The purpose of this division is to ensure a minimum of open space and green area as an integral part of new development and to protect the health and welfare of its citizens through the regulation of landscaping of new residential, multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial developments.
A. 
Landscaping enhances the environmental and visual character of the community.
B. 
Green space requirements preserve and stabilize the area's ecological balance by establishing a healthier environment.
C. 
Green areas help to mitigate the negative effects of air and noise pollution by using plants as buffers, and slow and reduce stormwater runoff.
D. 
Fencing and landscaping provides visual screening and buffering, and screens between incompatible land uses.
E. 
Landscaping enhances parking lots.
F. 
Greenspace requirements can establish parks and other outdoor amenities for the citizens of the City.
Landscaping and screening should be an integral part of a development. This division is designed to promote high-quality developments to protect property values and public investment in our community. Objectives of this division include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. 
To moderate the effects of the sun, wind, and temperature changes;
B. 
To filter pollutants from the air and release oxygen;
C. 
To stabilize soil and prevent erosion;
D. 
To encourage preservation of desirable trees; and
E. 
To provide buffering between different uses and developments.
The requirements of this division shall apply to:
A. 
New developments: all new public, private, and institutional developments;
B. 
New parking lots or the expansion of existing parking lots in any zone which increases the parking to 20 or more spaces, or to parking lots with fewer than 20 spaces, when the Planning Commission deems necessary for improved control and safety of pedestrians; and
C. 
Additions: all additions to existing buildings that trigger the large-scale development standards.
A. 
Any individual who purchases or remodels a single-family home located in any zoning district is exempt from all requirements of this division.
B. 
Residential. All newly constructed single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential units shall be exempt from this Division 5.3 with the exception of § 5.3.7, Residential tree planting, and § 5.3.5, General provisions.
C. 
Existing development; changes in use. Improvements or repairs to existing developments that do not result in an increase in floor area, and changes in use that do not result in an increase in intensity, shall also be exempt from all standards of this division.
A. 
Sight distances. Safe sight distances at intersections and points of access must be maintained. No landscaping shall constitute a hazard to traffic, including, but not limited to, landscaping located within the sight triangle of an intersection.
B. 
Replacement. Vegetation planted or preserved according to an approved plan shall remain alive for a minimum of three years from the date of certificate of occupancy. Vegetation that is planted or preserved that does not remain alive for three years shall be replaced with equivalent vegetation. Preserved trees for which credit was awarded, but which subsequently die, shall be replaced according to the Tree Preservation Credits Table.
C. 
Irrigation. Required landscaping shall be irrigated by one of the following methods:
(1) 
For commercial, industrial, and multifamily residential apartments, one of the following is required.
(a) 
Underground sprinkler system.
(b) 
Automatic drip system.
(2) 
Single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential units may use one of the methods listed above. At a minimum, the following is required:
(a) 
A hose bib attachment within 100 feet of all landscaped areas.
D. 
Artificial plants. No artificial plants or vegetation shall be used to meet any standards of this division, unless expressly approved by the Planning Commission.
E. 
Street trees are the only required landscaping that may be planted in the right-of-way.
F. 
Planting areas. Planting areas that contain trees shall comply with the minimum standards in the Master Street Plan along streets and be a minimum of five feet wide and protected by raised curbs to prevent damage by vehicles when in or adjacent to parking or drive aisles.
A. 
The landscaping plan is required to address the following requirements:
(1) 
Street trees;
(2) 
Landscape street frontage buffer;
(3) 
Interior parking lot landscaping; and
(4) 
Perimeter landscaping.
B. 
The following information is required on landscape plans and shall be completed by a landscape architect or landscape design professional in order for staff to review for compliance:
(1) 
Existing vegetation: location, general type and quality of existing vegetation, including trees on site.
(2) 
Preservation: existing vegetation to be saved.
(3) 
Protection: methods and details for protecting existing vegetation during construction and approved sediment control plan.
(4) 
Proposed plants: location and labels for all proposed plants.
(5) 
Landscape details: plant list with botanical and common names, quantity, spacing, and size of all proposed landscape improvements, such as earth berms, walls, fences, screens, sculptures, fountains, street furniture, lights, and courts or paved areas.
(6) 
Installation details: planning and installation details as necessary to ensure conformance with all required standards.
