Plant Library

MK Outdoor Services offers a wide variety of plants, shrubs, trees, and a large variety of annuals. Our design software will allow us to show you a finished look once you select the type of plants you want in your landscaping.

Broadleaf Evergreens

Broadleaf evergreens display large, wide or flat foliage. As new growth emerges, old leaves are shed so that the plant is rarely, if ever, without leaves. In extremely cold and dry winters, a majority of the foliage may be shed; however the plant remains very hard. Broadleaf evergreens excel at providing color and ornamental charm in the landscape and are excellent for foundation planting, groundcover, hedges, screens, and windbreaks. Many of these elegant shrubs provide massive color displays to welcome spring.

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Azalea – Encore Amethyst

Attractive purple foliage in the winter and purple blooms in summer, spring and fall
Grows best in soil that is acidic and well drained
Needs full sun, part shade

Azalea – Encore Autumn Carnation

Dark green summer foliage and bronze winter foliage
Grows best in soil that is moist, acidic and well drained
Needs full sun, part shade

Azalea – Encore Autumn Sunset

Blooms are salmon orange in color and tubular in shape
Commonly used as a border plant or a mass planting
Grows best in soil that is moist, acidic and well drained

Azalea – Encore Embers

Blooms are deep orange-red flowers produced in spring and fall and sporadically during summer
Great as a foundation plant, in small or large groupings
Grows best in soil that is moist, acidic and well drained

Boxwood – Green Mountain Pyramid

Small, dark green evergreen foliage throughout the seasons
Upright conical growth habit
Compact slow growth
Excellent hedge plant for year-round color
Prefers a moist, well-drained soil
Needs full sun, part shade

Boxwood – Green Velvet

Attractive small dark green evergreen foliage throughout the seasons
Foliage has a velvety appearance
Full-bodied plant
Compact rounded growth habit
Excellent for a low hedge
Prefers a moist, well-drained soil
Needs full sun, part shade

Boxwood – Winter Gem

Small glossy green evergreen foliage throughout the seasons
Excellent variety of boxwood for northern areas
Small compact form
Ideal selection for a low hedge
Prefers a moist, well-drained soil
Needs partial sun to full shade

Ilex – Blue Princess

Bright glossy red berries provide outstanding contrast with bluish green leathery evergreen foliage
Small pale white single flowers bloom 3-4 weeks in early spring
Bright glossy red ornamental berries appear midfall
Male holly necessary for pollination to produce berries
Prefers a moist, well-drained, acid soil; withstands cold winter conditions
Grows in partial sun to full shade

Ilex – China Girl

Small glossy dark green evergreen foliage and beautiful ornamental berries
Small white single flowers appear late spring
Abundant vivid red berries late fall into winter
Must be pollinated with a male holly such as China Boy for berries to develop
Prefers a moist, well-drained, acid soil; hardier than most blue hollies
Grows in partial sun to full shade

Nandina – Domestica

Long panicles of white, star-shaped flowers bloom late spring into early summer followed by red, shiny berries in the fall framed by young copper to purplish red foliage.
Bright green summer foliage; brilliant red in the fall and winter
Large heavy panicles of small ornamental bright red fruits early to midfall
Excellent evergreen shrub for foundation or rock garden
Grows well in almost any moist, well-drained soil
Needs full sun, part shade

Nandina – Firepower

Green to purplish red summer foliage; red fall color becomes fluorescent glowing red in winter
Dense compact growth habit
Popular variety with larger leaves, more vigorous growth, improved winter color
Virus free foliage
Excellent evergreen shrub for foundation
Grows well in almost any moist, well-drained soil

Nandina – Gulfstream

Hardy and compact, reaching about 2.5 to 3 feet high
New growth is bronze with orange tints, more mature growth ranges from blue-green, to gold, to red
Can be used as an informal hedge or foundation planting
Grows well in almost any moist, well-drained soil
Full sun to light or open shade

Nandina – Moonbay

Lime green leaves in spring and summer followed by brilliant red leaves in the fall
White flowers in panicles bloom in late spring, followed by bright red berries which persist throughout winter
Plants will retain foliage until temperatures dip under 10 degree F
Grows well in almost any moist, well-drained soil
Full sun to part shade

Nandina – Tuscan Flame

Foliage remains scarlet red for most of the year, with underlying mature foliage a yellow green
Short stemmed panicles of off-white flowers after two to three year growth
Compact and hardy, reaching about 3 to 4 feet high
Grows well in average, medium moisture, well drained soils
Full sun to part shade