A popular garden staple for its evergreen foliage and versatile nature, Boxwood is great for hedging, massing and topiary work. Green Mountain is a dense, pyramidal form that makes an excellent accent or taller hedge. Evergreen, small, dark green leaves maintain their color through the winter. If shaping, trim in mid to late June. Not fussy as long as the soil is not wet.

Note: All boxwoods from Chalet are final sale. Boxwoods are non-refundable due to risk of spreading pathogens.

Frans Fontaine Hornbeam is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The glossy pointy leaves turn an outstanding gold in the fall. The smooth gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Palisade® American Hornbeam has forest green deciduous foliage on a tree with an oval habit of growth. The serrated pointy leaves turn outstanding shades of yellow and in the fall. It produces small clusters of brick red hop-like fruit from early fall to late winter, which fade to brown over time. The furrowed gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Nikko Dawn Deutzia is smothered in stunning racemes of lightly-scented white trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches from mid to late spring. It has attractive green foliage edged in creamy white. The small serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall.

Hardy, slow growing dwarf evergreen makes a great focal point in rock gardens, patio and foundation plantings. Short, dark green needles emerge from the branch tips in spring bright green. Broadly rounded in form with horizontal, layered branching and a flat top. Sturdy branches hold up well to snow loads. Adaptable to many different conditions including cold, heat and drought once established. Commonly called Bird's Nest spruce for the nest-like depression in the center of older plants.

A popular garden staple for its evergreen foliage and versatile nature, boxwood is useful for hedging, massing and topiary work. It's considered the gold standard for rounded boxwood. Green Velvet is a dense, mounded form that is effective as a short hedge and planted in groups for year-round greenery. Small, dark green leaves maintain their color through the winter. If shaping, trim in mid to late June. Not fussy as long as the soil is not wet.

Note: All boxwoods from Chalet are final sale. Boxwoods are non-refundable due to risk of spreading pathogens.

Green Gem Boxwood is primarily valued in the garden for its ornamental globe-shaped form. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The small round leaves remain green throughout the winter.

Sunjoy Todo® Japanese Barberry is primarily valued in the garden for its ornamental globe-shaped form. It has clusters of gold flowers hanging below the branches in late spring, which are interesting on close inspection. It has attractive deep purple foliage with hints of black which emerges red in spring. The small glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of scarlet and burgundy in the fall.

A compact, dense native shrub that presents powdery, silver foliage that adds texture and contrast when combined with other shrubs; pretty silver catkins with red stamens in spring; best in full sun; tolerates moist soils and pruning Iceberg Alley ® Sageleaf Willow features delicate silver catkins with red overtones and yellow anthers along the branches from late winter to early spring before the leaves. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has attractive deciduous grayish green foliage with white undersides and tinges of silver which emerges white in spring. The fuzzy pointy leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The smooth bark and white branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest. Iceberg Alley ® Sageleaf Willow is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. It has no significant negative characteristics. Iceberg Alley ® Sageleaf Willow is recommended for the following landscape applications; Accent Mass Planting Hedges/Screening Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.

Each spring, beautiful cream and pink blooms cover dark foliage for a one-of-a-kind look. And because it’s low maintenance, compact and naturally tidy, you’ll have more time to sit back, kick your feet up and relax.

Quick Fire Hydrangea features bold conical white flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early summer to late fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood has clusters of yellow flowers along the branches from late winter to early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. It produces red berries from early to mid summer. The peeling brown bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Chinese Dogwood features showy clusters of white flowers with white bracts held atop the branches in late spring. It features an abundance of magnificent pink berries from early to mid fall. It has bluish-green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. The peeling gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Cotoneaster acutifolius, commonly called Peking cotoneaster, is an upright, deciduous shrub with a rounded top that typically grows to 6-10’ tall and as wide. It is noted for its pubescent twigs, pinkish-white spring flowers, dull green foliage, interesting fall color and persistent black fruits. Small, 5-petaled, white flowers with tinges of pink bloom in spring (May-June).

Illinois' woodlands are home to the American hornbeam, a striking native tree that grows to heights of 25 to 40 feet. Its beautiful bark adds a lovely touch to any naturalistic garden, and in the fall, its leaves change to vibrant shades of yellow, scarlet, and reddish-purple. This tree truly shines in the winter, when its unique blue-gray branches are on full display. Often referred to as musclewood for its muscular-looking bark, and ironwood for its heavy and durable wood, the American hornbeam is a standout native plant that consistently showcases its stunning characteristics.

Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry is covered in stunning clusters of white flowers rising above the foliage in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The oval leaves turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. It produces blue berries in late spring. The smooth gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Amethyst Falls Wisteria is clothed in stunning chains of fragrant royal blue pea-like flowers with yellow eyes hanging below the branches from mid to late spring. It has green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The narrow pinnately compound leaves turn yellow in fall.

A dense dwarf variety with excellent form and few troubles; columnar habit makes it great for smaller landscapes; takes pruning very well and can make a fantastic hedge.

Spirea, Grefsheim in a mature size (5-gallon) is on sale for only $34.99. This intricate white color will instantly add elegance to your garden.

Grefsheim Spirea is clothed in stunning white flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has bluish-green deciduous foliage. The small narrow leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall.

Lois Magnolia is covered in stunning fragrant yellow cup-shaped flowers with buttery yellow overtones held atop the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The large pointy leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall.

This is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. Gibraltar Azalea is covered in stunning clusters of lightly-scented orange trumpet-shaped flowers with a yellow blotch at the ends of the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has green deciduous foliage. The narrow leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

A compact garden shrub covered in showy flat-topped clusters of creamy white flowers in late spring followed by striking blue berries, attractive to birds, reliable fall color; a rugged and adaptable shrub, ideal for the garden or as a natural hedge. Large, lustrous dark green leaves with orange to red-purple fall color. Creamy white, flat-topped June flowers followed by dark blue fruit clusters. For a spectacular berry display pollinate with Little Joe.

Young Lady Smokebush features airy panicles of salmon flowers with rose stalks at the ends of the branches from early to late summer. It has emerald green deciduous foliage. The round leaves turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall.