Shrubs for Small Spaces

• Posted on 27 January 2021
• Posted in Evergreens, Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Gardening, Privacy Screens, Wildlife
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Do you have a small area you're trying to fill? Maybe you're trying to add a pop of color to the front of your house, or perhaps you'd like to create a low screen to block out some street noise. Whatever your aim, Ben Trest, Landscape Specialist at Bates Nursery, is here to help. He'll be discussing shrubs that thrive in small spaces. Whether you're looking for evergreen or deciduous, bright flowers or interesting foliage, there is a shrub that will work for your small space.

Plants Mentioned in this Webinar:

Evergreen Shrubs:

Full Sun:

Arborvitae (Thuja)

Holmstrup Arborvitae

Fire Chief Arborvitae

Hetts Midget Arborvitae

Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae

Juniper (Juniperus)

Taylor Juniper

Holly (Ilex)

Castle Wall Holly

Castle Spire Holly

Sky Pencil Holly

Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina)

Gulf Steam Nandina

Flirt Nandina

Focal Point/Specimen Evergreens

Spruce (Picea)

Serbian Spruce

Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis)

Tea Olive (Osmanthus)

Gardenia

Evergreens for Shade

Acuba

Pieris

Holly (Ilex)

Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus)

Boxwood (Buxus)

Petite Pillar

Wee Willie

Insularis 'Nana'

Little Missy

Grace Hendrick Phillips

Deciduous Shrubs:

Flowering Shrubs

Hydrangea

Paniculata

Bobo

Little Lime

Macrophylla

Martha's Vineyard

Rose (Rosa)

Petite Knockout

Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

Miss Pearl

Pugster

Forsythia

Show Off

Spiraea

Azalea

Gumpo Azalea

Encore Azalea

Edible Shrubs:

Blueberry (Vaccinium)

Bushel & Berry Series

Goji Berry

Raspberry (Rubus)

Blackberry (Rubus)

Patio Peach (Prunus)

Miscellaneous Deciduous Plants for Small Spaces:

Japanese Maples (Acer Palmatum)

Acer palmatum 'Shaina'

Acer palmatum 'Sharp's Pygmy'

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'

Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel

Weeping Japanese Maples

Barberry (Berberis)

Sunsation

Orange Rocket