| I need something on the west side of my house, full sun, I'm not much of a gardener and need something sturdy and easy, but colorful if possible. Something that might grow 4 to 6 ft and not those red and green things everyone has. |
| There are so many choices! Among them are: Mops Dwarf Mugo Pine, Pinus mugo 'Mops': A true dwarf mugo that won't outgrow the landscape. It stays very compact and dense without shearing. This hardy green pine forms a low dense mound. It is globed shaped and grows to 3 feet. Bagatelle Barberry, Berberis thunbergii var atropurpea "Bagatelle': This upright growing shrub has deep red foliage which turns a brighter red in the fall. Grows 1 1/2 feet high and wide. Blue Shag Dwarf White Pine, Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag': This long needled globed shaped dwarf pine has a soft texture and blue-green foliage. It grows 3-4 feet high and wide. Dwarf Alberta Spruce, Picea glauca 'Conica': This dwarf conifer is upright and narrow. It grows 3-6 feet tall. Its conical shape is dense with grass green foliage. Regent Serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolis 'Regent':Small deciduous flowering shrub which has soft green leaves. White flowers open in spring. Black edible fruit forms in the summer. It has orange-red color in the fall. Grows 4-6 feet high and wide. Spanish Gold Broom, Cytisus purgans: This shrub is a dense mound of ascending bright green stems that are adorned much of the spring with golden pea blossoms. It grows to 4 feet high and up to a 6 feet wide. Dwarf Oregon Grape Holly, Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta': This broadleaf evergreen has yellow flowers in spring followed by edible blue berries. This plant grows slowly to 2-3 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide. European Cranberry Viburnum Compact, Viburnum opulus 'Compactum': This shrub has a rounded compact form. Dark green leaves turn wine red in fall. Spring flowers are white. Fall fruit is bright red. This plant grows to 4 feet high and up to 4 feet wide. Alpine Current, Green Mound, Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound': This plant is a dense dwarf with upright branching. Foliage is dark green and fall color is yellow. It grows to 3 feet high and wide. Blue mist spirea, Caryopteris x clandonensis: A valuable shrub for its soft gray-green foliage color and clusters of blue summer flowers. Grows 4 feet high and wide. True Dwarf Norway Spruce, Picea abies 'Little gem': This evergreen is a globe shaped shrub with a solid, dense appearance. It grows to 2-3 feet high and wide. Other small shrubs include: Apache plume, Fallugia paradoxa Barberry 'Crimson Pygmy', Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Blue Star singleseed juniper, Juniperous squamata 'Blue Star' Cotoneaster Coral Beauty, Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' Cranberry Daphne burkwood , 'Somerset', Daphne x burkwoodii 'Somerset' Emerald N' Gold euonymus, Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald n' Gold' Gold Coast juniper, Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast' Gold flame spirea, Spiraea x bumalda 'Gold flame' Lodense privet, Ligustrum vulgare 'Lodense' Montgomery dwarf Colorado blue spruce, Picea pungens 'Montgomery' Red Ace potentilla, Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace' Best wishes with your new shrubs! |
