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Need recommendation for short shrubs

Posted by mintjulep49 SE Mich (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 22, 12 at 10:54

I'm looking for a combo of shrubs to plant in the flower bed that sits against my house. It's 17' long and 5' deep and East facing. There's a window 3' above that opens outwards, so the shrubs need to stay shorter than that.
I want something that will retain color in the winter, so I've been looking at a variety of evergreens and others like Virginia Sweetspire that have the red stems.
Shrubs that need to be pruned are fine with me.
Any suggestions for shorter shrubs?


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RE: Need recommendation for short shrubs

get ye to the conifer forum ... and forget about shrubs that stay under 3 feet ... and less than 3 feet wide at the same time ...

you will want to focus on mini conifers..

ken


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RE: Need recommendation for short shrubs

-Fothergilla gardenii

-Leucothoe fontanesiana

-Diervilla lonicera

-Hypericum kalmianum

-Rhododendron carolinianum

-Leiophyllum buxifolium


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