(7) 
Sight triangle. The sight triangle shall be indicated on the plan with dimensioned shaded area.
(8) 
Irrigation. The plans shall indicate the type of irrigation to be used. If a hose bib is proposed, the location shall be shown on the plan.
(9) 
Three-year guarantee: guarantee from the developer that all plant materials will be warranted for a period of three years from the time of installation. If any material should fail to survive during that period, it would be replaced during the appropriate planting season.
A. 
Requirement. For newly constructed single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential units, one shade tree shall be planted in each yard adjacent to the roadway and one shade tree shall be planted in each right-of-way adjacent to the roadway. Trees planted in the right-of-way shall be located on a residential or local street as designated on the Master Street Plan. "Right-of-way" is defined as the area between the outermost edge of the sidewalk and the back of the curb. Minimum tree caliper size shall be two inches. "Caliper" is defined as the measurement of the diameter of the trunk six inches above ground level for trees up to four inches in caliper size. Existing trees may be credited. Final occupancy permits may be held for those who fail to complete landscape requirements.
Per the adopted street sections, street trees are required within the green space between the road and sidewalk. Street trees are the only required landscaping that may be planted in the right-of-way.
A. 
Purpose. Street trees provide a key piece of complete streets along with sidewalks, trails, and appropriate pedestrian connections. They help shape and define street corridors.
B. 
Minimum trees required. One large tree (species suitable for street tree application) for every 50 linear feet of right-of-way frontage is required. It is generally preferred that street trees be evenly spaced, however, adjustments in spacing may be allowed when the street is located in a residential subdivision, to accommodate driveways, accommodate areas of on-street parking, or other similar situations. Any adjustments to the number of street trees required shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
The street frontage buffer is the planting area parallel to the public street right-of-way.
A. 
Purpose. The landscaped street frontage buffer serves one primary purpose: it provides an aesthetically pleasing transition from the public right-of-way to private property.
B. 
Prohibitions. Parking, merchandise display, and off-street loading are prohibited in the landscaped street frontage buffer. (Sidewalks and driveways are allowed to cross the frontage buffer.)
C. 
Exemptions.
(1) 
Single-family residential homes and residential duplexes where only one residential structure is located on each lot are not required to provide a landscaped street frontage buffer.
(2) 
Commercial developments in B-1, Downtown Commercial Mixed-Use areas are not required to provide a landscaped street frontage buffer.
D. 
Buffer options: commercial, institutional, and similar uses. The site plan for any development, other than a development that is exempt, shall show a landscaped street frontage buffer along all public rights-of-way. The applicant may choose a combination of options below.
(1) 
Ten-foot buffer strip; minimum 10 feet wide.
(a) 
Minimum number of shrubs: five shrubs/small trees per 30 linear feet of street frontage. A minimum of 50% of shrubs/small trees shall be evergreen. Rather than equally spacing the required shrubs/small trees, the City prefers they be placed as groups of plants.
(b) 
Sight visibility must be maintained.
E. 
Buffer options: multifamily residential (does not include single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential units). Multifamily residential developments shall be required to have perimeter fencing for the entire development.
(1) 
A perimeter fence shall be provided between the development and other uses in order to provide privacy and separation. This must be approved with the development plan and shall conform to all fence regulations.
(2) 
Vehicular access. The perimeter fencing requirement does not preclude the need for vehicular access to be provided for future connectivity.
(3) 
A decorative nonopaque fence shall be required along public streets that are classified as collectors or above. This shall consist of a durable (not a wood privacy fence) material. Wrought iron fencing is preferred. Additionally, this fence shall be planted with a minimum of five small trees per 50 linear feet of street frontage within a minimum ten-foot buffer strip. All plant material shall be evergreen. Rather than equally spacing the required shrubs/small trees, the City prefers they be placed as groups of plants.
(4) 
Different phases of the same development are not required to be separated.
(5) 
Sight visibility must be maintained.
F. 
Buffer options: industrial. The site plan for any development, other than a development that is exempt, shall show a landscaped street frontage buffer along all public rights-of-way. The applicant may choose a combination of options below.
(1) 
Ten-foot buffer strip; minimum 10 feet wide.
(a) 
Minimum number of shrubs or small trees: five shrubs or five small trees per 50 linear feet of street frontage. A minimum of 50% of shrubs or small trees shall be evergreen. Rather than equally spacing the required shrubs/small trees, the City prefers they be placed as groups of plants.
