Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) blooms well after most dogwoods and other ornamental trees have finished flowering. It also provides good fall foliage and berries for birds.
Collector’s Choice
Ilex verticillata
This deciduous holly’s red berries make it a winter winner.
Butterfly Bush Memories
Daniel J. Hinkley’s Memorable Encounters with Butterfly Bush
Butterfly Bushes
From Weed to Garden Splendor
Dichroa Febrifuga
Dichroa febrifuga is an evergreen shrub with blue flowers and blue fruit.
Tulips with a past
These antique cultivars and species offer durability, charm, and grace.
Pseudopanax
Pseudopanax plants look like living sculptures.
Umbrella Leaf
Umbrella leaf is a very large-leaved perennial for shady gardens.
Collector’s Choice: Rhodea japonica
This evergreen perennial groundcover has ornamental appeal for every season, on either coast
Pagoda Dogwood
The pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) is a good small tree for gardens.
Collector’s Choice: Aristolochia
With their oddly shaped flowers and bug-trapping abilities, these vines and shrubs are most intriguing.