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Desperate Landscape: From Fake to Fab Jason Cameron gives a couple a new lease on their landscape with some selective pruning and creative plantings. From "Desperate Landscapes" episode DDSL-109

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	Green Velvet boxwood Buxus 'Green Velvet'

Kevin and Rachel's Plants

• Green Velvet Boxwood
  Buxus 'Green Velvet'
  The Green Velvet boxwood is a slow grower and grows to about 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide. The boxwood does not have showy flowers, but the blooms are fragrant and will attract bees. It holds its green color well in winter and performs well in zones 6-8.
  Cost: $155 for 3

  Maintenance Tip: Pruning boxwoods is not required, but you can trim it for size.
  

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  Blue Princess holly Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'

• Blue Princess Holly
  Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
  'Blue Princess' holly is an evergreen with leathery blue-green leaves and purple stems. It has bright red berries from fall through winter. The Blue Princess holly can grow 8-10 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. It does well in zones 4-8.
  Cost: $73

  Maintenance Tip: Can be pruned for shape.
  

  Inaba Shidare Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare

• Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple
  Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare'
  This Japanese maple is prized for its purplish-crimson leaves. It holds its color in summer better than many other Japanese maples. It does well in partial shade. In fact, too much sun can scorch the leaves. It does well in zones 5-9. Inaba Shidare grows about 8-10 feet tall.
  Cost: $262
  

  	Silvery Sunproof lilyturf Liriope exiliflora

• Silvery Sunproof Lilyturf
  Liriope exiliflora
  Silvery Sunproof Lilyturf (aka Liriope) has dark green leaves with yellow and white stripes.
  Expect lilac flowers in summer.
  It's an excellent groundcover and looks especially good when planted around a walkway.
  It grows well in zones 6-11.
  Cost: $92 for 8
  

  Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa

• Kousa Dogwood
  Cornus kousa
  This dogwood is resistant to disease and drought. It does well in full sun to part shade and is considered low maintenance. The Kousa dogwood has showy white flowers in late spring. It can grow 20-30 feet tall and wide. It does well in zones 5-8.
  Cost: $126

  Maintenance Tip: The Kousa dogwood does not always bloom after it's planted. You may have to wait a couple of years.
  

  Forest Frost Tellima Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'

• Forest Frost Tellima
  Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'
  This perennial, also known as Fringe Cups, has green foliage with silver tones in spring and summer and burgundy foliage with silver tones in fall and winter.
  This variety does well in full sun to partial shade and performs well in zones 4-8. It grows about 32 inches high and 12 inches wide.
  

  	Wave petunias

• Wave Petunias
  Petunia 'Wave'
  These annuals bloom from spring through late summer. They have a spreading habit, growing up to 4 feet wide. Wave petunias like sun and need regular watering.

  Maintenance Tip: Water early in the day. (Wet foliage overnight can lead to disease.) Fertilize once a week for continuous bloom.
  

  Gold Thread Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea

• Gold Thread Chamaecyparis
  Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
  Gold Thread is a popular plant due to its unusual year-round color. It has a rich golden color on its threadlike needles. The color looks best in full sun.
  Zones 3-7This evergreen can grow 15 to 20 feet tall, but can be kept smaller with pruning.
  Cost: $20 each
  

  Henry's Garnet Itea Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

• Henry's Garnet Itea
  Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
  This Itea is prized for its white flowers in May through June, and its bright leaves in the fall. It generally grows 3 to 4 feet tall, but it can reach 6 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide. It does well in full sun or part shade and thrives in zones 5-9.
  Cost: $172 for 5

  Maintenance Tip: Itea spreads through suckering. If you don't want it spreading, dig up the suckers.
  

  	Gold Mound Spirea Spirea japonica 'Goldmound'

• Gold Mound Spirea
  Spirea japonica 'Goldmound'
  The Spirea shrub is recognized for its yellow foliage that ages to yellow-green. It also bears pink flowers in late spring and summer. It grows up to 3.5 feet high and spreads about 3 to 4 feet. Spirea does best in full sun, and does well in zones 4-9
  Cost: $143 for 5

  Maintenance Tip: Prune Spirea after flowering. Every few years, trim to back to 12 inches to encourage new growth.

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