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Pussy Willow
Pussy Willow Ornamental Shrub with Unique Features A Pussy Willow is a deciduous shrub with ornamental appeal. One would look great just about anywhere in your yard. If you’ve ever held a cat’s paw and felt the cushy pads on her feet, you’ll understand how this ornamental shrub got its name. One-inch catkins form on the bare stems in late winter/early spring, turning into the light-grey, silky pads that the shrub is known for. They’re bewitching with their fuzzy appearance and soft grey hue. You won’t be able to resist touching the soft pads or cutting a few branches to bring indoors. They’re long-lasting, beautiful and unique. Pussy Willows usually grow as a 6-20 foot high, multi-stemmed shrub. Oblong, green foliage will fill out your shrub, giving it a pleasing appearance even after the fuzzy enchantment of the “cat’s paws” has passed. There are many birds and other animals for which the Pussy Willow is a valuable food source. They also provide excellent cover for many creatures. The Pussy Willow will be a valuable ornamental shrub and adorable conversation piece for your yard. They are a traditional harbinger of spring, and many people even purchase the stems from floral shops to brighten their homes. Plant more than one and share some of the adorable decorative branches with friends and neighbors. * Unusual features * Decorative branches * Wildlife appeal
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Hydrangea - Endless Summer® The Original - Sale Price: $71.35 Ornamental Shrub with Huge flowers Endless Summer Hydrangea is an ornamental shrub prized for its outstanding flowers. Hydrangeas make terrific foundation plantings, or you can place one near your front door or patio so you won’t miss any of its spectacular display. Your Endless Summer Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub with a rounded growth habit will reach about four feet tall with an equal spread. Its long elliptic leaves are dark green and provide the perfect backdrop for its showy flowers. Once you’ve witnessed your Endless Summer Hydrangea in bloom you won’t be able to think of it as anything less than the floral masterpiece that it is. What’s really great about your Endless Summer Hydrangea is its ability to bloom on both new and old wood. This allows for more consistent flowering. It produces eight inch round, mop-head type flowers of pink to sapphire that appear so full and heavy you’ll wonder at the plant’s ability to support them. Endless Summer is a hardy Hydrangea, more winter hardy than many. It won’t require any additional care from you, and yet will outperform many other Hydrangea varieties. Just as the name implies, the repeating blooming nature of the Endless Summer Hydrangea will provide an “endless summer” of blooms for your garden from spring to fall. It’s certainly a Hydrangea that you won’t want to miss. * Outstanding flowers* Re-blooming* Cold hardy |
| Rhododendron - Haaga - Sale Price: $51.35 The Rhododendron Haaga, 'Haaga Rhododendron', is a new, hardy, dwarf variety from the University of Helsinki, Finland. It produces dark pink flowers which contrast nicely with the dark green, coarse foliage. The Haaga will begin to bloom in May. This plant needs excellent drainage, mulching and a peat moss soil additive. Roots will rot in poorly drained soil. It will not do well in windy sites. This shrub is fussy about its soil conditions. The soil needs to be rich and acidic. It is a good practice to apply thick mulch around the root zone in colder climates. Any pruning should be done after flowering in order to avoid removing any of the current season’s flowers! The Haaga is a dense evergreen shrub and it is a highly valued landscape ornamental. The large groups of showy pink flowers appear on even young plants. The Haaga is a very effective accent plant. Dwarf Rhododendron! |
| Sweetspire - Little Henry® Dwarf - Sale Price: $56.95 Little Henry® Dwarf Sweetspire, itea virginica 'Sprich' (PP10,988), will provide a profusion of whimsical blooms in spring. This plant is smothered with pure white flowers that are sweetly scented. This Little Henry has a low, compact stature, and is great for beds, borders and mass plantings. It prefers moist soils, but will tolerate wet conditions and adapts to many soils. This charming little shrub will grow in full sun to full shade, and requires little pruning or other maintenance. ‘Sprich’ is a delightful addition to the any mixed border. Growing no larger than 3 feet tall, it can be planted on large banks in mass plantings to prevent erosion. Little Henry® Dwarf Sweetspire creates a central focus in your front yard when the leaves turn bright red in the fall. With Little Henry’s white flowers in summer, and its stunning fall hues, you will have an outstanding colorful shrub through every season! The fragrant flowers attract butterflies, and Little Henry Dwarf Sweetspire is deer and drought resistant. * Erosion control * Sweetly scented * Fall color |
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| Viburnum - Common Snowball Bush - Sale Price: $57.05 The Common Snowball Bush, Viburnum opulus 'roseum', has been a garden favorite for centuries because it produces “balls of snow” in late spring. The large, showy, spherical clusters of white or green-tinted white sterile blossoms that sometime turn pink. They appear in masses on this deciduous, hardy, thicket-forming Old World shrub. Have a snowball fight in June! Kids and adults alike love this rounded plant with its great supply of flowers. Birds, particularly Cedar Waxwings, are very fond of the berries, and can often be found snacking during the winter. Common Snowball Bush refers well-drained loam and full sun or part shade; established shrubs thrive with minimal care. In the fall, the leaves turn a wonderful burgundy reddish-purple. About the same time, the bright red, attractive berries ripen, and persist on the plant throughout the winter. * Hardy * Profuse bloomer * Fall Color * Berries for wildlife |
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