Shrubbery
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Burning Bush | A marvelous display of fall colors, turning from lush green during the summer to a very fiery red during the fall. Can be planted as a hedge or individually. This plant does well with once or twice per year shearing to maintain a compact density and shape. Does well in full sun to partial shade. Plant in well draining soil, roots don't do well in very wet soils. Best sheared to 1-1/2 to 3 feet tall and wide. |
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Rhododendron | A Northwest staple, Rhody's are in nearly every landscape. With blossoms that are bright red, white, lavender, and many in between, these make a great accent in most landscapes. They can be maintained below 3 feet or as tall as 16 feet in some cases. Rhododendrons are semi-drought and shade tolerant. |
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Spirea | These make a great display a carpet of color when in bloom. Maintained height of 2-3 feet and 3-4 feet wide. Some varieties bloom in the spring while others are fall bloomers. |
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Variegated Hydrangea | Similar to other hydrangea blossoming white, blue, pink and purple except the leaves are variegated with white. |
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Weigelia Pink Passion | Easy to grow and providing heavy blossoming these shrubs are generally pink-red. they grow to about 8 feet without maintenance or can be maintained much shorter. |
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Hebe Purple | Description Coming |
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Portugal Laurel | Description Coming |
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David Viburnum | Description Coming |
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Helena's Blush | Description Coming |
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Mountain Fire (pieris japonica) | Description Coming |
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Camellia (camellia japonica) | We have planted camellias as hedges, individually, espaliered, and as specimens. With so many uses and a lush dark almost waxy leaf, camellia is a great choice. Although the blossoming period is short, only a few weeks in the early spring the blooms are a bountiful display. Camellia can be planted in full sun to shade with well draining soil. |
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Forsythia | You can't miss this vibrant yellow display in February - March. The forsythia makes a great border shrub or hedge and when in bloom, cuttings can be used in floral arrangements. You can plant in wet or dry soil types and full sun to partial shade. |
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Heath (erica) | Heath a.k.a. erica is a strong shrub found in many soil types and applications from erosion control on moderate hillsides to accent plantings in display gardens. There are winter, spring, and summer blooming varieties with colors ranging from pink, and white to purple with some blooming twice per year. Most are about 1 foot x 3 feet when full grown. Erica prefer slightly acidic soil and full sun to partial shade. |
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Blueberry (vaccinium) | Blueberry pancakes, pie, sauce, atop pastries, fresh, or frozen many of us love the blueberry. Blueberries have a wide range of varieties that include the low growing "Top Hat" usually 10 inches - 16 inches to the much taller high bush varieties some reaching 6 feet+. Plant in rows or in planters and either way you can receive a bountiful harvest. When using a planter we like to utilize medium sized varieties for centerpieces and Top hat for second tier or final tier plantings. Often we like to plant a fruit tree in the center of the back with top hat blueberry bushes just in front. You can then place raspberry canes on each side of the blueberry bushes but in front of the fruit tree. As a 3rd tier in front of the blueberries and raspberries plant low growing cranberries (no bog needed here), strawberries (also a good overhanging plant) etc. Plant your blueberry bushes in full to partial sun. Plant in well draining soil with compost or composted cow manure. Prune out 1-2 old canes each year to encourage development of new canes (do not remove old canes if there's only a couple). Plant in full to partial sun with moist fertile soil, some varieties will like a higher pH than others. Some of our favorite blueberry bushes: Berkeley: very productive in the northwest and producing midseason. This is a high bush variety and can grow 6 feet x 6 feet. Bluecrop: This plant is great in landscape displays and for producing midseason. Top Hat: Generally no taller than 16 inches and producing heavily mid season with small mild fruit. Toro: Produces large berries mid season and growing 5-6 feet tall and wide. Spartan: An early producer and growing 6-7 feet tall. |