A Complete Landscape Design
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No. |
Plant/Hardgood Type |
Height x Width |
Form |
Seasonal Interest |
Common Name |
Latin Name |
Comments
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1 |
Deciduous Tree |
50' x 35' |
Upright/oval |
Patmore Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore' |
Canopy tree; disease and drought tolerant |
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2 |
Dediduous Shrub |
3 1/2' x 3' |
Mound |
Rose/pink flowers in june and July |
Neon Flash Spirea |
Spiraea japonica ‘Neon Flash' |
Shrub mass; tolerates snow damage |
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3 |
Broadleaf Evergreen |
4' x 4' |
Upright |
Lavender flowers in early spring |
PJM Compact Rhododendron |
Rhododendron ‘PJM' |
Shrub mass; shade tolerant |
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4 |
Deciduous Shrub |
20' x 14' |
Multiple stemmed |
White flowers in early spring; red/purple fruit; yellow/red fall foliage |
Serviceberry |
Amelancheier canadensis |
Accent plant; edible fruit |
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5 |
Evergreen Shrub |
4' x 1' |
Low mounding |
Evergreen |
Broadmore Juniper |
Juniperous horizontalis ‘Broadmore' |
Shrub mass |
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6 |
Perennial |
2 1/2' x 2' |
Upright |
Early and late summer flowers |
Siberian Iris/Stargazer Oriental Lily |
Iris Siberica/Lilium ‘Stargazer' |
Low maintenance perennial bed |
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7 |
Perennial |
2' x 2' |
Upright/arching |
Light yellow flowers in summer |
Yellow Daylily |
Hjemerocallis ‘Hypericon' |
Low maintenance perennial bed |
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8 |
Deciduous shrub |
5' x 2 1/2' |
Low spreading |
Fragrant yellow spring flowers; red fruit; orange/red fall foliage |
Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac |
Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low' |
Shrub mass; wildlife food |
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9 |
Ornamental Grass |
6' x 3' |
Upright |
August-winter seed heads |
Skyracer Moorgrass |
Molinia caerulea arundina ‘Skyracer' |
Key plant |
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10 |
Deciduous Shrub |
5' x 5' |
Upright rounded |
White flowers in May; black fruits through winter |
Glossy Black Chokeberry |
Aronia melanocarpa elata |
Shrub border; wildlife food |
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11 |
Fruit Tree |
8' x 12' |
Rounded tree |
Spring flowers; fall fruit |
Honeycrisp |
Malus ‘Honeycrisp' |
Edible fruit |
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12 |
Ornamental Grass |
4 1/2 x 3 |
Upright |
Pink flowers in July; seed heads through winter |
Karl Foerster Grass |
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster' |
Key Plant |
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13 |
Deciduous Shrub |
3' x 3' |
Round |
Coral pink flowers spring through fall; orange fruit in fall |
Carefree Beauty Rose |
Rosa ‘Carefree Beauty' |
Shrub mass |
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14 |
Deciduous Shrub |
5' x 5' |
Round |
Scarlet fruit in fall, winter; deep red fall color |
Compact American Cranberrybush |
Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum' |
Shrub border; wildlife food |
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15 |
Perennial |
1' x 2' |
Mound |
Summer lavender flower spikes |
Short hosta |
Hosta ‘Golden Tiara' |
Shade tolerant perennial mass |
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16 |
Deciduous Shrub/Tree |
20' x 20' |
Rounded; horizontal branching |
Pale yellow flowers in May; blue-black fruits |
Pagoda Dogwood |
Cornus alternifolia |
Accent plant |
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17 |
Perennial |
3' x 2' |
Vase shaped |
Summer lavender flower spikes |
Tall Blue Hosta |
Hosta ‘Krossa Regal' |
Shade tolerant perennial mass |
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19 |
Perennial |
5' x 3' |
Upright |
Lartge yellow flower spikes in summer |
The Rocket |
Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket' |
Perennial mass |
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20 |
Perennial |
3' x 2 1/2' |
Vase shaped |
Lush green summer foliage |
Ostrich Fern |
Mattencia struthiopteris |
Shade tolerant perennial mass |
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21 |
Deciduous Shrub |
6' x 5' |
Rounded |
White flowers |
White Lights Azalea |
Rhododendron x ‘White Lights' |
Shrub border, cold hardy |
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22 |
Deciduous Shrub |
10' x 10' |
Rounded |
White flowers in late May; scarlet berries into winter |
American Cranberrybush |
Viburnum trilobum |
