vernalis)

Attractive gray bark. Covered with small ribbon-like pale yellow to slightly reddish, fragrant flowers in very early spring, preceding foliage. Use in groupings, specimens or screens.

Vernal Witch Hazel
SHRUBS

Vernal Witch Hazel

(Hamamelis vernalis)

Small ribbon-like yellow or slightly red, fragrant flowers open in early spring. Flowers open on warm days, close tightly when the temperature is low. Sun or shade. 2006...

Tuff Stuff™ Red Mountain Hydrangea
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Tuff Stuff™ Red Mountain Hydrangea

(Hydrangea serrata 'SMNMAKTSR')

Improved bud and stem hardiness, reblooming habit; double lacecap dark red-pink flowers that open two-toned green and red, maturing to all red. Do not prune except to remove...

Tuff Stuff™ Mountain Hydrangea
SHRUBS

Tuff Stuff™ Mountain Hydrangea

(Hydrangea serrata 'MAK20')

Reddish-pink lacecap flowers bloom early summer until frost. The semi-double to double florets begin with creamy coloration in the center before maturing to intense pink. Blooms on old...

Tinkerbelle® Lilac
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Tinkerbelle® Lilac

(Syringa 'Bailbelle' PP12,294)

A Bailey Nurseries introduction. Developed by Neal Holland of Sheyenne Gardens in North Dakota, this compact lilac is the result of crosses made between Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' and...

Sunjoy Gold Pillar® Barberry
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Sunjoy Gold Pillar® Barberry

(Berberis thunbergii 'Maria')

Great architectural plant. New growth is red, aging to a bright golden yellow, followed by brilliant orange fall color. Very upright in habit

Spring Glory Forsythia
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Spring Glory Forsythia

(Forsythia x intermedia 'Spring Glory')

Noted for its heavy blooming habit, this shrub is covered with large pale-yellow flowers in April. It is upright with slight arching form, and may experience dieback of...

Quick Fire® Hydrangea
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Quick Fire® Hydrangea

(Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk')

Earliest blooming H. paniculata. Blooms age from white to antique pink. New growth stems are red which contrasts well with the white blooms and green foliage.

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