ARBORVITAE, MR. BOWLING BALL Thuja occidentalis Bobazam

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1 ARBORVITAE, HETZ MIDGET Thuja occidentalis Hetz Midget Height: 2-3 Spread: 2-3 Color(s): green A dark green, slow growing, compact, globe shaped evergreen that maintains its shape without trimming. Water regularly, especially in extreme heat. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. A very adaptable, tough, durable plant, it is recommended by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. #5 $59.99 ARBORVITAE, MR. BOWLING BALL Thuja occidentalis Bobazam Height: 2-3 Spread: 2-3 Color(s): grey-green An excellent choice for a low-maintenance landscape. Can be used in borders, rock gardens, or plant it as a specimen. Foliage is much different than the common arborvitae. Soft, finely-textured needles are almost feathery in appearance. Prefers well-drained soil. #2 $59.99 BOXWOOD, GREEN MOUNTAIN Buxus x 'Green Mountain' Height: 5 Spread: 3 Growth rate: moderate-fast Light requirement: part sun Color(s): evergreen Flower: none Vigorous growing boxwood with dense, upright, corn-shape form and bright green leaves that retain their color through winter. Makes an excellent hedge. Water regularly the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Use a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually in the summer. #5 $

2 BOXWOOD, GREEN TOWER Buxus sempervirens 'Monrue' P.P. #15,243 Height: 8-9 Spread: 1-2 Growth rate: moderate Light requirement: part sun Color(s): evergreen Flower: yellow, insignificant Its columnar form works well on each side of a doorway and be pruned to topiary style. Medium to finely textured foliage is lustrous dark green with a light green underside and does turn brown in winter. Widely adaptable in well-drained soils, however prefers limestone soils with ph 6 or higher. #5 $75.99 BOXWOOD, GREEN VELVET Buxus x Green Velvet Height: 2-3 Spread: 2-3 Light requirement: part shade Color(s): evergreen Flower: yellow, insignificant A vigorous, rounded boxwood that works well as a low hedge. Shrub remains green through the winter, will keep its natural form if left un-sheared. For a more formal appearance, shear to shape in the spring. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Use a general purpose fertilizer in early spring. Deer resistant. #2 $49.99 #3 $59.99 #5 $75.99 CYPRESS, FALSE, GOLDEN MOP THREADLEAF Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop' Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-5 to part shade Color(s): gold The finely textured, sunny foliage of this conifer has vibrant new spring growth that retains its brilliance and shines in the garden all year. Tidy, compact and hardy, the low, mounding shrub makes a versatile addition to borders, banks or foundation. Best color in full sun, tolerates heat and humidity. 2

3 CYPRESS, RUSSIAN Microbiota decussata Height: 12 Spread: 3-5 to part shade Color(s): green, turning bronze in winter A low spreading, dwarf, densely-branched evergreen that looks similar to Arborvitae. Bright green summer color gives way to bronze in the fall and winter. Coloration and form are best in more sun. Easy to grow and tolerant of various soils, but needs good drainage and does not like to be over-watered. Tolerates wind, deer resistant. #2 $49.99 EUONYMUS, EMERALD GAIETY Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety Height: 3 Spread: 3-4 Growth rate: moderate to part shade Color(s): green and white Flower: none A small, semi-evergreen shrub with green foliage edged in white. Use as a low border or as a small specimen plant. Prune misplaced, creeping branches. Prefers average, medium moisture, well-drained soils, but tolerates other soils, except wet ones. #2 $39.99 EUONYMUS, EMERALD N GOLD Euonymus fortunei Emerald N Gold Height: 3 Spread: 3-4 Growth rate: moderate to part shade Color(s): green and gold Flower: none A small, semi-evergreen shrub with green foliage edged in gold. Use as a low border or as a small specimen plant. Prune misplaced, creeping branches. Prefers average, medium moisture, well-drained soils, but tolerates other soils, except wet ones. #2 $

