Shrubs - Hilltop Garden Center

Shrubs have persistent woody stems above ground and can provide a blend of green and flowering hedges, wandering or straight paths and limitless shades of color.

Shrubs come in many sizes, shapes, and colors. Like most perennials, flowering shrubs typically bloom for only a short window of time. In our yard, they start appearing as early as April (PJM rhododendron and forsythia, for example) and continue right through fall with late bloomers such as the many varieties of Hydrangea paniculata. We carry all the hardy shrubs — including roses — that thrive in our local climate. Most are available in 3- to 5-gallon containers, while some reach up to 10-gallon size. We can help you select a woody shrub that will work perfectly in your landscape conditions.

Evergreens

Evergreen shrubs keep their leaves and color all year round. Some evergreens aren’t actually green — they may be blue, yellow, or other hues — but they do not change color with the seasons. Evergreens do shed leaves, though much more slowly and not in response to seasonal changes. They are an important part of your landscape, especially in New England, because they provide color and interest during winter when the leaves have fallen from everything else that isn’t evergreen.

Deciduous Shrubs

Deciduous shrubs are those which drop their leaves in wintertime leaving just the branches. Many variety of deciduous shrubs are flowering. Shrubs that flower typically do so for a relatively short window of time, possibly 1 to 4 weeks. They then drop the flowers, and new foliage growth grows on shrub.

Grasses

Grasses are an alternative to shrubs. Grasses grow to all different heights, dwarf at 18″ up to 9′ tall. They are noticeable by their tall slender blades of green, tan, maroon, blue and variegated. Most grasses are hardy through all types of weather and perform best when cut down after each season.

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