Check out some of the great container shrubs we have on inventory ready to ship!

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 Hibiscus x paraplu Pink Ink has an eye-catching star-like center in each flower. Hibiscus x paraplu violet has a beautiful violet flower getting to 6-8′ tall. These would both make a beautiful hedge line or stand-alone in the landscape. Both of these are low maintenance and long-blooming so they can be enjoyed all season. 
Itea v Fizzy Mizzy features upright flower spikes that are fragrant and attract pollinators. Our viburnum x Juddii are looking great and are ready to make an impact on your landscapes. 

Hydrangea and Lavender are where it’s at!

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Hydrangea Arb Annabelle is a great plant that has strong upright stems topped with showy white flowers. Hydrangea M Forever Pink is a beautiful dwarf hydrangea with a deep pink flower and only gets to about 3′ at max height. both of these crops are bud and bloom. 



Hydrangea pan Tardiva has a showy white flower and is a late-season bloomer. This plant makes a beautiful backdrop in the landscape reaching about 8′ at maturity. Hydrangea m Twist & Shout is a reblooming lace cap with lacy pink or violet-blue centers surrounded by circles of large sterile florets that are pink or blue depending on soil conditions. Its green leaves turn maroon-red in fall. 



Lavender Hidcote is a beautiful perennial with deep violet-blue flowers blooming in summer. Lavender Mundstead is a beautiful variety that can be used in mass plantings, hedges, or along patios and walkways. Lavender has long been used as a natural approach to repel bugs.

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If you thought you didn’t have enough space to grow a beautiful, reliable panicle hydrangea, Fire Light Tidbit® hydrangea is here to help! This innovative new development is the tiniest, tidiest panicle hydrangea yet: it reaches just 2-3′ tall and wide, yet it packs in tons of easy-care beauty into its small size.   


The next generation of ‘Limelight’ is here! Introducing Limelight Prime® hydrangea. In a very short time, Limelight hydrangea became one of the most popular plants ever – but that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t room for improvement. Proven Winners spent years developing Limelight Prime hydrangea. It blooms much earlier, creating a longer display and has stronger stems to hold its big blooms up all summer long. Limelight Prime reaches a landscape friendly height of 4-6′ tall by 4-5′ wide.
Midnight Wine Shine®  has Everything you love about Midnight Wine®, but with more va-voom than ever! It has darker, shinier leaves which make a huge impact in the landscape from spring to fall.  Very fine wine® has fantastic cold hardiness is a heavy bloomer and is less prone to tip dieback than other varieties of Weigela.
Love boxwood but struggle with disease or winter damage? Plant Strongbox® inkberry holly instead. This native evergreen naturally grows as a broadly rounded mound, and keeps its leaves all the way to the ground for the lush, dense look you love. It can be pruned or shaped as you desire, or left to attain its neat natural shape. Double Play Red Spirea® have vibrant flowers and stunning foliage. This variety has very showy burgundy-purple new growth. 

Larger Containers for a BIG impact!

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Viburnum n. Brandywine™ is a great upright native that gets to 6′ tall and works well in part shade to full sun. Viburnum x Juddi makes a great hedge, they have pink buds and open to fragrant white flowers. Getting to a height around 8′, they make a beautiful addition to your landscape.
Looking for large container shrubs?  Myrica is the answer for a great screening shrub in a container. We are growing Syringa vulgaris hybrids in containers and in the field, our current availability shows our container line. Syringa is a great way to add fragrant blooms with no fruit to your landscape. We have them in single and double flowers and colors from white to blue, purple, red, and in between.

Perennials are moving!

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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is a low, vigorous groundcover with glossy green leaves, which turn plum and red in fall. Clusters of deep blue flowers present in late summer through fall. Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is compact with upright habit. It has bright coppery red heads in fall. 
Coreopsis vert ‘Zagreb’ has deep yellow flowers and a soft texture. Coreopsis Uptick Cream & Red has cream flowers with dark red centers. Coreopsis is easy to grow, making it a good choice for any landscape. 

Add texture and beauty with ornamental grasses!

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Miscanthus s ‘Adagio’ has elegant striped blades of green and white emerging in spring. They grow to about 4-6′ tall. The texture and versatility of Miscanthus s ‘Gracillimus’ make it an easy choice for any garden. 
   
Pennisetum Hameln requires little maintenance and thrives in full sun and dry conditions. Pennisetum Little Bunny is also low maintenance and only gets to about 18″ tall and about 15″ wide making it an ideal plant for small perennial beds.   

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For a beautiful feathered hedge Taxus cus capitata is the way to go. This beautiful full plant makes for a wonderful natural fence. Taxus Nigra is a zone 4 low maintenance plant that tolerates urban conditions, well drained soil is a must.

Taxus x media densiformis is a staple in the landscape staying under about 5′ at maturity. Taxus wardii is a low growing, wide spreading cultivar with a flattened top and dark green needles that is attractive year round. 

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Hydrangea Bud & Bloom!

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Check out these beauties that are ready to ship!

Hydrangea M Endless Summer Summer Crush with their unmatched pink flower show is looking amazing. Hydrangea M Endless Summer is a staple in any garden center or landscape. Both are full plants with bud and bloom.
Hydrangea M Endless Summer Twist and Shout is a reblooming lacecap with lacy deep pink or violet-blue centers surrounded by a circle of large florets that are pink or blue depending on soil conditions. Hydrangea M Endless Summer Bloomstruck has deep rose to violet-blue mophead-type flower heads. It reblooms on old wood throughout the summer and is very resistant to powdery mildew. 

Great hedge material in containers!

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Taxus x media hicksii is dark green and columnar. This plant is great for a hedge topping out around 12′. 
Viburnum nudum Brandywine delivers loads of berries that range from green to shades of vivid pink and blue as they ripen. Its glossy green leaves change to dark maroon-red in autumn. Ilex blue prince/princess is great for a single planting or for an entire hedge. With both male and female plants in one container, it helps to ensure a fruit display.

Stellar bud and bloom daylilies!

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Hemerocallis Stella D Oro and Hemerocallis Happy Returns are sure to go over big! Budded up and starting to bloom these are looking fantastic. 

Pennisetum alop ‘Hameln’ is a dense, mounded form of fountain grass, it has foxtail flowers from July through the first frost. Pennisetum ‘Little Bunny’ is the smallest of dwarf fountain grass, either of these would make a great addition to the landscape.