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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-409

Below are 10 plant varieties and the planting information for each zone.

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Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' — Crimson King Norway Maple

Gardener's Note: The Norway Maple and its cultivars can be invasive.

• Dense green tree that fills with maroon yellow blooms in the spring.
  
• Oval to rounded crown fills provides a lot of shade.
  
• Plant in part sun to full shade.
  
• Needs well-drained soil.
  
• Height 35-45 feet
  
• Width 25-40 feet

This tree has a shallow root system, which can compete with grass and make mowing under the tree difficult. Best for a more natural, less manicured landscape like the one featured in this episode.

Hardy USDA Zones 3-7

• Zone 3: Plant in part sun or full sun. Needs well-drained soil.
  
• Zone 4: Plant in part sun or full sun. Needs well-drained soil.
  
• Zone 5: Plant in part sun or full sun. Needs well-drained soil.
  
• Zone 6: Plant in part sun or full sun. Needs well-drained soil.
  
• Zone 7: Plant in part sun or full sun. Needs well-drained soil.

Crimson King Norway Maple

Crimson King Norway Maple leaves

English Roseum Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'English Roseum' — English Roseum Rhododendron

• Dense evergreen shrub with pink blooms in the spring.
  
• Plant in rich garden soil that is moist, but well drained.
  
• Plant in light to partial shade.
  
• Height: 6-8 feet
  
• Width: 6-8 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 4-7 (South) 8 (West):

• Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in light to partial shade; mulch in fall; avoid exposure to salt and winter wind.
  
• Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in light to partial shade; mulch in fall; avoid exposure to salt and winter wind.
  
• Zone 6: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in light to partial shade with protection from hot afternoon sun; mulch in fall; provide supplemental water during dry spells.
  
• Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in light to partial shade with protection from hot afternoon sun; provide supplemental water during dry spells.
  
• Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in light to partial shade with protection from hot afternoon sun; provide supplemental water during dry spells; will suffer in warmer areas of this zone, especially in the south, but will be more tolerant of zone 8 in the cooler Pacific Northwest.

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake — Summer Snowflake Doublefile Viburnum

• Deciduous shrub with horizontal branching and white lace-cap flowers from spring to fall and good fall color.
  
• Plant in full sun to partial shade.
  
• Plant in average to moist soil.
  
• Height: 6-8 feet
  
• Width: 6-8 feet

Hardy in USDA zones 5-8:

• Zone 5: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
  
• Zone 6: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; avoid contact with salt.
  
• Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; provide supplemental water during dry spells.
  
• Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; provide supplemental water during dry spells.

Summer Snowflake Doublefile Viburnum

Summer Snowflake — in bloom

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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