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Ornamental Shrubs

All plants must be picked up in person at Blake Nursery in Big Timber, MT. Blake Nursery does not ship plants, or provide mail-order service.

Shrubs generally are priced as follows,
with some exceptions:

1 gal...$15.95	5 gal...$39.95-$44.95
2 gal...$21.95-$29.95	7 gal...$49.95-$54.95
3 gal...$32.95-$37.95

LILAC, Common: this is the lilac you see most often, with delicate, fragrant purple flowers in May; makes excellent hedge; very hardy. We also have white flowering common lilac. (12-15 ft.) More images:[1]

LILAC, Donald Wyman: non-suckering, extremely hardy Canadian hybrid; extends lilac season since lavender flowers appear two weeks later than common lilac; ideal for hedge. (8-10 ft.)

LILAC, Dwarf Korean: spectacular, dwarf variety; profuse blooms at an early age; flowers are violet purple; foliage is delicate and very attractive; superb plant for its tidiness; Need we say more? (4-5 ft.) See other pictures: [ 1 ][ 2 ]

LILAC, French Hybrid: most beautiful of all lilacs with large, double and very fragrant blooms; non-suckering; hardy; many exquisite varieties: Beauty of Moscow: pink; Charles Joly: reddish purple; Katherine Havemeyer: lavender pink; Ludwig Spaeth: reddish purple; Mme. Lemoine: white; Monge: reddish purple; Montaigne: lilac pink; President Grevy: lilac blue; President Lincoln: true blue; Primrose: creamy yellow; Sensation: purple with white edge; Yankee Doodle: deep purple.

LILAC, Minuet: Canadian introduction; light purple flower buds opening to soft, whitish pink; very hardy - will survive where other lilacs won't. (6-8 ft)

LILAC, Miss Canada: bright pink flowers appear mid to late June - we enjoy extending the lilac season with these profuse, late-blooming plants; non-suckering; vigorous and extremely hardy. (6-9 ft.)

LILAC, Miss Kim: hardy, dwarf form from Korea; compact growth habit; dark glossy green foliage turns burgundy red in fall; fragrant pale lilac flowers bloom when other lilacs have finished. (6 ft.)

LILAC, Mount Baker: blooms early with abundant single white blossoms. (10-12 ft.)

LILAC, Pocahontas: covered in deep violet blooms in early spring. (10-12 ft.)

MAPLE, Amur: Bailey Compact (7-9 ft.) and Emerald Elf (5-6 ft.):very hardy shrub it would be hard to dislike; fragrant flowers; brilliant red fall foliage; graceful, spreading branches; disease-free; seeds attract birds. See Tree section for full size plants.

MOCKORANGE, Minnesota Snowflake (6-10 ft.) and Blizzard (4-5 ft.): beloved for their white, extremely fragrant flowers and hardiness. Blizzard, a selection of our native mockorange, blooms profusely and is extremely hardy. Minnesota Snowflake is well branched with double blooms.

POTENTILLA, Cinquefoil: a profusion of yellow, white or pink blooms on compact bushy plants from summer to autumn; very hardy; many varieties to choose from, including Abbottswood: white (3');Gold Drop: golden yellow (2'); Jackman: deep yellow (4'); Katherine Dykes: soft yellow (3'); Pink Beauty: pink (2'); Yellow Gem: bright yellow (2' ).

ROSE: chosen for excellent flowers - most plants are everblooming, and hardiness; no need to fuss over them in the winter! Pink: Bonica, Chuckles, William Baffin, Winnipeg Parks, Belle Poitevine, Frau Dagmar Hartopp, Redleaf Rose, Sunrise Sunset, Jens Munk, John Davis, Morden Centennial, Nearly Wild, Teresa Bugnet Rose, Wood's Rose. Red: Adelaide Hoodless(more Adelaide Hoodless images: [1]), Champlain, Hope for Humanity, Ramblin' Red, Alexander McKenzie, Cuthbert Grant, Henry Kelsey, Scarlet Meideland. White: Blanc de Coubert, Marie Bugnet, Morden Blush. Yellow: Austrian Copper (yellow/orange), Carefree Sunshine, J.P. McConnell, Golden Wings, Morden Sunrise, Harison's Yellow.

ROSE TREE OF CHINA, Prunus triloba: if you love pink-flowering almonds, but are discouraged by their lack of hardiness, try this! Beautiful double pink blossoms on a vigorous plant. (6-10 ft.)

SANDCHERRY, Purpleleaf: an outstanding plant for purple-red leaf color, fragrant pink flowers, and all-round attractiveness; excellent accent plant; very hardy. (6-8 ft.)

SANDCHERRY, Western: fragrant white flowers in spring; purple-black edible fruit attract songbirds; silver green foliage turns red-purple in fall; drought resistant and extremely hardy Montana native. (5-6 ft.) 'Pawnee Buttes' is a groundcover selection only 18" high spreading 4-6 ft. , for large areas or banks.

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