When choosing a shrub for your landscaping going with a local variety is always best
There are certain shrubs which are good to use for landscaping purposes, and a shrub is almost always going to look better than a fence
It's important to keep in mind that your landscape design should not only look good from inside your home, but it should be appealing to passerby's as well because like fine art good landscaping not only adds beauty to the earth it also brings beauty in to the lives of those who see it.
Here's a chart to help with your shrub landscaping plan
| COMMON NAME | BOTANICAL NAME | HEIGHT | COLOUR | SPECIAL POINTS |
| March | ||||
| Spice Bush | Benzoin odoriferum | 6-15 ft. | Yellow | Flowers appear before leaves. Crimson fruit in fall. Aromatic odour. |
| Daphne | Daphne Mezereum | 4ft. | Purple | The only hardy deciduous daphne. Plant in light soil and in shade. |
| April | ||||
| Barberry | Berberis-Thunbergii | 2-4 ft. | Yellow | Prefers dry soil. Berries all winter. |
| Golden Bell | Forsythia suspensa | 5-8 ft. | Yellow | Flowers appear before leaves. Hardy; free from insects. |
| May | ||||
| Red-osier Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera | 4-8 ft. | White | Red branched. Plant in moist soil. |
| Japanese Snow Flower | Deutzia gracilis | 1-3 ft. | White | Very beautiful when flowering. Needs well drained soil. |
| Japanese Snowball | Viburnum plicatum | 8 ft. | White | Not as likely to have lice as common snowball. Larger balls. |
| Lilac | Syringa vulgaris | 15 ft. | Purple | Very fragrant. Will grow anywhere even in some shade. |
| June | ||||
| Deutzia | Deutzia Lemoinei | 1-3 ft. | White | Hardy; flowers showy. |
| Weigela | Diervilla Florida | 6 ft. | Pink White Red |
May have white or red flowers. Flowers under trees. Lives where other shrubs die. |
| Spirea | Spiræa Van Houttei | 4 ft. | White | Most showy of spireas. Grows anywhere. |
| Mock Orange | Philadelphus Coronarius | 10 ft. | Varieties of different colours. Fragrant; makes good screen. | |
| Smoke Bush | Rhus cotinus | 4-10 ft. | Purplish | Hardy. Beautiful all summer. Purple colour changes to smoke colour. |
| July | ||||
| Spirea | Spirea Bumalda, var. Anthony Waterer | 3 ft. | White | Flowers run from white to deep pink. Late flowering. Hardy. |
| Sweet Pepper Bush | Clethra alnifolia | 3-10 ft. | White | Moist soil or sandy. Late blooming; fragrant flowers. |
| August | ||||
| Althea, Rose of Sharon | Hibiscus Syriacus | 12 ft. | White to purple |
Very hardy. Plant in any good garden soil. |
| September | ||||
| Hardy Hydrangea | Hydrangea paniculata | 8 ft. | White to pink |
A showy shrub. Flowers remain on all winter. |
| October | ||||
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis Virginiana | 6-20 ft. | Yellow | Grows anywhere. Likes moisture. Fruit "explodes." |