Shrubs: Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird'
Single blue flowers in summer Alternate, simple leaves with three lobes; coarsely toothed Upright, multi-stemmed shrub [... more]
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Shrubs: Weigela coraeensis
Spreading, dense shrub with arching branches 1.5" creamy yellow, pink flowers that change to carmine; 2 to 8 flowers per axillary cyme Opposite, simple medium green leaves [... more]
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Shrubs: Cornus sericea (C. stolonifera)
Sun to partial shade; tolerates range of soil conditions including wet or dry sites Loose, multi-stemmed shrub; broad, spreading, rounded mound; upright stems with short horizontal branching Dull white flowers on flat-topped cyme in early summer; ... [... more]
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Shrubs: Aronia x prunifolia
Alternate, simple dark green leaves; wine-red to purplish red fall color Sun to partial shade; range of soil types: wet, dry, poor Upright stems form a rounded shrub to small tree 0.5" white flowers on terminal corymb; lustrous purplish black ... [... more]
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Shrubs: Cassia bicapsularis
Sun; sandy, loamy, well-drained soil Multi-stemmed upright shrub to small tree; sprawling Golden-yellow flowers in fall; brown seed pods in fall Compound, pinnate, bright green leaves Flowers attract bees and butterflies [... more]
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Trees, Shrubs, and Roses for Midwest Gardens:
 Book Description: Ezra Haggard, author of the popular Perennials for the Lower Midwest (1996), literally takes landscape design to a higher level with this gorgeous book especially for Midwesterners. Trees and shrubs add mass and the all-important [... more]
$29.95
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Shrubs: Hamamelis macrophylla
Soft green leaves with furry underside; rosy-purple, bronze, and gold fall color Light, creamy yellow flowers in fall Multi-stemmed shrub [... more]
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Shrubs: Cotoneaster apiculatus
Low, wide-spreading shrub with stiff branches; tends to mound Small pinkish flowers in early summer; 0.2 to 0.3" cranberry-red fruit in fall; abundantly produced Drought tolerant; good for bank cover; some salt spray tolerance; prone to develop ... [... more]
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Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast: ...
Book Description: This helpful identification guide presents complete plant descriptions for 550 species and 79 plant families, with simple but effective keys and many photographs. An important work, but not best for beginners.: I bought this book [... more]
$19.95
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Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Book Description: This bestselling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs, describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional cultivars and [... more]
$69.95
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The Tree and Shrub Finder: Choosing the Best Plants for ...
Good tips,not bad, but lacking on photos in the right places: This is a great book for getting tips and learning what kind of tree or shrub you should plant and how to plant it, especially if you are planting hedges and well-placed trees, but on the [... more]
$27.95
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Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs (Comstock Book)
Book Description: This comprehensive handbook, acclaimed when it was first published in 1976 as "one of the most useful reference manuals on diagnostic entomology yet produced," has now been completely revised and expanded to reflect recent [... more]
$89.95
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