Featured Plants
Seasonal Progression
Soggy soil will have no chance to ruin your garden view with this EZ Scape™. Each of these shrubs will not only thrive in wet or moist soil, but is also native to North America. They are ready to respond to your conditions and benefit the landscape at the same time. With this planting, you’ll invite local pollinators with flowers, birds with berries and dried seeds, and provide habitat for wildlife. You can rest easy knowing that even if you get days of rain, your garden will thrive.
Environmental Requirements
| Light | Full Sun, Part Shade |
|---|---|
| Moisture | Heavy, Moderate |
| Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Features | Fall Interest, Pollinator Friendly, Tolerates Clay Soil |
Shrubs in this EZ Scape™
GLITTERS & GLOWS® Arrowwood Viburnum
Blue Fruit • Compact Habit • Self Pollination
Height: 4-5′
Spread: 4-5′
Zones: 4-8
Primary Season of Interest: Early Summer (flowers)
Secondary Season of Interest: Fall (fruit)
Care Tips: Will perform well in a range of sun exposures – a minimum of four hours of direct light and up to all day sun. Prefers moist, well-draining soil, but will still perform well in a range of soils. Should not be pruned, as it blooms on old wood, which then results in berries.
SUGARTINA® ‘Crystalina’ Summersweet (Clethra)
Native to North America • Fragrant flowers • Dwarf habit
Height: 2.5-3′
Spread: 2.5-3′
Zones: 4-9
Primary Season of Interest: Spring (flowers)
Secondary Season of Interest: Fall (color change)
Care Tips: Will perform well in a range of sun exposures – a minimum of four hours of direct light and up to all day sun. Can even grow in shadier conditions, but won’t give its most robust performance for flowers, fragrance, or fall color change. Adapts to virtually all soils, but truly thrives in acidic, moist, or even wet, conditions. Pruning isn’t necessary, but can be performed in early spring just as new growth appears.
ARCTIC FIRE® Red Red-Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Farrow')
Native to North America • Compact habit • Deer resistant
Height: 3-5′
Spread: 3-5′
Zones: 2-7
Primary Season of Interest: Winter (stems)
Secondary Season of Interest: Spring (flowers)
Care Tips: Will perform well in a range of sun exposures – a minimum of four hours of direct light and up to all day sun. However, it’s one of the most shade tolerant shrubs. So it can be positioned in less sun and will still grow well, just not quite as robustly as it would with more exposure. Adapts to most soils, but will grow best in moist soils. Pruning is recommended. Stem color is brightest on one and two year old stems, so plan to perform regular rejuvenation prunes.
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