Deciduous shrubs are plants that typically will drop their foliage after the first hard frost in October or November for Central Ohio. These plants come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. Shrubs may be bought thru the retail as a container, balled and burlap or bare root. There are numerous cultivars, hybrids and botanical varieties for each type of shrub.

Consider these criteria for choosing the correct shrub for your location:
• Plant Hardiness
• Mature Plant Size
• Soil Ph
• Soil Drainage
• Sun Exposure
• Maintenance
• Mature Plant Size
• Disease and Pest Resistance
• Ornamental Features
• Landscape Design

Seasonal Maintenance:
• Irrigation
• Fertilization
• Pruning and Trimming
• Mulching

The shrubs listed below are the ones we feel are the best performers and is not inclusive to all the shrubs available for landscaping. This is just a partial list.

If you would like more detailed information about any of these plants and other types of plants available for your landscape, please click on the link below to open a new browser and follow the instructions. http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/plant/
	Name: Abbotswood Potentilla		Name: Annabelle Hydrangea
	Name: Anthony Waterer Spirea		Name: Purpleleaf Sandcherry
	Name: Burkwood Viburnum		Name: Butterfly Bush
	Name: Cardinal Redtwig Dogwood		Name: Carol Mackie Daphne
	Name: Crimson Pygmybar Berry		Name: Dart's Gold Ninebark
	Name: Emerald 'n Gold Euonymous		Name: Compact Burning Bush
	Name: Fothergilla		Name: Goldflame Spirea
	Name: Gro-low Sumac		Name: Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
	Name: Hummingbird Clethra		Name: Korean Spice Viburnum
	Name: Miss Kim Lilac		Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea
	Name: P.G.Hydrangea
	Name: Winterberry		Name: Summersweet Clethra
	Name: Border Forsythia		Name: Fernleaf Buckthorn