Golden Plains gives you an extensive choice of ornamental shrubs which are available in lots of different varieties and sizes. There are shrubs that will just amaze you in the flowering season with the loveliest of flowers. Others will be noticed for their variegated foliage or prettily coloured branches. Ornamental shrubs can be used in various ways in the garden – at the back of a border, as a statement item, or as hedging. They are excellent foundation and accent plants for your garden and can offer many seasons of interest.

Hydrangea

Although there are many types of hydrangeas, most can be grown in full sun or partial shade. Keep in mind, however, that many hydrangeas do not like extremely hot conditions, so try to locate them in an area where they can enjoy some afternoon shade. While they can be grown in a wide range of soils, hydrangeas typically prefer rich, moist soil that drains easily. Water is an important factor when you care for hydrangeas. They enjoy deep watering at least once a week, especially in dry weather. Since flowers are produced on new growth, you should prune hydrangeas once their blooming has ceased.

Part Shade to Full Sun

Annabelle hydrangea has stunning white flowers, often producing heads over 10" in diametre. Annabelle blooms every year even after severe pruning or intensely cold winters. The huge, white "Mop Heads" blooms appear in profusion without fail. 
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Zone: 3

Fire Light Tidbit is a dwarf late blooming hydrangea with a lower mounded habit. Blooms open bright lime green then maturing to a dragon fruit pink. Foliage turns orange/red in fall.
Height: 2-3'
Spread: 2-3'
Zone: 3

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Vanilla Strawberry has an enormous long lasting flower heads that are a blend of vanilla and strawberry on red stems. Blooms last until frost.
​Height: 4-6'
Spread: 4-6'
Zone: 3

This hydrangea is a summer-flowering extravaganza! Candelabra™ hydrangea bursts into bloom with so many flowers that the shrub looks as if it's covered in snow! The huge panicle flowers start creamy white and transition to bright red as summer fades. Blooms are held aloft on sturdy stems, which support this dazzling display from summer through fall.
Height: 4'
Spread: 4'
Zone: 3

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Invincibelle Ruby hydrangea has dark burgundy red flower buds that open to a two-toned combination of bright ruby red and silvery pink. It is a strong rebloomer that will be an excellent addition to any garden.
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Zone: 3

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Dragon Baby is new to the market this year. It has extraordinary flower power in a peitie shrubs. The panicle blooms start white/lime green as summer fades it turns to a rich pink. 
Height: 2-3'
Spread: 2-3'
Zone: 3

Moonrock hydrangea has luminous white panicles, each packed with more than 1,000 flowers and each highlighted with shades of pistachio green, are held upright on strong stems. Line a walkway, create a standout patio pot, or plant this one in a white garden where the conical blooms will outshine the moon.
Height: 4-5'
Spread: 4-5'
Zone: 3

Lilac - Shrub

A longtime favorite, lilacs are typically grown for their intense fragrance and beautiful blooms. Flowers can range in color from pink to purple; however, white and yellow varieties are also available. They can add a good source of shade or privacy when planted as a hedgerow. With proper lilac shrub care, these lovely plants can last decades in your garden.
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Full Sun

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Big, bold, and beautiful, that's Bloomerang Dark Purple lilac. Naturally growing as a handsome, rounded shrub, very large dark purple buds emerge in mid to late spring. These open to a classic deep purple-lilac color and perfume the air for weeks. The plant then takes a brief rest to create new growth before it starts to bloom again in mid to late summer, continuing through frost. 
Height: 4-5'
Spread: 4'
Zone: 3

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Prairie Petite lilac features showy panicles of fragrant pink flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has bluish-green foliage throughout the season. One of the most compact varieties on the market.
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3'
Zone: 3

Nadezhda Blue has showy panicles of fragrant sky blue double flowers with violet overtones in spring. Great for cut flowers. Does have suckers, making it a good choice for hedges.
Height: 8'
Spread: 8'
Zone: 3

Pinktini Lilacs are an outstanding dwarf lilac. Abundant bright pink panicles grow on a compact bush. Non-suckering. Pinkinti is beautiful in mass plantings in the flower bed or in groups as a low hedge.
Height: 4-5'
Spread: 3-4'
Sun Exposure: Full Sun​
Zone: 2

Japanese Tree Lilac 

It is known for its blooms that last 2 weeks and appears early summer after normal lilacs finish blooming. The clusters of white flowers are about 1' long and 10" wide making them easily viewed from the ground. They don't have the normal strong fragrance you know from traditional lilacs but they offer a more muted pleasant fragrance. 

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Japanese Tree Lilac is a flowering tree. The tree grows in the shape of a compact oval making it a nice focal point in your landscape. Has interesting bark like cherry trees have. It produces creamy white flowers in early June that are fragrant. 
Height: 23-26'
Spread: 20'
​Zone: 3 

Mockorange

For stunning citrus fragrance in the garden, you can’t go wrong with the mockorange. This late spring-blooming deciduous bush looks great when placed in the border, used in groups as screening or simply as a stand-alone specimen plant. They even make excellent cut flowers indoors. The blooming of this lovely shrub is short (only about a week or two), yet you can still enjoy the dark green foliage of the mockorange for the rest of the growing season.