(b) 
Sight visibility must be maintained.
(2) 
Earth berm.
(a) 
Minimum height: 2 1/2 feet higher than the finished elevation of the parking lot.
(b) 
Minimum number of shrubs or small trees: three shrubs or three small trees per 50 linear feet of street frontage. A minimum of 50% of shrubs/small trees shall be evergreen. Rather than equally spacing the required shrubs/small trees, the City prefers they be placed as groups of plants.
(c) 
Sight visibility must be maintained.
A. 
Purpose.
(1) 
The interior parking lot landscaping provides necessary green space to give relief to expansive parking areas made solely of pavement;
(2) 
Trees provide shade and serve as windbreaks; and
(3) 
Planting islands assist with vehicular circulation and enhance safety.
B. 
Applicability. Interior parking lot landscaping requirements apply to all new parking lots or the expansion of existing parking lots in any zone which increases the total parking area to 15 or more spaces.
C. 
Exemptions. Parking lot landscaping shall not apply to multilevel parking structures, or areas devoted to drive-through lanes.
D. 
Requirements. The site plan shall show interior parking lot landscaping. Planting islands are required for every 10 parking spaces.
(1) 
The minimum dimensions of a planting island are nine feet by 18 feet and must be curbed to protect plantings. Each island shall have a minimum of two small trees or one large tree.
(2) 
Ground cover. All interior parking lot landscaped areas shall be landscaped with ground cover.
(a) 
Living materials such as grass/other living vegetation shall make up 60% of the ground cover for the interior parking lot landscaping.
(b) 
Nonliving material shall be organic (mulch or other) and shall make up the remainder of the ground cover.
(c) 
Nonorganic material may be approved if the parking lot landscaping area functions as a bioswale. Any adjustments shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
(3) 
Vehicle and equipment sales lots or storage areas. Applicants shall select one of the following options for vehicular and equipment sales lots or storage areas.
(a) 
Compliance with standard. Comply with the interior parking lot landscaping requirements and the required street frontage requirements.
(b) 
Increase street frontage buffer. The applicant can request that the Planning Commission consider an increase of the street frontage buffer in lieu of the interior parking lot landscaping requirements. The required street frontage buffer shall a minimum of 15 feet wide and shall have installed the number of trees required for the interior landscape requirements along with the required landscaping required in the street frontage buffer.
Perimeter landscaping is a peripheral planting strip along rear and side lot lines that separates properties.
A. 
Purpose. Perimeter landscaping:
(1) 
Defines parking areas;
(2) 
Prevents two adjacent lots from becoming one large expanse of pavement;
(3) 
Provides protection for residential uses and other marginally compatible uses;
(4) 
Provides vegetation in densely developed areas; and
(5) 
Enhances the appearance of individual properties.
B. 
Exemptions.
(1) 
Single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential subdivisions are not required to provide a landscaped perimeter buffer.
(2) 
Commercial developments in B-1, Downtown Commercial Mixed-Use, are not required to provide a landscaped perimeter buffer.
C. 
Requirements. The site plan for any development shall show perimeter landscaping in addition to the landscaped street frontage buffer required.
(1) 
Width. A five-foot landscaped strip is required along the side and rear lot lines of a development.
(2) 
Minimum number of trees. One large tree or two small trees per every 50 feet (of lot line not adjacent to a right-of-way).
(3) 
Ground cover. All perimeter landscaped areas not dedicated to preservation of existing vegetation shall be landscaped with ground cover.
(a) 
Living materials such as grass/other vegetation shall make up 60% of the ground cover for the perimeter landscaping.
(b) 
Nonliving material shall be organic (mulch or other) and shall make up the remainder of the ground cover.
(c) 
Nonorganic material may be approved if the perimeter landscaping area functions as a bioswale. Any adjustments shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
D. 
Vehicular and pedestrian access. The perimeter landscaping requirement does not preclude the need for vehicular or pedestrian access to be provided between lots. Both sidewalks and driveways may cross this area when needed.
E. 
Adjacent properties. The five-foot perimeter strip is required for each development regardless of if one is already in place from an adjacent, developed lot.
F. 
Pavement. No pavement may extend within five feet of the property line on any lot unless it is included with an ingress/egress location.
G. 
Special standards: commercial/institutional and industrial. When located adjacent to a residential use, increased landscaping standards shall be applied to reduce noise and light glare and to ensure residents' privacy.
(1) 
Width. A fifteen-foot landscaped strip is required along the side and rear lot lines of a development.
(2) 
Physical barrier. A physical barrier shall be required that shall be a minimum of six feet in height and may consist of wood or masonry fencing, rock or brick walls, berms, or a combination of these methods.
(a) 
Trees and shrubs shall be placed in front of the barrier (on the developing side) to reduce parking lot noise.
(b) 
Trees and shrubs planted shall provide 60% coverage of the physical barrier within two years.
(c) 
At least 50% of the trees and shrubs shall be evergreen.
H. 
Tree preservation. Existing healthy trees (as detailed in § 5.3.13) may be included as a portion of the landscaped screening.
I. 
If a large buffer is retained, these standards may be reduced based on expected reduction of impact. A plan for the protection and retention of existing trees throughout the construction process shall be submitted and approved by the City for reduction to be considered. The Planning Commission shall approve any reduction.
J. 
Building height. No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height within 50 feet from the lot line of triggering property as detailed in § 5.3.11G.
K. 
Screening standards. Decorative walls, vegetative screening, fencing, or earthen berms shall be provided to completely screen off-street parking areas, mechanical equipment, storage areas, and refuse collection areas from view of triggering property as detailed in § 5.3.11G.
L. 
Site design standards. The following additional site design standards shall apply to development that is subject to the compatibility standards of this division:
(1) 
No swimming pool, tennis court, ball field, or playground area (except those that are accessory to a single-family dwelling unit) shall be permitted within 30 feet of the lot line of triggering property as detailed in § 5.3.11G.
(2) 
Dumpsters and refuse receptacles shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from the lot line of triggering property as detailed in § 5.3.11G.
(3) 
Exterior lighting shall be designed and located to minimize light spilling onto surrounding property.
Perimeter Landscaping
A. 
All landscaping shall be installed according to sound nursery practices in a manner designed to encourage vigorous growth. All plants shall be nursery grown and adapted to the local area. All landscape material, both living and nonliving, shall be in place prior to issuance of a final certificate of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued prior to installation of required landscaping if binding, written assurances are submitted that ensure planting will take place when planting season arrives.
B. 
Location.
(1) 
Drainage. Trees shall not be placed where they interfere with site drainage.
(2) 
Overhead utilities.
(a) 
Trees shall not be placed where they require frequent pruning in order to avoid inference with overhead power lines. In such locations, small ornamental trees are encouraged. Every effort shall be made to avoid placing trees directly under overhead utilities.
(b) 
Substitution of large trees. Where large trees are required, and placement under or near overhead utilities is necessary to meet the landscaping requirements, two small trees may be used to substitute for one required large tree.
(3) 
Underground utilities. Landscaping shall be installed at locations that avoid placement directly above waterlines. Where possible, tree plantings shall be located a minimum of five feet from all underground utilities.
(4) 
Public utilities. Landscaping shall not block access to public utilities, and any landscaping in easements may be removed in the course of servicing said utilities.
(5) 
Fire hydrants. Landscaping shall not be placed such that, at maturity, the vegetation will be within five feet of a fire hydrant.
(6) 
Right-of-way. Trees may be placed in the right-of-way per the adopted street sections. Street trees are required within the green space between the road and sidewalk.
(7) 
Minimum size. Upon planting, plant material shall meet the following minimum requirements.
(a) 
Shrubs. Shrubs planted to satisfy the standards of this division shall be a minimum of three gallons in size.
(b) 
Small deciduous or ornamental trees. Small deciduous and ornamental trees planted to satisfy the standards of this division shall have a minimum height of four feet, and a minimum caliper of 1 1/2 inches.
(c) 
Conifers or evergreens. Conifers or upright evergreen trees planted to satisfy the standards of this division shall have a minimum height, after planting, of six feet.
(d) 
Medium and large deciduous trees. Medium and large deciduous trees planted to satisfy the standards of this division shall have a minimum height of eight feet, and a minimum diameter of three inches, measured at a point that is at least four feet above existing grade level.
(e) 
Use of existing plant material. Trees that exist on a site, prior to its development, may be used in part to satisfy the landscaping standards of this division, provided that they meet the size, variety, and location requirements of this division. Proper protection of existing trees being preserved to meet this requirement shall be required. The dripline of the existing trees shall be marked with tree protection fencing, and care taken to avoid disturbance of the root system.
(8) 
Species mix. When more than 10 trees are required to be planted to meet the standards of this division, a mix of species shall be provided. For each 10, or fraction thereof, another differing species shall be used.
Whenever possible, existing trees, especially those with an eight-inch or greater DBH (diameter at breast height), should be preserved. Established trees with existing canopy benefit the City and enhance the quality of life for citizens.
A. 
Healthy trees.
(1) 
No tree preservation credits will be allowed for any dead tree, any tree in poor health, or any tree subjected to grade alterations. Trees shall be a minimum four-inch caliper to be counted towards tree preservation.
(2) 
Protection during construction. Trees for which credit is given shall be protected during construction from:
(a) 
Mechanical injuries to root, trunk, and branches;
(b) 
Injuries by chemical poisoning;
(c) 
Injuries by excavation; and
(d) 
Injuries by paving.
B. 
Credit options. If an applicant is preserving trees, he may use the existing trees as credit either toward a reduction in parking requirements or in a reduction of the number of trees required, as described below and as approved by the Planning Commission.
C. 
Reduction of parking requirements. To allow an existing or new development to preserve trees within or adjacent to a parking lot, the number or required off-street parking spaces may be reduced as described below:
(1) 
Total diameter of all preserved trees from four inches to 7.9 inches allows the reduction of one required parking space;
(2) 
Total diameter of all preserved trees from eight inches to 22.9 inches allows the reduction of two required parking spaces;
(3) 
Total diameter of all preserved trees from 23 inches to 29.9 inches allows the reduction of three required parking spaces; and
(4) 
Total diameter of all preserved trees 30 inches and larger allows the reduction of four required parking spaces.
D. 
Reduction of required trees.
(1) 
Not to include a reduction of required street trees.
(2) 
Not to include a reduction of trees intended as a buffer for a residential use, or a marginally compatible use, unless the protected trees are existing within a preserved buffer area.
(3) 
Preservation and protection of existing trees on the lot may be credited toward the tree planting requirements. Credit for preserved trees shall be permitted at the following rates:
(a) 
Total diameter of the preserved tree from four inches to 7.9 inches allows the reduction of one required large tree;
(b) 
Total diameter of the preserved tree from eight inches to 22.9 inches allows the reduction of two required large trees;
(c) 
Total diameter of the preserved tree from 23 inches to 29.9 inches allows the reduction of three required large trees; and
(d) 
Total diameter of the preserved tree 30 inches or greater allows the reduction of four required large trees.
E. 
Additional development. If a natural area is left undeveloped in order to fulfill these credit options that is then to be developed, all credits will be revoked; the developer is responsible for adding trees to replace those for which credit was given.
Trees, shrubs, fences, walls, and other landscape features (which includes screening) depicted on plans approved by the City shall be considered as elements of the project in the same manner as parking, building materials, and other details of the plan are considered elements. The landowner or successors in interest, or agents, if any, shall be jointly and severally responsible for the following:
A. 
Regular maintenance of all landscaping in good condition, and in a way that presents a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance. All landscaping shall be maintained free from disease, pests, weeds, and litter. This maintenance shall include weeding, watering, fertilizing, pruning, mowing, edging, mulching, or other maintenance, as needed and in accordance with acceptable horticultural practices;
B. 
The repair or replacement of required landscape structures (for example, fences and walls) to a structurally sound condition;
C. 
The regular maintenance, repair, or replacement, where necessary, of any landscaping required by this division; and
D. 
Continuous maintenance of the site; three-year guarantee. Guarantee from the developer that all plant materials will be warranted for a period of three years from the time of installation. If any material should fail to survive during that period, it would be replaced during the appropriate planting season.
A. 
Alternative compliance. Applicants shall be entitled to demonstrate that the intent of this division can be more effectively met, in whole or in part, through alternative means. If approved by the Planning Commission, an alternative compliance landscape plan may be substituted, in whole or in part, for the landscaping requirements of this division.
B. 
Procedure.
(1) 
Alternative compliance landscape plans shall be considered through the site plan review process.
