The Village at Aversboro

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1 The Village at Aversboro Landscape Guide for Residents We have compiled this list of recommended shrubs as an easy reference for you to consider when landscaping your property. They are listed alphabetically in each section, not by preference. The scientific name is given first and then the common name. Please use the full scientific name listed below when purchasing to ensure you get the right plant. This guide is divided into three sections. 1. Utility Box Selections Includes shrubs to best conceal your utility boxes. These shrubs may also be used as foundation plants. 2. Foundation Plantings Small shrub options for use as foundation planting. 3. Small Ornamental Trees 4. Generally Discouraged Plants Utility Box Selections Abelia x grandiflora Little Richard or Little Richard Abelia Mature size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen. Compact, rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves. White 3/4" fragrant flowers from summer to frost. Leaves take on a purple hue in the fall and winter. Abelia x grandiflora Kaleidoscope or Kaleidoscope Abelia Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen. Compact, rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves. White 3/4" fragrant flowers from summer to frost. Yellow and green variegation becoming red and orange in fall.

2 Buddleja davidii Blue Chip or Blue Chip Butterfly Bush Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Deciduous. Arching shrub with grey-green foliage and 4-6" flower spikes. Dense, compact growth habit with lavender blue flowers through the summer and produces few seed. Buxus x Green Gem or Littleleaf Boxwood Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Slow growing shrub with a rounded habit. Small lustrous dark green leaves. Shears well. Dark green winter color. Evergreen. Ilex crenata Soft Touch or Japanese Holly Mature Size: 2 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Densely branched shrub with small rounded leaves and black fruit in the fall, pliable branches and soft foliage. Evergreen. Loropetalum chinensis Crimson Fire or Crimson Fire Chinese Fringe Flower Mature Size: 2 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Semi-evergreen. Compact, mounded habit with burgundy foliage and bright pink flowers in winter and spring.

3 Loropetalum chinensis Emerald Snow or Emerald Snow Chinese Fringe Flower Mature Size: 4 H x 4 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen. Dense habit and gloss green leaves are a good backdrop for the strap-like white flowers in spring. Nandina domestica Gulf Stream or Heavenly Bamboo Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen. Compact form. New leaves emerge copper and mature to metallic blue-green in summer and red in winter. White flowers in 8-15" panicles in May. Bright red fruit in fall. Pieris japonica var. yakushimanum Prelude or Japanese Pieris Mature Size: 3 H x 4 W. Prefers sun or shade. Evergreen. Compact grower. New growth is red turning dark green. Pendulous racemes of white flowers in May. Pittosporum tobira Mojo or Mojo Dwarf Variegated Pittosporum Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun or shade. Evergreen. Compact habit with glossy foliage with gold variegation. Creamy, fragrant spring flowers.

4 Rhaphiolepis umbellata Snow White or Indian Hawthorn Mature Size: 3 H x 4 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen. Mounded shrub with dark green glossy leaves that bronze in winter. White flowers early spring to early summer. Purplish-black fruit in fall. Serissa foetida Variegata or Yellow-Rim Mature Size: 4 H x 4 W. Prefers full sun. Semi-evergreen. Small, rounded shrub. Dark-green foliage with creamy variegated margins. White flowers in May-June. Thuja occidentalis Hetz Midget or Eastern Arborvitae Mature Size: 4 H x 4 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen conifer. Rich green foliage which bronzes in winter. Dense globe-shaped form. Viburnum obovatum Mrs. Shiller s Delight or Small Viburnum Mature Size: 4 H x 4 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen. Small leaves and clusters of small white flowers adorn this compact plant most of the summer.

5 Foundation Plantings Aspidistra Elatior or Cast-Iron Plant Mature Size: 2 H x 3 W. Prefers part sun/shade. Evergreen, upright clumps of elongated dark green leaves that spread by underground rhizomes. Camellia japonica Isaribi or Isarabi Spring Blooming Camellia Mature Size: 12 H x 6 W. Prefers part sun/shade. Evergreen shrub with dense upright habit. Small rose form to semi-double pink flowers mid spring. Great shrub for growing as a topiary. Camellia sasanqua Leslie Ann or Leslie Ann Fall Blooming Camellia Mature Size: 8 H x 5 W. Prefers part sun/shade. Evergreen shrub with upright, compact habit. White flowers edged in pink in the fall. Chamaecyparis pisifera Cream Ball or Cream Ball Japanese Falsecypress Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Evergreen shrub, grey-green foliage with white tips. Dwarf rounded habit.

6 Chamaecyparis obtuse Nana Lutea or Golden Dwarf Hinoki Cypress Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Slender pyramidal habit with whorled, flattened sprays of dark green foliage and slightly drooping branch tips. Very slow growing form with yellow foliage. Clethra alnifolia White Dove or White Dove Summersweet Clethra Mature Size: 3 H x 4 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. Late to leaf out in spring. Deep green in summer. Pale yellow to rich golden brown fall color in mid-october. Compact growth habit and abundant fragrant white flowers late spring to summer. Butterflies love this shrub! Cornus sericea Kelseyi or Redtwig Dogwood Mature Size: 3 H x 4 W. Prefers sun or shade. Deciduous. Dark green leaves turn purplish red in the fall. Red winter stems. White flowers in late spring. Low, compact habit. Red winter stems are lovely in winter. Cryptomeria japonica Globosa Nana or Globosa Nana Japanese Cedar Mature Size: 5 H x 5 W. Prefers full sun. Evergreen shrub with blue green needles and a dense, dome-shaped growth habit. Becomes somewhat rusty red in winter.

