Smaller Shrubs for Tighter Fits
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Not all customers have large properties with a blank slate. In fact most planting jobs may be renovations to over-grown sites or additions to those 'work-in-progress' borders. That's where this list becomes useful. Each of these are smaller cultivars of larger growers that typically max out under 5' high. This size comes in mighty handy for fronting mature or leggy shrubs and fitting them into the nooks and crannies of smaller landscapes. They're perfect for making a second tier in foundation borders, along patios and even for larger container plantings. You may have your own favorites but here are just a few of ours:
Deciduous
Buddleia 'Low & Behold' and Flutterby Series (Butterfly Bush)
Chaenomeles 'Jet Trail' (Flowering Quince)
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'
Forsythia 'Gold Tide'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia' (Bigleaf/Mophead Hydrangea)
H paniculata 'Bobo', 'Little Lime' (Panicle Hydrangea)
H. quercifolia 'PeeWee' (Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Spiraea japonica 'Alpina', 'Golden Carpet', 'Little Princess', 'Magic Carpet'
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock' (Coralberry)
Syringa meyeri 'Palabin', x 'Sugar Plum Fairy' (Dwarf Lilac)
Viburnum plicatum 'Newport'
Weigela florida 'Midnight Wine', 'Java Red', 'Minuet'
Broadleaf Evergreen
Azaleas 'Vito', 'Mothers Day', 'Bixby', 'Flame Creeper', 'Mt. Creeper'
Rhododendron 'Checkmate', 'Dora Amateis', Yaku Prince & Princess
Kalmia 'Elf', 'Minuet' (Mountain Laurel)
Leucothoe fontanesiana - 'Nana', 'Scarletta', 'Rainbow'