(2) 
Review criteria. In reviewing proposed alternative compliance landscape plans, favorable consideration shall be given to exceptional landscape designs that attempt to preserve and incorporate existing vegetation in excess of minimum standards and plans that demonstrate innovative design and use of plant materials. Alternative compliance landscape plans may be approved upon a finding that any of the following circumstances exist on the proposed building site or surrounding properties:
(a) 
Natural land characteristics or existing vegetation on the proposed development site would achieve the intent of this division;
(b) 
Innovative landscaping or architectural design is employed on the proposed development site to achieve a buffering effect that is equivalent to the buffering or screening standards of this division;
(c) 
The required landscaping or buffering would be ineffective at maturity due to topography or the location of improvements on the site;
(d) 
The site involves unusually shaped parcels that make full compliance impossible or impractical;
(e) 
Due to a change of use of an existing site, the required landscaping exceeds the amount that can be approved;
(f) 
Safety considerations require a change; or
(g) 
The proposed alternative represents a plan that is as good or better than a plan prepared in strict compliance with the other standards of this division.
A. 
Criteria. The following lists indicate plantings that meet the landscaping requirements. These are recommendations. Other species may be considered by the City, unless specifically prohibited in other official City documents or ordinances. No known invasive species shall be allowed.
(1) 
All plant materials should be spaced appropriately in accordance with mature plant size.
(2) 
Plant materials intended for screening as required should be spaced appropriately to form the appropriate screen upon maturity.
(3) 
Perennials and grasses. No restrictions; natives and drought-tolerant species preferred.
B. 
Recommended plant lists.
(1) 
Large trees.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Not To Be Used as Street Tree
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
X
American holly
Ilex Opaca
X
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Bald cypress
Taxodium distichum
Bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
Black oak
Quercus velutina
Black walnut
Juglans nigra
Bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Chinese pistache
Pistacia chinensis
Chinkapin oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Frontier elm
Ulmus carpinifolia x parvifolia
Goldenrain tree
Koelreuteria paniculate
Japanese zelcova
Zelcova serrata
Jefferson elm
Ulmus americana 'Jefferson'
Lacebark elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Littleleaf linden
Tilia cordata
Northern red oak
Quercus rubra
Osage orange
Maclura pomifera
X
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Prospector elm
Ulmus wilsoniana
River birch
Betula nigra
X
Shagback hickory
Carya ovata
Shingle oak
Quercus imbricaria
Shumard oak
Quercus shumardi
Silver linden
Tilia tomentosa
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
X
Southern red oak
Quercus falcate
Sugarberry
Celtus laevigata
Swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
Sycamore
Platnus occidentalis
Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Turkish filbert
Corylus colurna
Water oak
Quercus nigra
White oak
Quercus alba
Willow oak
Quercus phellos
(2) 
Small/understory trees.
Common Name
Scientific Name
American smoketree
Cotinus obovatus
Cherry
Prunus serrulata
Crabapple
Malus species
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Fringe tree
Chionanthus virginicus
'Little Gem' magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Natchez crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Natchez'
Oklahoma redbud
Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma'
Oriental arborvitae
Platycladus orientalis
Possumhaw
Ilex deciduas
Saucer magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana
Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Star magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Sweet bay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Yaupon holly
Ilex vomitoria
(3) 
Shrubs.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Boxwood
Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen'
Butterfly bush
Buddlei davidii
Chokeberry
Aronia species
Compact japanese holly
Ilex crenata 'Compacta'
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster species
Dwarf yaupon holly
Ilex vomitoria (dwarf cultivars)
Elderberry
Sambucus nigra
English laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Forthergilla
Fothergilla gardenia
Foster's holly
Ilex attenuata 'Fosteri'
Fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatic 'Gro- Low'
Glossy abelia
Abelia grandiflora
Hydrangea
Hydrangea species
Inkberry holly
Ilex glabra
Mugo pine
Pinus mugo
Nellie R. Stevens holly
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Pieris
Pieris species
Pyracantha
Pyracantha species
Seagreen juniper
Juniperus X pfitzeriana 'Sea Green'
Spiraea
Spiraea species
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Twig dogwood
Cornus sericea
Viburnum
Viburnum species
Weigela
Weigela species
Yew
Taxus species
Yucca
Yucca species