7 Deutzia gracilis Nikko or Deutzia Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. 3" racemes of small white flowers cover the plant in spring. Low mounding shrub. Euonymus japonicas Microphyllus or Boxleaf Euonymus Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun or shade. Evergreen. Dwarf mounded habit with small dark green leaves. Grows more open in shade. Hydrangea macrophylla Pia or Pia Bigleaf Hydrangea Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun/part shade. Deciduous. Fast-growing rounded shrub with large 4-8" leaves and large flower heads July-August. Dwarf growth habit with pink to rose flowers. Blooms on previous year s wood. Gardenia jasminoides Kleim s Hardy or Cape Jasmine Mature Size: 4 H x 4 W. Prefers part sun. Evergreen shrub with shiny, dark green leaves. Waxy white 2-3" fragrant flowers May-July. Needs winter protection (a thick layer of pine straw around base will suffice).

8 Punica granatum Orange Blossom Special or Orange Blossom Special Pomegranate Mature Size: 3 H x 3 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Semievergreen. Compact habit with small leaves and abundant orange flowers from spring to fall. Weigela florida Midnight Wine Elvera or Old Fashion Weigela Mature Size: 2 H x 3 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. Dense, compact habit with purpleburgundy foliage and bright pink tubular flowers in May.

9 Small Ornamental Trees Acer palmatum var. dis. Seiryu or Seiryu Japanese Maple Mature Size: 15 H x 12 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. Upright green cut leaf form with a vase-shaped habit. Golden yellow to orange-red fall color. Acer palmatum Roseo Marginatum or Roseo Marginatum Japanese Maple Mature Size: 12 H x 6 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. Open, upright habit with leaves edged in white and pink. Cedrus deodara Quicksilver or Quicksilver Deodar Cedar Mature Size: 30 H x 10 W. Prefers sun. Evergreen. Pyramidal tree with silvery blue 1-2" needle-like leaves adorning graceful, pendulous branches. Slender upright growth habit.

10 Cornus kousa var. angustata Empress of China or Empress of China Evergreen Kousa Dogwood Mature Size: 18 H x 15 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Evergreen. Foliage changes to reddish purple in the fall. Lustrous dark green foliage. Very heavy bloomer at an early age May to July. Lagerstroemia Burgundy Cotton Whit VI or Burgundy Cotton Whit VI Crapemyrtle Mature Size: 15 H x 8 W. Prefers sun. Deciduous. Handsome specimen plant with large inflorescences in summer. Brownish red exfoliating bark. New growth and flower buds are burgundy, opening to white. Broad upright habit. Mildew resistant. Magnolia grandiflora Alta or Alta Southern Magnolia Mature Size: 30 H x 10 W. Prefers sun. Evergreen. Dense pyramidal tree with dark green glossy foliage often with a brown pubescent back. Creamy white 8-12" fragrant flowers in May. Small narrow leaves with a brown back. Upright growth habit.

11 Oxydendron arboretum or Sourwood Tree Mature Size: 30 H x 20 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. Native understory tree. Yellow, red to purple fall color. Excellent small specimen tree. White flowers are 4-10" pendulous clusters in summer. Prunus x Okame or Okame Cherry Tree Mature Size: 25 H x 20 W. Prefers sun. Deciduous. Upright oval habit. Beautiful pink flowers in March/April. Orange-red fall color. Stewartia koreana or Korean Stewartia Mature Size: 30 H x 15 W. Prefers sun/part sun. Deciduous. Dense, pyramidal-oval habit with brown to orange flaky bark. 3" white summer flowers.

12 Roses (Rosa) - Thorns Generally Discouraged Plants Barberry (Berberis) - Thorns Hollies (Ilex) There are soft hollies which have slow growth. Please do not choose to plant the fast-growing, sharp-leaved varieties. Please refer to the lists above for small, soft textured selections. Loropetalum The larger varieties do not keep their shape and require pruning 3 times per year. There are smaller varieties to more easily fit the landscape. Please refer to the lists above for those selections. Vines These should be planted in containers to keep growth in check. Examples include ivy, creeping fig, winter creeper, or any kind of vigorous trailing plant. Any plants that are too large/too fast-growing Please consider mature size prior to purchasing and plant accordingly. Any plants with sharp leaves and/or thorns Trees that mature over 50 in height are too large. There are smaller selections on the list provided.

13 A few tips for your success Right plant, right place. Consider mature size before purchasing. Note how much direct sunlight is received in the location you want to plant before purchasing. Full Sun = 6+ hours of direct sunlight per day Part Sun = 4 hours of direct sunlight per day Part Shade = 4 hours of direct sunlight per day Shade = early morning sunlight is usually okay but no direct sunlight otherwise. Fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials. Happy Gardening! This information was provided by Wilkerson Garden Design. Wilkerson Garden Design Heather Wilkerson Price (919) Custom Container Gardens Landscape Design and Installation Personal Gardening Services Consultations