Part Shade to Full Sun

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Snowbelle mockorange is a dwarf upright rounded shrub with small dense leaves. Fragrant white double carnation like flowers bloom in early summer. Most prolific bloomer of all mockoranges. Great for any landscape border.
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3'
​Zone: 3

Ninebark

Commonly named for the attractive, exfoliating bark of the species, growing ninebark shrubs is simple. Their are two factors to successfully grown ninebark, the location and soil you choose. A North American native, Ninebark, prefers a soil that is only slightly acidic and location that is sunny to lightly shaded. Established ninebark shrubs are drought tolerant and can thrive with only occasional watering. Pruning for shape and thinning inner branches will likely be all that is necessary to keep growing ninebark shrubs healthy and attractive.

Part Shade to Full Sun

Amber Jubilee ninebark was created in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It is a unique blend of foliage colors. New growth takes on shades of yellow and orange in the summer, matures to lime-green and then turns purple in the fall. 
Height: 5-6'
Spread: 5-6'
Zone: 3

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Raspberry Lemonade ninebark is ideal for smaller spaces and urban gardens. The dense mounding habit opens new opportunities for this beloved native shrub. Fine-textured, yellow foliage brightens the landscape followed by clusters of white flowers and coral-red fruits.
Height: 4'
Spread: 4'
Zone: 3

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Festivus Gold ninebark is a colorful, dwarf, native plant that has lots of appeal. It has a chunky, compact growth habit and thicker, heavier stems. The result is a sturdy plant with lots of easy color. It maintains its yellow color throughout the season. 
Height: 3'
Spread: 4'
Zone: 3

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The attention-grabbing dark purple, nearly black foliage and stems of Panther ninebark make an excellent contrast shrub. Wonderful in hedges, shrub borders and garden screens and thrives in shaded areas. Beautiful pinkish white flowers appear in May and June.
Height: 3'
Spread: 3'
Zone: 3

Plum - Ornamental

The Ornamental Prunus group, consist of three main sub-sections: Almonds, Plums and Cherries. Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark They typically are small to medium sized shrubs with a wide range of uses. They do wonderful as accent shrubs, in mass plantings or as hedges or screening.

Part Shade to Full Sun

Double Flowering ornamental plum is one of the showiest of all garden shrubs when in bloom. This tall spreading shrub becomes a uniformly frothy cloud of double pink flowers in early spring. Needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Height: 6-8'
Spread: 4-6'
Zone: 2

Spiraea

Spirea (sometimes called bridal wreaths) are great for both novice and experienced gardeners alike for their eye-catching beauty, fast growth rate, hardiness and ease of care. Spirea bushes do very well as a focal plant in the landscape or as part of a larger grouping for a screen or border. The spirea shrub does best when planted in full sun or light shade. Planting the shrub in full shade results in stunted growth, and a reduction in the number and size of blooms. 

​Part Shade to Full Sun

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Double Play Red is a low maintenance shrub that is sure to become a landscape. The double play of color takes place as rich burgundy foliage emerges in spring, followed by a stunning explosion of crimson-red blooms.
Height: 2-3'
Spread: 2-3'
Zone: 3

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​Rainbow Fizz spirea is a striking garden detail shrub featuring copper emergent foliage, turning to yellow with red tips, finishing with copper-red in fall; small flat-topped clusters of pink flowers in early summer; great for mixed borders or along walkways.
Height: 4'
Spread: 4'
​Zone: 3

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Fritsch spirea is a mounded spreading shrub with large, bold clusters of white flowers in early summer held over large dark green foliage, an overall coarse appearance but compact and refined; absolutely magnificent when used in groups; full sun and well-drained soil
Height: 3'
Spread: 5'
​Zone: 3

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​Magic Carpet spirea is a neat, compact, mounded shrub. Clusters of small pink flowers contrast with bright gold mature foliage that turns rich russet red in fall. This extraordinary combination of colors will brighten and enhance any landscape.
Height: 18"
Spread: 2'
Zone: 3

Weigela

Weigela is an old-fashioned beauty that blooms profusely in spring and sporadically through the summer. A tough and hardy shrub, it is best planted in full sun, however you may also plant it in light shade, flowering will not be as abundant, but blooms will appear. Weigela likes an area with moist, well-draining soil. Mature bushes benefit from the removal of older interior branches in late winter to improve the shrub’s vigor and bloom the next year.

Part Shade to Full Sun

Red Prince weigela is a showy shrub that produces a mass of tubular-shaped flowers that are a deep-red in colour. The upright and slender stems are covered by rich green leaves creating a loose habit. Highly effective in mass plantings.
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Zone: 3