1. Japanese Barberry
• Shrub, deciduous
• Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8a
• Height: 3’ to 6’ by Spread: 4’ to 6’
• Exposure: shade to full sun
• Leaf Color: Green, Purple – Grown for Foliage
not blooms
• Has small red berries in fall
• Grows very slowly
• Looks like a red boxwood
• Has small thorns

2. Boxwoods
Buxus
• Broadleaf evergreen shrubs
• USDA zones 6 – 8
• Dwarf varieties grow to about 3’ high
• Many varieties and sizes
• Full sun to part shade
• May or may not be pruned and shaped
• Usually a formal style of planting
• Propagate by cuttings (allow to callus)

3. Euonymus alatus
Winged euonymus
• Deciduous shrub
• Also called burning bush
• Zones 3-9
• 5-6’ tall & wide
• Brilliant red foliage in fall
• Full sun to pt shade
• Uses:
Hedge, specimen, accent

4. Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
• Plant type: Tree
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5b to 8a
• Height: Dwarf: 3-8”, Std 15-20’
• Exposure: shade to full sun
• Leaf Color: Green or red
• Growth Rate: slow
• Landscape Uses: Standard, Specimen, Woodland
garden
• Special Features: Attractive foliage,
• Weeping or upright forms
• Very expensive

5. Junipers
• Juniperus
• Plant type: Groundcover
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 10a
• Height: 11" to 24" Spread: 10-20’
• Exposure: partial shade to full sun
• Leaves: Green to yellow green
• Growth Rate: slow
• Form: Prostrate, Spreading or
horizontal
• Landscape Uses: Erosion control,
Ground cover, Massing
• Susceptible to bagworms

6. Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x loebneri
• Plant type: Tree, deciduous
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 8a
• Height: 25-30’,
• Exposure: full sun
• Bloom Color: White, pink
• Bloom Time: spring
• Landscape Uses: Espalier, Specimen
• Special Features: Fragrant flowers,
• Blooms are very showy

7. Southern
Magnolia
• Magnolia grandiflora
• Evergreen Tree
• USDA zones 7-9
• Has large white flowers in summer
• Sun or part shade
• Grows 40-50’
• Has a pyramid shape
• Leaves are valued for holiday decor

8. Nandina
• Also called Heavenly Bamboo
• Evergreen shrub, grows 6-8’
• Red fall color, white spring blooms, red fall/winter berries
• Light: Sun to shade.
• Moisture: Moist to average; tolerates dry spells once
established.
• Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 to 8.
• Propagation: From cuttings during warm weather or
from seed.
• Very low maintenance
• Can be invasive

9. Periwinkle
Vinca minor
• Perennial, evergreen, groundcover
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 9a
• Height: 6" to 12" , spread 12-14”
• Exposure: shade to full sun
• Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
• Leaf Color: Green
• Growth Rate: fast
• Can become invasive
• Landscape Uses: Erosion control, Ground cover

10. Photinia
Red-tip
• Plant type: Evergreen Tree or shrub
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 7b to 9a
• Height: 15 to 25’ and 10 to 20’ wide"
• Exposure: full sun
• Leaf Color: Green, Purple
• Growth Rate: Quickly out grows small spaces
• Landscape Uses: Hedge, Screen,
Standard, Specimen, Street tree

11. Yews
• Genus: Taxus
• Evergreen shrub
• Many varieties from 2’ to 20’ tall.
• Exposure: Shade to full sun
• Flat needles up to 1” long
• Used for hedges or foundation plantings
• Tend to be over-pruned