Plant List 4 Landscape Tips

Amsonia hubrichtii / Hubricht’s Amsonia

Wonderful plant for bordered rock gardens, as a native plant, or in open woodlands, best planted in mass.

Arundo donax ‘Peppermint Stick’ / Peppermint Stick Giant Reed Grass

Very popular for its use in large perennial beds, often seen growing as a large specimen or focal point in parks and botanical gardens.

Aster (group) / Aster

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Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea / Purple Leaved Japanese Barberry

Great for barriers and masses, attractive foliage is a great addition to any landscape.

Carex spp. / Carex

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ / Blue Atlas Cedar

Cultivars in the Glaucus group are characterized by the bluish-gray to bluish-green color of their needles.

Cedrus deodara / Deodar Cedar

Perhaps the most pendulous of the true cedars; plant in an area where it can reach its full potential.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis / Alaskan Cedar

A variety of narrow cultivars are available that are suitable for small spaces.

Cornus sanguinea / Bloodtwig Dogwood

Many cultivars on the market with different sizes, prune back in early spring to rejuvenate and produce brightly colored stems in the fall.

Cuphea micropetala / Candy Corn Plant

This plant can be slow to return in spring, so don’t be too quick to give up on it.

Euonymus fortunei / Wintercreeper Euonymus

If used as an ivy-like vine for covering walls, chimneys, or fences, it more easily flowerings and sets seed that can increase its invasive spread.

Hedera helix / English Ivy

Plant only as a spiller in seasonal containers.

Hesperocyparis arizonica / Arizona Cypress

Conical conifer, has smooth flaking reddish bark and aromatic blue-gray needles.

Ilex x koehneana / Koehne Holly

Known for its heavy fruit set, effective a s a specimen or in small groups, use potentially as a tall screen

Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ / Nellie R. Stevens Holly

Large Evergreen shrub with beautiful red winter berries, works well as part of the border framework of a garden.

Ilex vomitoria ‘Stoke’s Dwarf’ / Yaupon Holly

Very popular in the deep south where it ifs often used as hedge screen or windbreak, or even a topiary.

Juniperus virginiana / Eastern Redcedar

Good native juniper for screening, managed hedges or windbreaks. Avoid planting near apples to avoid cedar apple rust.

Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’ / Taylor Eastern Redcedar

This is a narrow landscape accent specimen that is good to flank entrances or can be used as a narrow screen.

Magnolia grandiflora / Southern Magnolia

This broad-leaved evergreen magnolia is one of the most iconic plants in southern gardens.

Magnolia virginiana / Sweetbay Magnolia

Excellent specimen tree for lawns of tall multi-stemmed shrub for a shrub border.

Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’ / Thunderhead Japanese Black Pine

It looks great pruned and sculpted into an artistic shape or left in its natural form..

Pseudolarix amabilis / Golden Larch

Spectacular and fresh spring-green foliage and emboldened yellow fall color; great choice for seasonal interest.

Rhapidophyllum hystrix / Needle Palm

The spines at the base of this clumping palm make it nearly impenetrable to wildlife.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Degroot’s Spire’ / Degroot’s Spire Arborvitae

Degroot’s Spire is a dwarf, slow growing cultivar with an upright, pyramidal habit.