Top left: black lace elder.
Right: great wall clumping bamboo. Far left: Trost dwarf birch. Left: winged burning bush.
Flame amur maple.
becomes one of the most fluorescent red fall-coloured shrubs. Five feet high by five feet wide. ‘Flame’ Amur maple (Acer ginnala ‘Flame’) This version
of the Amur maple has a very intense bright-red fall colour. Amur maple stems gracefully wind and twist in alternat- ing horizontal and vertical directions creating a look that reminds us of perhaps being in a small forest in southern Europe or Asia. Great wall clumping bamboo (Fargesia nitida ‘Great
Wall’). This thin branched bamboo has outward arching slender branches on a dark purplish cane. Creates dramatic vertical height with an Asian inspiration. It is rated zone 4, so it may only perform well for you if you’ve been previously successful with other zone 4 plants. (A non-invasive variety). Five to eight feet high by three feet wide. Morden golden glow elder (Sambucus mordenensis ‘Golden
Glow’). Unlike larger elders, this mid-sized elder can find a home in almost any yard. Fine-textured, lacy-cut leaves are golden and then age to a rich green creating a unique two- toned effect. Creamy white flowers in mid-summer are an added bonus! Five feet high and five feet wide. Black lace elder (Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’). Lacy deep-cut
foliage is an intense purple-black shade. Blooms in midsum- mer with massive lemon-scented pink flowers. This is more of a zone 4 plant, so it will generally die down closer to ground level over winter, but its hardy roots will regenerate an amaz- ing new plant each season. Three to six feet high, three to five feet wide. Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina). This small, aromatic
rounded shrub has the appearance of a delicate fern. But, in reality, it’s not a fern at all. It is a very robust, hardy zone 2 plant that can add an amazing dimension of colour and texture to the garden. Beautiful forest fragrance when leaves are brushed. Four feet high by six feet wide. V
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