4 HOLLY, NORDIC INKBERRY Ilex glabra Chamzin Height: 3-4 Spread: 3-4 or part shade Flower: none This short holly plant with rounded leaves doesn t produce berries. Evergreen, it makes a good background for showier plants. Good for along foundations, or as a wind-resistant hedge, that can either be left natural or sheared to a more formal look. Requires regular watering, particularly in extreme heat. #2 $45.99 #5 $69.99 JUNIPER, BUFFALO Juniperus Sabina Buffalo Height: Spread: 3-5 Color(s): bright green Berry: blue A wide-spreading groundcover with soft, feathery foliage, it is excellent in rock gardens or cascading over walls. Easy to grow, the bright-green foliage has good color all year. A very hardy plant with good salt tolerance, it is recommended by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. #2 $39.99 JUNIPER, KALLAY S COMPACT Juniperus chinensis Kallay s Compact Height: Spread: 4-6 Growth rate: average Color(s): bright green Berry: blue Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils, Kallay s compact is tolerant of a wide variety of soils, including clay, although it is intolerant of wet soils. Kallay s medium green foliage is soft to the touch, attractive year round, and fragrant when crushed. #2 $

5 JUNIPER, WILTON BLUE RUG Juniperus horizontalis Wiltoni Height: 4-6 Spread: 3-5 to partial shade Color(s): blue-green One of the best of the prostrate junipers., Wilton forms a dense mat of blue foliage, excellent as a groundcover or for bank planting. Quite attractive when allowed to drape over retaining walls, it is a tough, drought tolerant shrub. PINE, DWARF MUGO Pinus mugo var. pumilio Height: 3-5 Spread: 3-6 A mounding variety of mugo pine, the Dwarf Mugo is useful for rock gardens, mass plantings, and in groupings with broadleaf plants. Shearing will maintain a tight, mounding shape. Control size by trimming off new spring growth. #5 $59.99 PINE, JAKOBSEN MUGO Pinus mugo Jakobsen Height: 2 Spread: 4 This new evergreen from Denmark has a natural Bonsai appearance with its low, spreading, sturdy branches forming in clumps. This is a perfect accent plant for low borders or rock gardens. Not particular to soil type, but soil must be well-drained or plant may die. When pruning is necessary, only trim back the new growth of the current season. #3 $

6 PINE, SLOW MOUND Pinus mugo Slowmound Height: 2-3 Spread: 2-3 Growth rate: very slow Color(s): green Slowmound has a dense, dark green, mounding shape, with high reliable color, texture, growth rate, and habit. Beautiful year-round, it produces many showy buds and matures to a wide, even, compact shape. At only 2 in 10 years, it works well in confined areas. PINE, VALLEY CUSHION Pinus mugo Valley Cushion Height: 2 Spread: 2-3 Growth rate: very slow Color(s): green Valley Cushion has a uniform, compact growth with reddish new buds that complement short medium-green needles. Valley Cushions grow very slowly and are extremely hardy. Valley Cushion is a good choice for foundation plantings and rock gardens. SPRUCE, ELEGANS Picea abies Elegans Height: 2 Spread: 4 Color(s): green 'Elegans is a dense, spreading, slow-growing conifer shrub. It has slightly ascending branches and a flat-top, and is sometimes called a bird s nest spruce. New growth is bright green and appears earlier in spring than other nest shrubs. Works well in the garden as an accent plant. 6

7 SPRUCE, GLOBE Picea pungens Globosa Height: 3-5 Spread: 5-6 Color(s): silvery-blue Globe Spruce is a compact, globe-shaped shrub with beautiful silvery-blue foliage. Valuable as an accent or specimen plant, it eventually becomes wider than it is tall, although the globe shape can be maintained by pruning, if desired. Needs well-drained soil. #3 $89.99 SPRUCE, PUMILA Picea abies Pumila Height: 3 Spread: 4-5 Pumila is a nest type spruce with short, dark-green foliage on a very uniformly branched plant. Globe-shaped when young, it is spreading with age. Has a more rounded habit than Nidiformis Spruce. Needs regular watering, especially in extreme heat, is deer resistant, attracts birds. #6 $89.99 YEW, DARK GREEN SPREADER Taxus x media Dark Green Spreader Height: 4-6 Spread: 5-8 Light requirement: part shade to moderate Berry: red A very dense-growing spreading yew with soft, dark green foliage. It forms a dense center and is excellent foundation plant. Very hardy, it needs good drainage and prefers shade. Recommended by the Statewide Arboretum with protection. #5 $

8 YEW, HICKS Taxus x media Hicksii Height: 5-10 Spread: 4-6 Light requirement: part to full shade to moderate Berry: red Hicksi is a low maintenance, upright-growing yew with dark green foliage. Great for foundation planting, borders, or hedges. When planted in groups or rows they make a good privacy screen.. This shrub needs good drainage. #5 $