Key plant; wildlife food |
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23 |
Annuals/Spring Bulbs |
Variable |
Variable |
Spring and summer color |
Mass planting |
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24 |
Perennial |
6" x 8" |
Low, mat forming |
Green groundcover |
Ginger |
Asarum canadense |
Mass planting |
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25 |
Deciduous Shrub |
15' x 18' |
Rounded vase shape |
Late fall yellow flowers |
Common witchhazel |
Hamamelis virginiana |
Accent plant; shade tolerant |
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26 |
Deciduous Shrub |
4' x 5' |
Mounded |
Summer flowers |
Hummingbird Clethra |
Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird' |
Shrub border; shade tolerant |
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27 |
Perennial |
1 1/2' x 1 1/2' |
Mounded |
Lime green summer flowers |
Lady's Mantle |
Alchemilla mollis |
Perennial mass; good dried flowers |
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28 |
Perennial |
1 1/2' x 1 1/2' |
Mounded |
Summer lavender flower spikes |
Hosta |
Hosta ‘Francee' |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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29 |
Deciduous Shrub |
5' x 5' |
Mounded |
White flowers and white fruit; red twigs in summer |
Isanti Dogwood |
Cornus sericea ‘Isanti' |
Key plant; wildlife food |
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30 |
Perennial |
2' x 2' |
Mounded |
Feathery summer flowers; attractive dried flower heads |
Fanal False Spirea |
Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal' |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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31 |
Perennial |
3' x 2' |
Upright rounded |
Violet-blue late spring flowers |
Baptisia |
Baptisia australis |
Perennial mass |
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32 |
Perennial |
2' x 2' |
Mounded |
Lavender flower spikes in summer |
Blue leaf Hosta |
Hosta fortunei ‘Hyacinthina' |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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33 |
Deciduous Shrub |
5' x 5' |
Rounded |
Dark rosy pink flowers in May/June |
Rosy Lights Azalea |
Rhododendron x ‘Rosy Lights' |
Shrub mass; fragrant flowers |
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34 |
Deciduous Shrub |
8' x 12' |
Upright |
Late spring blue stary flowers |
President Grevey Lilac |
Syringa vulgaris ‘President Grevy' |
Accent plant; fragrant flowers |
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35 |
Perennial |
12" x 12" |
Mounded |
Fragrant white flowers in spring; white fruit |
Anomone |
Anomone sylvestris |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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36 |
Perennial |
20" x 24" |
Mounded |
White flower spikes; attractive dried flower heads |
Deutschland Astilbe |
Astilbe x arendsii ‘Deutschland' |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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37 |
Perennial |
12" x 16" |
Mounded |
White flower spikes |
Golden Leaf Hosta |
Hosta ‘Bright Glow' |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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38 |
Perennial |
15" x 15" |
Rounded |
Pink flowers in late spring/early summer |
White Foamflower |
Tiarella cordifolia |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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39 |
Deciduous Shrub |
3' x 2' |
Mounded |
Deep blue fruit in late summer; bright fall foliage |
Northcountry Blueberry |
Vaccinium ‘Northcountry' |
Foundation planting; edible fruit |
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40 |
Perennial |
24" x 12" |
Mounded upright |
Creamy white flowers in late spring/early summer |
Solomon's Seal |
Polygonatum odoratum |
Perennial mass; shade tolerant |
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41 |
Perennial |
30" x 18" |
Mounded |
Red-pink spring flowers |
Nora Barlow Columbine |
Aquilegia x hybrida ‘Nora Barlow' |
Perennial mass |
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42 |
Perennial |
12" x 12" |
Mounded |
Late spring white flowers |
Candytuft |
Iberis sempervirens |
Perennial mass |
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43 |
Deciduous Tree |
25' x 15' |
Rounded |
Spring white flowers; red fruit |
Spring Snow Crab |
Malus ‘Spring Snow' |
Accent plant; wildlife food |
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44 |
Herbs & Vegetables |
Variable |
Variable |
Spring/summer |
Food |
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45 |
Deciduous Shrub/Tree |
15' x 15' |
Spreading |
Bright fall foliage |
Flame Amur Maple |
Acer ginnala ‘Flame' |
Specimen plant |