Planting Trees, Shrubs & Perennials Edmonton

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  DECIDUOUS TREES

Hardy, cold-tolerant trees ideal for shade, privacy, and curb appeal.

• Hybrid Poplar (Assiniboine & Northwest) – fast-growing privacy
• Schubert Chokecherry – purple foliage all summer
• Dwarf Korean Lilac Tree – compact, fragrant, ornamental
• Patmore American Elm – strong structure, great shade
• Swedish Columnar Aspen – narrow privacy screening
• Russian Mountain Ash – white blooms + red fall berries
• Flowering Crabapple – showy spring blossoms
• Toba Hawthorn – hardy, compact ornamental
• Ivory Silk Lilac Tree – large white summer blooms

 MAPLE TREES 

These maples thrive in Zone 3 and offer top-tier fall color.

• Amur Maple – brilliant red fall color
• Tatarian Maple – tough, reliable, fast-growing
• Hot Wings® Maple – bright red helicopter seeds; stunning ornamental

 EVERGREEN & CONIFEROUS TREES

Year-round structure, winter color, and privacy.

• White Spruce – Alberta classic; hardy windbreak
• Colorado Blue Spruce – silver-blue needles; landscape showpiece
• Columnar Blue Spruce – narrow, upright form 
• Black Hills Spruce – dense and extremely hardy 
• Mugo Pine (Dwarf & Standard) – compact, low maintenance 
• Mountain Pine – tough, adaptable
• Lodgepole Pine – tall, fast-growing prairie pine
• Ponderosa Pine – large, stately, excellent for acreage
• Skybound Pyramidal Cedar – narrow privacy cedar (best sheltered)
• Siberian Larch – golden fall color; deciduous conifer
• Tamarack – native larch with fall yellow needles

 SHRUBS 

Durable, low-maintenance shrubs for structure and seasonal color.

• Bloomerang Lilac – reblooms spring to fall 
• Carpet Juniper – evergreen groundcover
• Cherry Bomb Barberry – red foliage; accent shrub
• Coppertina Ninebark – copper→purple foliage; white blooms
• Globe Blue Spruce – compact blue evergreen
• Goldfinger Potentilla – yellow blooms all summer
• Goldflame Spirea – color-changing foliage + pink blooms
• Peking Cotoneaster – hedge shrub with scarlet fall color
• Red Osier Dogwood – red winter stems; native Alberta shrub

 PERENNIALS

Cold-tolerant perennials that return every year with strong color and texture.

• Daylilies – extremely hardy; long blooming
• Hostas – shade-loving with bold foliage
• Sedum (Autumn Joy, Dragon’s Blood) – drought-tolerant, fall interest
• Black-Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) – bright summer color
• Peonies – huge blooms; incredibly hardy
• Ornamental Grasses:
  • Karl Foerster
  • Blue Fescue
  • Feather Reed Grass
• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) – butterfly magnet
• Bee Balm (Monarda) – pollinator-friendly
• Munstead Lavender (hardy variety) – fragrant and compact
• Yarrow – tough, drought-resistant
• Bleeding Heart – great shade perennial 
• Coral Bells (Heuchera) – colorful foliage
• Astilbe – feathery plumes; shade hardy 
• Shasta Daisy – reliable white blooms 
• Russian Sage – drought-tolerant; airy blue flowers 
• Lupines – tall spikes of color
• Hens & Chicks (Sempervivum) – hardy succulent-like perennial 
• Cushion Spurge – brilliant early-season yellow