Low Maintenance Plants

We currently stock 118 plants that are characterized as 'Low Maintenance'.

Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher'
Edward Goucher Abelia

Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
Glossy Abelia

Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek'
Rose Creek Glossy Abelia

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Seiryu'
Green Dragon Japanese Maple

Acer rubrum ''October Glory'' (Red Maple)
October Glory Red Maple

Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
Brandywine Maple

Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Red Maple

Alazea 'Girard Mount Saint Helens'
Girard Mount Saint Helens'

Alazea x 'Gumpo Pink'
'Gumpo Pink'

Alazea x 'Gumpo White'
'Gumpo White'

Alazea x 'Hino Crimson'
'Hino Crimson'

Alazea x 'Karen'
'Karen'

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance™'
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry

Aucuba japonica ''Serratifloia''
Sawtoothed Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Mr. Goldstrike'
Mr. Goldstrike Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
Gold Dust Aucuba

Azalea 'Gibralter'
Gibralter

Azalea 'Girard Fashion'
Fashion

Azalea x 'Coral Bells'
'Coral Bells'

Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'
Concord Barberry

Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'
Japanese Barberry

Betula nigra
Dura Heat ®

Betula nigra
Fox Valley™ 'Little King'

Betula nigra 'Heritage'
River Birch 'Heritage'

Buddleia x 'Pugster Pink'
Butterfly Bush

Buxus ''Chicagoland Green®'' ''Glencoe'' (Boxwood)
Chicagoland Green® Boxwood

Buxus 'Green Velvet'
Green Velvet Boxwood

Buxus microphylla ''Green Beauty'' (Boxwood)
Green Beauty Boxwood

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Wintergreen'
Wintergreen Boxwood

Buxus NewGen Freedom
NewGen Freedom Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'
American Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'
American Boxwood

Buxus x 'Green Gem'
Green Gem Boxwood

Buxus x 'Green Mountain'
Green Mountain Boxwood

Camellia sasanqua 'Bonanza'
Bonanza Camellia

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata'
Japanese Plum Yew

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura Tree

Cercis canadensis
'Ruby Falls'

Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Covey'
Lavender Twist™ Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Forest Pansy Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold'
Hearts of Gold Redbud

Cercis canadensis PP22,297
'Merlot' Redbud

Chionanthus retusus
Chinese Fringetree

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'
Cherokee Brave Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'
Cherokee Princess Dogwood

Cornus mas
'Golden Glory' Cornelian Cherry

Cornus sericea
Red Osier Dogwood

Corylus avellana PP20694
'Red Dragon' Ornamental Hazelnut

Crytptomeria japonica 'Yoshino'
Yoshino Japanese Cryptomeria

Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'
Carol Mackie Daphne

Erica x darleyensis 'Mediterranean Pink'
Mediterranean Pink Winter Heath

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
Dwarf Burning Bush

Hamamelis virginana
Witch Hazel

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold's Promise'
Witch Hazel

Hibiscus syriacus
Blue Chiffon®

Hibiscus syriacus
Purple Pillar®

Hydrangea
Multiple Varieties

Ilex centrochinensis x aquifolium 'Centennial Girl'
Centennial Girl Holly

Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana'
Dwarf Burford Holly

Ilex crenata ''Steeds''
Steeds Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'
Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Hoogendorn'
Hoogendorn Holly

Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch'
Soft Touch Holly

Ilex glabra
Inkberry Holly

Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens
Holly Nellie R. Stevens

Juniperus chinensis ''Sea Green''
Sea Green Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii'
Sargent juniper "Viridis"

Juniperus conferta `Blue Pacific`
Blue Pacific Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Creeping Juniper - Blue Rug

Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Blue Star Juniper

Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'
Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Tuscarora'
Tuskarora Crapemyrtle

Loropetalum chinensis
Emerald Snow®

Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'
Bracken's Brown Beauty Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Little Gem Southern Magnolia

Magnolia x
'Galaxy'

Magnolia x 'Butterflies'
Butterflies Magnolia

Malus 'Robinson'
Robinson Crabapple

Malus 'Spring Snow'
'Spring Snow' Crabapple

Malus 'Sugar Tyme'
Sugar Tyme™ Crabapple

Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious' (Apple)
Golden Delicious Apple

Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood

Myrica pensylvanica
Northern Bayberry

Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'
Cavatine Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
Mountain Fire Pieris

Prunus sargentii
Sargent Cherry

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
Flowering Cherry 'kwanzan'

Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis
Weeping Cherry 'Autumnalis'

Prunus x yedoensis
Yoshino Cherry

Punus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Otto Luyken Laurel

Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak

Quercus lyrata
Overcup Oak

Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak

Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' (Rhododendron)
Nova Zembla Rhododendron

Rhododendron Girard hybrid 'Girard's Pleasant White' (Azalea)
Girard's Pleasant White Azalea

Rhododendron Girard hybrid 'Girard's Renee Michelle' (Azalea)
Girard's Renee Michelle Azalea

Rhododendron hybrid
'P.J.M. Regal'

Sambucus racemosa
Lemony Lace®

Skimmia japonica
Female Japanese Skimmia-Dwarf

Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
Little Princess

SPIRAEA japonica 'Magic Carpet'
Magic Carpet

Sweetspire Itea virginica
Henry's Garnet

Sweetspire Itea virginica
Little Henry®

Syringa x 'Bloomerang Dark Purple'
Reblooming Lilac

Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
Hick's Yew

Thuja occidentalis ''Hetz Midget''
Hetz Midget Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Degroots Spire'
Arborvitae

Viburnum plicatum v. tomentosum 'Mariesii'
Doublefile Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum v. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Summer Snowflake Viburnum

Viburnum rhytidophylloides ''Allegheny''
Allegheny Viburnum

Viburnum x burkwoodii
Burkwood Viburnum

Viburnum x pragense
Prague Viburnum

Vitis labrusca 'Niagra'
Grape

Weigela florida
Sonic Bloom® Red

Weigela florida 'Fine Wine'
Weigela

Zelkova serrata
Japanese Zelkova