Shrub Spotlight

Adding shrubs to your landscape is an excellent way to provide structure, frame buildings, anchor designs, and create year-round interest in your space. Check out some of these beautiful selections to find the perfect shrub for your garden.

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Full/Part Sun Shrubs (4-6+ hours direct sun)

GENUS	COMMON NAME	SIZE RANGE	BLOOM TIME	BLOOM COLOR	TOLERATES	ANIMAL RESISTANT	PRUNING TIME	OTHER INTEREST
Arctostaphylos	Kinnikinnick	1’ H 3'-4’ W	Late Spring to Early Summer	Pink/White	D/S	Resistant	Early Summer	Evergreen Red Berries
Amelenachier	Serviceberry	4'-20’ H 4'-15’ W	Mid- Spring to Mid-Summer	White	W/S/BW	Resistant	Late Winter	Berries, fall color, attractive to birds and bees.
Cotinus	Smokebush	4'-15’ H 4'-10’ W	Mid-Summer to Fall	Pink/Purple	D/S	Resistant	Late Winter	Colorful foliage Showy seedheads
Hypericum	St. John's Wort	2'-3’ H 4'-5’ W	Mid-Summer to Late Summer	Yellow	BW	Resistant	Late Winter	Red/orange fall color Exfoliating bark
Ilex	Winterberry	4'-5’ H 4'-5’ W	Late Spring to Early Summer	White	W/BW		Late Winter	Red berries on pollinated females
Philadelphus	Mockorange	3'-6’ H 3'-6’ W	Late Spring to Early Summer	White	D	Resistant	Early Summer	Fragrant blooms
Potentilla	Cinquefoil	2'-3’ H 3'-4’ W	Early Summer to Fall	Many Colors	D/S	Resistant	Late Winter	Reblooming
Symphoricarpos	Snowberry	3'-4’ H 3'-4’ W	Early Summer to Mid-Summer	White/Pink	D/S/BW	Resistant	Late Winter	Pink or white ornamental berries
Viburnum	Arrowwood, Nannyberry	3'-20’ H 3'-12’ W	Early Spring to Mid-Summer	White	S	Resistant	Late Winter	Black-purple berries, fall color
Weigela	Weigela	3'-6’ H 3'-6’ W	Late Spring to Early Summer	Many Colors	D		Early Summer	Light rebloom in late summer

* Drought/Wet/Salt/Black Walnut Tolerant

Part Sun/Shade Tolerant Shrubs (0-6 hours direct sun)

GENUS	COMMON NAME	SIZE RANGE	BLOOM TIME	BLOOM COLOR	TOLERATES	ANIMAL RESISTANT	PRUNING TIME	OTHER INTEREST
Aronia	Black Chokeberry	2-6' H 2-6’ W	Mid-Spring to Late Spring	White	W/S/BW		Early Summer	Black edible berries Red fall color
Clethra	Summersweet	4-6’ H 3-5’ W	Mid-Summer to Late Summer	White/Pink	W/S	Resistant	Late Winter	Fragrant blooms Golden fall color
Cornus	Dogwood	3-6’ H 3-6’ W	Late Spring to Early Summer	White	W/BW	Resistant	Early Summer	Red or yellow twigs Ornamental berries
Diervilla	Northern Bush Honeysuckle	2-3’ H 3-4’ W	Mid-Summer to Late Summer	Yellow/Orange	D/S/BW	Resistant	Late Winter	Bronze foliage Red/orange fall color
Fothergilla	Witch Alder	4-5’ H 4-5’ W	Early Spring to Late Spring	White		Resistant	Early Summer	Fragrant blooms Red/orange fall color
Physocarpus	Ninebark	4-8’ H 4-8’ W	Late Spring to Early Summer	White/Pink	D/W/BW	Resistant	Early Summer	Colorful foliage Exfoliating bark
Tsuga	Hemlock	3-8’ H 3-8’ W	N/A Conifer	N/A	BW		Winter/Spring	Evergreen Yelow/silver cultivars