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SmithScapes Plant Catalog & Guidelines

Azalea ‘Karen’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune:

Bamboo

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Prune: shear annually to shape

Arborvitae ‘Emerald Green’

Bloom Time:

Prune: shear annually to shape

Abelia

Bloom Time: summer

Prune: shear annually in winter

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Barberry

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter

Birch ‘River’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

Beech ‘Purple Fountain’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: winter

Birch ‘Weeping’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

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Black Eyed Susan

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Blanket Flower

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Boxwood ‘Green Velvet’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: shear annually to shape in summer af-

ter flowering

Blue Ice ‘Blue Star’

Bloom Time: Spring & again in summer

Prune:

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Burning Bush

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter; can

be rejuvenated by cutting back to 2’

Buckthorn ‘Fernleaf Fine Line’

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Prune: early spring

Buckthorn ‘Fernleaf’

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Prune: early spring

Boxwood ‘Pyramid’ / ‘Green Mountain’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: shear annually to shape in summer af-

ter flowering

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Cherry ‘Cistena’

Bloom Time: Spring flowers/summer fruit

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter

Cherry ‘Kwanzan’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter

Cherry ‘Snow Fountain Weeping’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually after flowering

Cherry Laurel

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually after flowering

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Cherry ‘Shubert’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually after flowering

Clematis

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: spring

Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’

Bloom Time: Spring through Summer

Prune: keep deadheaded or shear lightly after

first flush of bloom

Clethra ‘Hummingbird’ & ‘Ruby Spice’

Bloom Time: summer

Prune: Hummingbird - shear annually after

flowering; Ruby Spice - prune annually in late

winter to promote vigorous growth

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Crabapple ‘Coralburst’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

Crabapple ‘Prairiefire’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

Crabapple ‘Sargent’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

Crabapple ‘Snowdrift’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune:

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Cypess ‘Lemon Thread’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape in fall

Crape Myrtle ‘Dynamite’

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: shear annually after flowering for a for-

mal appearance

Daisy ‘Shasta’

Bloom Time: Summer to fall

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Cypress ‘Leyland’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape

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Daylily

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Deutzia ‘Nikko’

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Prune: shear annually after flowering in spring

Dogwood ‘Kousa’

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Prune: winter

Dianthus ‘Shooting Star’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

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Falsecypress

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape

Fothergilla ‘Blue Mist’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually after flowering

Feather Reed Grass ‘Karl Foerster’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Geranium ‘Bevan’s Variety’

Bloom Time: late spring to late summer

Prune: remove flowering stems

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Hemlock ‘Canadian’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape in summer

Hemlock ‘Weeping’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape

Grass ‘Maiden’

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Grass ‘Fountain’

Bloom Time: Late summer

Prune: cut back in fall or early spring

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Hornbeam ‘Columnar European’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: winter

Hosta

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Holly ‘Sky Pencil’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: shear annually to shape

Holly ‘China’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter or af-

ter new growth

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Itea ‘Little Henry’

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Prune: shear annually to shape in summer af-

ter flowering

Hydrangea ‘Oak Leaf’

Bloom Time: Mid-Summer

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth; prune in summer after

flowering

Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’

Bloom Time: Spring through Fall

Prune: prune to shape after flowering in sum-

mer; cut emerging spring growth back to half to

increase number of pink (in alkaline soil) or

blue (in acidic soil) blooms

Hydrangea ‘Grandiflora Standard’

Bloom Time: Summer to fall

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth

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Juniper ‘Blue Star’

Bloom Time: (No flower0

Prune: shear annually to shape

Juniper ‘Sky Rocket’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape

Juniper ‘Gray Owl’

Bloom Time: (No flower0

Prune: shear annually to shape

Japanese Zelkova

Bloom Time:

Prune:

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Juniper ‘Wichita Blue’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape

Lenten Rose ‘Royal Heritage’

Bloom Time: Late Winter - Early Spring

Prune:

Lilac ‘Dwarf Korean’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: prune old flower heads to encourage

more blossoms

Lavender ‘Hidcote’

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter

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Liriope

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Magnolia ‘Southern’

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Prune: annually after flowering

Lilac ‘Dwarf Korean Standard’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: prune old flower heads to encourage

more blossoms

Magnolia ‘Sweetbay’

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: annually after flowering

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Maple ‘Japanese Bloodgood’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: winter

Maple ‘Japanese Coral Bark’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: winter

Maple ‘Crimson Sentry’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

Maple ‘Japanese Laceleaf’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: winter

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Maple ‘Red Sunset’

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Prune: winter

Ninebark ‘Diablo’

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: winter

Maple ‘October Glory’

Bloom Time: Inconspicuous

Prune: winter

Pear ‘Jaczam’

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Prune: prune for shape and structure after

flowering

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Purple Palace Coral Bells

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Purple Cone Flower

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: remove old foliage before new leaves

emerge; divide clumps every 2-3 years in early

spring

Pine ‘Weeping’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: spring

Redbud

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: winter

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Rose ‘Knockout’

Bloom Time: Spring through Fall

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth; cut back to 6” off ground

Rose ‘Knockout Standard’

Bloom Time: Spring through Fall

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth

Rose of Sharon ‘Blue Satin’

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: shear annually after flowering in winter

Serviceberry ‘Autumn Brilliance’

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth

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Spruce ‘Alberta’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spirea ‘Gold Mound’

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Prune: prune annually to promote vigorous

new growth; cut back to 6” off ground in fall or

early spring

Spirea ‘Little Princess’

Bloom Time: Summer

Prune: prune annually to promote vigorous

new growth; cut back to 6” off ground in fall or

early spring

Spirea ‘Magic Carpet’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: sprune annually to promote vigorous

new growth; cut back to 6” off ground in fall or

early spring

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Spruce ‘Baby Blue Eyes’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spruce ‘Globe Blue’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spruce ‘Colorado Blue‘

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spruce ‘Fat Albert’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

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Spruce ‘Globe Blue Standard’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spruce ‘Weeping Norway’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spruce ‘Norway’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

Spruce ‘Pumila’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: pinch off candles at new growth to keep

shape

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Taxus ‘Capitata’

Bloom Time: (No flower)

Prune: shear annually to shape

Viburnum ‘Alleghany’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually to shape in late winter/

early spring; can be rejuvenated by cutting

back to 2’

Viburnum ‘Juddi’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually to shape; can be rejuve-

nated by cutting back to 2’

Weigela ‘Midnight Wine’

Bloom Time: summer

Prune: immediately after flowering

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Weigela ‘Vareigata’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth; cut back to 12” off

ground in fall

Weigela ‘Wine & Roses’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: prune annually in late winter to promote

vigorous new growth; cut back to 12” off

ground in fall

Winterberry ‘Red Sprite’

Bloom Time: Spring

Prune: shear annually to shape in winter