Abelia ‘Edward Goucher’

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- Common name :abelia
- Family name :Caprifoliaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Edward Goucher
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6-9
- Mature height and spread :H3-5ft S3-5ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, arching
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Fall colour :red
- Flower/cone/fruit :white flowers,
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :grow near corners, shrub borders
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (N)

Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
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- Common name :bearberry
- Family name :Ericaceae
- USDA Hardiness Zone :2-6
- Mature height and spread :H0.5-1ft S3-6ft
- Form :evergreen, low grow shrub, small, woody
- Water use :dry to medium
- Soil requirements :well-drained, acidic
- Flower/cone/fruit :white pink flowers, red berries
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :ground cover, rock gardens, four seasons interest
Cistus x hybridus

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- Common name : white rockrose
- Family name : Cistaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Maculatus
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7
- Mature height and spread :H2-4ft S3-5ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense,round
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :white, open flowers, dark spots in middle
- Limitations : need protection
- Suitable uses : shrub borders, residential garden
Cotoneaster horizontalis

https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/large/cotoneaster_horizontalis_variegatus_1370.jpg

- Common name :rock cotoneaster
- Family name :Rosaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Tom Thumb
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5
- Mature height and spread :H1-2ft S4-6ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, ground cover, liner, spreading
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements : adaptable
- Flower/cone/fruit :pink flowers, red berries in large quantity
- Limitations :may be not convenient to maintain (cut dead parts)
- Suitable uses :ground cover, poor soil place
Fatsia japonica

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- Common name :Japanese aralia
- Family name :Araliaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Aurea
- USDA Hardiness Zone :8-10
- Mature height and spread :H8-10ft S6-8ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, upright
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :white flowers, black fruits
- Limitations :leaves may be burnt under strong sunlight
- Suitable uses :shade place, hedge, containers
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynnwood’

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- Common name :border forsythia
- Family name :Oleaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5-8
- Mature height and spread :H4-6ft S4-6ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, medium size, upright, arching
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :yellow flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :mass, hedge, foundations
Hedera hibernica

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- Common name :evergreen ivy
- Family name :Araliaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Baltica
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5
- Mature height and spread :H50-70ft
- Form :climber
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :green white flowers,
- Limitations :very aggressive, spread fast
- Suitable uses :ground cover, wall cover
Ilex aquifolium

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- Common name :English holly
- Family name :Aquifoliaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Silver Queen
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-9
- Mature height and spread :H12-20m S8-10m
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense,
- Water use :medium to high
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :red berries
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :decoration, borders, hedge, barriers
Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata

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- Common name :privet honeysuckle
- Family name :Caprifoliaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Moss Green
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6
- Mature height and spread :H1-2ft S4-6ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, ground cover, spread, liner
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :adaptable
- Flower/cone/fruit :glass like blue/purple berries
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :ground cover, borders
Osmanthus x burkwoodii

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- Common name :osmanthus
- Family name :Oleaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-9
- Mature height and spread :H3-5m S3-5m
- Form :evergreen shrub, large, dense, round
- Water use :drought tolerant
- Soil requirements :well-drained, full sun or part shade
- Flower/cone/fruit :white clustered flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :hedge, screen, mass, shrub borders, woodland
Osmanthus delavayi

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- Common name :Delavay osmanthus
- Family name :Oleaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-9
- Mature height and spread :H1-2m S1-2m
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, round, medium size
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :white flowers, black berries
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :screen, hedge
Photinia x fraseri

http://www.bccedarhedges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photinia-fraseri_1280.jpg

- Common name :Fraser’s photinia
- Family name :Rosaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Red Robin
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7
- Mature height and spread :H2-3m S2-3m
- Form :evergreen shrub, dense, round
- Water use :high, regular
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Fall colour :red
- Flower/cone/fruit :red small fruits
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :hedge, residential garden, border
Prunus lusitanica

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- Common name :cherry bay
- Family name :Rosaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6-9
- Mature height and spread :H30-25ft S20-25ft
- Form :evergreen tree/shrub, dense
- Water use :medium-low
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :small white flowers, cherry like fruits
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :screen, hedge, corner space
Pyrus calleryana

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- Common name :callery pear
- Family name :Rosaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Chanticleer
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5-9
- Mature height and spread :H6-10m S6-7m
- Form :deciduous tree, medium size, oval
- Water use :medium to dry
- Soil requirements :adaptable
- Fall colour : orange, red
- Flower/cone/fruit : white, showy flowers in mass
- Limitations : easy to be broken by ice
- Suitable uses : flower interest, street tree
Quercus robur

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- Common name :English oak
- Family name :Fagaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Fastigiata, Fennessii
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5-8
- Mature height and spread :H10-20m S10-20m
- Form :deciduous tree, large
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Fall colour :brown
- Flower/cone/fruit :relatively long cones
- Limitations :powdery mildew
- Suitable uses :parks, street tree
Rhododendron ‘Unique’

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- Common name :unique rhododendron
- Family name :Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Unique
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6
- Mature height and spread :H4-7ft S4-7ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, medium size, dense, round
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :showy flowers, many colors(white,pink, red)
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :borders, hedge, flower interest
Rhododendron ‘Vulcan’

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- Common name :Vulcan rhododendron
- Family name :Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Vulcan
- USDA Hardiness Zone :5-6
- Mature height and spread :H6-8ft S6-8ft
- Form :evergreen shrub, medium size, dense, round
- Water use :high, regular
- Soil requirements :moist, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :showy red flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :borders, hedge, flowering interest
Rhododendron kiusianum hybrids

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- Common name :Japanese evergreen azalea
- Family name :Ericaceae
- Cultivars and selections :Vulcan
- USDA Hardiness Zone :6
- Mature height and spread :H0.5-1m S0.5-1m
- Form :evergreen shrub, small, spreading
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :organic, well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :multi-color flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :mixed border, Japanese garden
Stranvaesia davidiana

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- Common name :Chinese photinia
- Family name :Rosaceae
- Cultivars and selections :-
- USDA Hardiness Zone :7-9
- Mature height and spread :H3-5m S3-5m
- Form :evergreen big shrub/small tree, upright
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :well-drained
- Flower/cone/fruit :red small fruits in groups, white small flowers
- Limitations :-
- Suitable uses :shrub borders, background, hedge
Syringa vulgaris

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- Common name :common lilac
- Family name :Oleaceae
- Cultivars and selections :President Grevy
- USDA Hardiness Zone :4
- Mature height and spread :H4-6m S4-6m
- Form :deciduous shrub, irregular, upright
- Water use :moderate
- Soil requirements :acidic, well-drained
- Fall colour :yellow
- Flower/cone/fruit :showy panicle flowers(white, violet), brown dry fruit
- Limitations :powdery mildew
- Suitable uses :flowering interest, specimen, screen