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Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’

[gallery ids="5290"] A wide, spreading shrub with dark green needles. The branch tips are pendulous. Does well with some shade and needs a well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant once established. It makes an excellent medium sized groundcover, especially in woodland conditions....
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Taxus baccata ‘Erecta’

[gallery ids="5330"] An upright, columnar  shrub with dark green foliage. It is less compact than Taxus baccata 'Stricta' and with smaller needles. Tolerates shearing and shady sites well. It needs a moist, well-drained soil. It can't stand water logged sites. Excellent choice for an evergreen hedge where space is limited or as an accent....
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Syringa x (‘Penda’) Bloomerang® Purple

[gallery ids="5329"] A compact shrub with small leaves and very fragrant lilac colored flowers. Blooms in the spring and then again in mid-summer, continuing until frost. Prune the spent flowers off to encourage a better re-blooming. It prefers full sun and a well-drained soil. PP 20,575....
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Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’

[gallery ids="7986"] A small compact, rounded  shrub with fragrant, lavender-pink flowers on 4" long panicles in the spring. It is a very heavy bloomer. If cut back after flowering, it can be kept fairly small, which also improves next season's blooming. Grow in full sun, in an average, well-drained soil. Makes a great low hedge, use...
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