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Trees & Shrubs for 4 Seasons of Interest

Each season, there are plants which simply stand out in the landscape. Whether they flower profusely, have an interesting silhouette, or provide wonderful fall colour, these trees and shrubs add a great deal of interest to the garden. The most dramatic plants for the spring and summer bloom prolifically, while fall show-stoppers may provide vibrant leaf colour or berries. Fabulous plants for the winter landscape might provide ornamental bark or berries while others have attractive branching patterns. Evergreen plants are great choices for the winter landscape as they retain their leaves year-round, ensuring that the garden has texture and colour even in the coldest months. By planning to include knock-out plants for each
season, you can create a garden with ornamental appeal all year long.

SPRING – early flowers

Azalea
Flowering Cherry
Forsythia
Lilac
Magnolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Rhododendron
Snowball Viburnum
Weigela

 

SUMMER – late flowers

Butterfly Bush
Hydrangea
Potentilla
Rose
Rose of Sharon
Smokebush
Spirea

 

FALL - leaf colour, berries

Amur Maple
Burning Bush
Japanese Maple
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Red Maple
Serviceberry
Sumac
Viburnum
Virginia Creepera

 

WINTER – branching pattern and
form, bark, berries

Beech
Corkscrew Hazel
Cranberry Cotoneaster
Evergreens
Holly
Pagoda Dogwood
Paperbark Maple
Paper Birch
Red Osier Dogwood
Winterberry